Reviews for Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals for Beastly Fables

The average rating for Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals for Beastly Fables based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-03-26 00:00:00 Mark Brett The book is set up in a vertical, or portrait, format, with one page consisting of the text and the other consisting of illustrations. However, every once in a while the images and text will be together in a double page spread. Neither the text nor the illustrations are restricted by boarders but have a full bleed on each page. A unique thing about the text in particular; however, is that at the end of each "mini story" on each page is a little enclosed text box that says "Moral" and then gives the humorous moral of the story. The font of the text also varies frequently throughout the story and often changes in both color and size. I believe they made each page to be different structurally in order to create the sense of slight chaos and unpredictability. It leaves the reader to guess at what will come next. It was also very interesting that both the first and last pages of the story give a humorous but educational account of Aesop's fables and his history. Lastly, this book's endpages have depictions of old animal drawings which are often associated with traditional fables, however this is slightly ironic because the book that the reader is about to read is definitely not traditional.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-17 00:00:00 Nicholas Drakulic Ok. So the second book I read this year was a kid's book. I do like Stinky Cheese Man better, but the morals here actually made me laugh out loud. It was a nice easy way to start the new year.