The Boulder Brothers: Meet Mo and Jo

by Sarah Lynn, Pierre Collet-Derby (Illustrator)

Overview

Mo and Jo Don't Stink!

Mo and Jo, aka the Boulder Brothers, join JUMP-INTO-CHAPTERS with a series of pre-hysterical escapades. In the first chapter, Me Stink?, something’s smelly! Is it Jo? Is it Mo? Is it both? Though kids will know who’s the real odor-offender, they’ll have fun watching the caveboys try to figure out the source of the stench.

Hide and Peek, Chapter 2, has Jo teaching Mo how to play his favorite game. But does Mo really not understand the rules? Or is he a peek-and-cheater? And who will have the best ideas for warming up in Me Cold!? Will a prehistoric beastie mind when they try to borrow some fur?

Though Mo and Jo both speak caveman-ese, educators can be assured that the accompanying narration will offer kids a correct rendition of grammar and sentence structure.

But don’t be surprised to hear Boulder Brothers’ fans declare, “Me want more MO AND JO!”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609055615
Publisher:	Blue Apple Books
Publication date:	01/06/2015
Series:	Jump-Into-Chapters Series
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sarah Lynn: Sarah Lynn was born in Hollywood and now lives in Camarillo, CA, with her husband and three sons. As a clinical social worker, she provides mental health services within the Ventura County schools. She also has a small private practice in Thousand Oaks. Sarah writes under her first and middle name, because it’s just so mysterious and fun!

Pierre Collet-Derby: Pierre Collet-Derby is a Connecticut-based animation artist and children's book illustrator.

Editorial Reviews

"Collet-Derby’s illustrations feature a palette of bold earth tones, with touches of contrasting color... A limited vocabulary, oversized font, and lots of word repetition will quickly build reader’s confidence, and the goofy mini-plots and earthy humor will have them looking for the sequel." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"The word count is only a step above Mo Willems’s 'Elephant and Piggie' titles (Hyperion). In fact, these caveboys’ antics are sure to attract Willems’s readers who are ready to move on to other titles. VERDICT Funny and adventurous, Mo and Jo will appeal to new readers." — School Library Journal

"The bold orange-and-brown illustrations are loosely in the style of cave drawings, though the two brothers are thoroughly modern in their mischievous attitudes and escapades. Lynn’s dialogue, consisting of basic vocabulary words; chuckleworthy narration; and large-format, easy-to-read layout are endearingly entertaining and create fun and accessible experiences for a new reader. Sure to leave young fans demanding more! More Mo! More Jo!" — Booklist

"Collet-Derby’s illustrations feature a palette of bold earth tones, with touches of contrasting color... A limited vocabulary, oversized font, and lots of word repetition will quickly build reader’s confidence, and the goofy mini-plots and earthy humor will have them looking for the sequel." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"The word count is only a step above Mo Willems’s 'Elephant and Piggie' titles (Hyperion). In fact, these caveboys’ antics are sure to attract Willems’s readers who are ready to move on to other titles. VERDICT Funny and adventurous, Mo and Jo will appeal to new readers." — School Library Journal

"The bold orange-and-brown illustrations are loosely in the style of cave drawings, though the two brothers are thoroughly modern in their mischievous attitudes and escapades. Lynn’s dialogue, consisting of basic vocabulary words; chuckleworthy narration; and large-format, easy-to-read layout are endearingly entertaining and create fun and accessible experiences for a new reader. Sure to leave young fans demanding more! More Mo! More Jo!" — Booklist

From the Publisher

03/01/2015
K-Gr 2—Meet the Boulder Brothers, Mo and Jo, in this new beginning reader series in a graphic novel format. In three short chapters, these silly caveboys attempt to eliminate a cave odor, learn how to play hide-and-seek, and solve the problem of being cold. Each spread offers one or two sentences from the narrator, while Mo and Jo's speech bubbles leave out some words, resulting in simplified cave speak. For instance, on one spread the narrator explains, "Jo sees some birds. The birds do not look cold." Meanwhile Mo and Jo say, "Feathers keep warm" and "Need feathers." The uncomplicated illustrations are presented in colors and hues perfectly suited for a caveman setting. The book is slightly larger and thicker than a typical book in the new reader's section, giving the impression of a "sizable" read yet the word count is only a step above Mo Willems's "Elephant and Piggie" titles (Hyperion). In fact, these caveboys' antics are sure to attract Willems's readers who are ready to move on to other titles. VERDICT Funny and adventurous, Mo and Jo will appeal to new readers, even though parents may be concerned about proper grammar.—Gaye Hinchliff, King County Library System, WA

School Library Journal