Nickelodeon: 5-Minute Stories Collection by Mary Tillworth
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Paw Patrol: Ice Team
This is the story of how Everest joins the Paw Patrol. As usual, it closely follows the TV episode covering the same tale and Jake's rescue out on the ice.
Blaze & the Monster Machines: Blaze of Glory
What was supposed to be a Monster Machine race ends up a series of daring rescues followed by several accidents leaving Blaze to be the hero of both the rescues and the race.
Paw Patrol: The Pups Save the Bunnies
Another short story following the same line as one of the TV episodes. This time, the bunnies have escaped and are all over the town. It'll take some creative traps and teamwork to round them all up and take them home.
Shimmer & Shine: A Tale of Two Genies
This is the story of how Shimmer and Shine meet Leah. Usually genies are solo in most stories, but these two seem to be a permanent pair. They had a rather unique way of choosing who would get their bottle and their genie services as well.
Blaze & the Monster Machines: Driving Force!
Crusher seems rather big on cheating when it comes to these monster races. Fortunately, Blaze and his friends are rather creative when it comes to pooling their resources and saving the day.
Dora & Friends: Let's Save Pirate Day!
With the help of a bit of magic, Dora and her friends find a pirate treasure and put together a real ship for the museum, escaping some real bad pirates along the way.
Paw Patrol: Rubble to the Rescue!
Rubble loves Apollo the Super Pup. He's the real hero though, clearing the path for the train, even if there may be some hiccups along the way.
Shimmer & Shine: The Sweetest Cupcake
Shimmer & Shine mean well, but a simple wish for cupcakes has a rather chaotic result. With a little ingenuity and teamwork, they still manage to finish with some tasty cupcakes after all.
Bubble Guppies: The Puppy & the Ring
Perhaps the one series we were not familiar with before this book. The tale is similar to stories like My Little Pony where Luna rules the night and Celestia rules the day. In this case the Sun King is a fish with a magic ring to change the sky and the Night Wizard is some type of guppy with an army of lobsters. A rather hilarious chase later with an odd group of friends, and they'll save the day.... and maybe cheer up the Night Wizard along the way so he doesn't hate the daytime so much in the future.
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Halloween Adventures!
Halloween Adventures! by Random House
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
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My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Blaze & the Monster Machines: Truck or Treat
Even though my kids like trucks, oddly, they haven't really been drawn into Blaze or his friend's stories. Still, it's cute how shadows are shown and described in this story, which is a good segue into shadow figures or puppets, which can be a lot of fun. As most often, these are
Paw Patrol: The Spooky Cabin
This one rather closely follows the TV episode with the same story, including Rubble's fright and the Paw Patrol finding out just what was causing the cabin to seem so spooky in the first place. While some people are also scared of mice, Rubble and the pups are not on that list.
Shimmer & Shine: Monster Magic
This probably is really cute if it's a TV series, however, as a story it's a little harder to follow with the genies and their wishes. Let alone how everything either seems to go wrong outright even if they hit the correct theme for the holidays, or be all sweetness. Guess that's why they're names are Shimmer and Shine if they make everything seem prettier.
Paw Patrol: Howl for Halloween
Sometimes the best laid planes don't go exactly as expected. The party may be planned on a ship, but the ship wasn't supposed to be going anywhere. Fortunately, there was still a captain at the helm, even if it wasn't the usual one. The second ship at the end though.... short of a projector hiding somewhere that isn't identified, there doesn't seem to be an explanation for the last shock to end both this story and the whole Halloween book.
Even though my kids like trucks, oddly, they haven't really been drawn into Blaze or his friend's stories. Still, it's cute how shadows are shown and described in this story, which is a good segue into shadow figures or puppets, which can be a lot of fun. As most often, these are
Paw Patrol: The Spooky Cabin
This one rather closely follows the TV episode with the same story, including Rubble's fright and the Paw Patrol finding out just what was causing the cabin to seem so spooky in the first place. While some people are also scared of mice, Rubble and the pups are not on that list.
Shimmer & Shine: Monster Magic
This probably is really cute if it's a TV series, however, as a story it's a little harder to follow with the genies and their wishes. Let alone how everything either seems to go wrong outright even if they hit the correct theme for the holidays, or be all sweetness. Guess that's why they're names are Shimmer and Shine if they make everything seem prettier.
Paw Patrol: Howl for Halloween
Sometimes the best laid planes don't go exactly as expected. The party may be planned on a ship, but the ship wasn't supposed to be going anywhere. Fortunately, there was still a captain at the helm, even if it wasn't the usual one. The second ship at the end though.... short of a projector hiding somewhere that isn't identified, there doesn't seem to be an explanation for the last shock to end both this story and the whole Halloween book.
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