FICTION

Meet the Friends (Monpoké Board Book)

by Scholastic

Scholastic. (Pokémon). May 2024. 10p. Board. $9.99 ISBN 9781339007793.

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PreS-K–Monpoké Island, where the Pokémon friends live, has become the setting for a series of board books. This one hardly makes sense. Die-cut pages, when the book is closed, offer a peek at each one; thumbing through the pages gives onlookers the full name and the general ID: “Here’s Piplup! Piplup is a little blue Pokémon.” Piplup looks like a puffin. Next comes Rowlette, then Dedenne, Gengar, Ludicolo, Pikachu, Mimikyu, and Smeargle. That’s the book.

VERDICT Pass. This board book doesn’t even pretend to engage readers or their caregivers.

Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Jul 01, 2024

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