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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
Bam the Sasquatch loves to build things. He’s not very good at what he does as everything crumbles and falls apart with a big "ka-boom!" In Derek Taylor Kent’s Ka-Boom!, Bam tries all kinds of projects, like mending a roof only to make it leak more, and building a stable for the town’s animals, only to sleep in the stable with the animals and spook them with his loud snoring. You guessed it; the stable went "ka-boom." Now the townspeople are really upset. They send Bam away, but they can’t stop his grand ideas. He builds a bridge across a canyon and it’s quite sturdy. However, it provides easy access for the ogre to enter and destroy the village, but not before Bam makes his bridge into another disaster, one that turns him into the town’s hero.
Derek Taylor Kent’s picture book, Ka-Boom!, is a clever story full of fun, humor, and good advice. Told in rhyming verse, the simple language will help young readers follow along and easily improve their reading skills. The plot follows Bam’s various failed attempts to be a creative builder, but the key point is that he never gives up. Young readers will learn about determination, various aspects of construction, building tools, and building one’s self-confidence. Like Dr. Seuss’s great stories, this one will tickle the funny bone while teaching young people valuable life skills. I loved the illustrations by Bright Jungle Studios which are bright, bold, colorful, and full of action. Brilliant!
