DOGZILLA
 Dav Pilkey
 (Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
 1993 Harcourt Brace & Co
  ISBN: 0152239456


 
   
 KAT KONG
 Dav Pilkey
 (Reviewer - Rebecca Brown)
 1993 Harcourt Brace & Co
  ISBN: 0152420363

In DOGZILLA, monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of Mousopolis.

Starring Flash, Rabies, Dwayne & introducing Leia as the Monster this big book, a mixture of photographic collages & liberal acrylic paint daubings, tells the tale of a crowd of fearless mice meeting up with Dogzilla!

It's time for the First Annual Barbecue Cook-Off in Mousopolis & mice from all corners of the community have come together for the feast. Trouble is, the smoke from all those huffing & puffing BBQs sends an irresistible scent above the rooftops out into the world & across the top of an ancient crater.

Before long the volcano begins to tremble & Lo! from its depths comes a terrifying creature: the dreadful Dogzilla!

The Big Cheese, leader of Mousopolis, attacks this dreaded monster with a variety of ideas until the last, a shampoo, does the trick!

This book as been rated EG - extremely goofy & some material may be too goofy for grown-ups. I squeak by, enjoying the read & the laughter.


KAT KONG is a spoof of the story of King Kong, with cat & mice characters.

Starring Flash as Professor Vincent Varmint, Rabies as Rosie Rodent, Dwayne as Captain Charles Limburger & introducing Blueberry as the Monster this big book, a mixture of photographic collages & liberal acrylic paint daubings, tells the story of fearless mice who set sail for a strange island.

There they come upon the ferocious snarling Kat Kong, outwit him, tie him up in a bag & bring him back to Mousopolis to show to the crowds.

This book as been rated TS - terribly silly & some material may be too silly for grown-ups. I loved the puns & silly fun. Our librarians say these two books are rarely on the shelves - so popular are they with children & adults alike.

The author wishes readers to know the stars of Dogzilla & Kat Kong are the author's pets & no harm came to any of the animals during the making of these books.
(06/03/01)

Rebecca