Squids Will Be Squids

Squids Will Be Squids

by Jon Scieszka

and

Lane Smith

Squids Will Be Squids is another wonderful children's picture books that uses hilarious sarcasm with famous fables. This particular picture book specializes in the fables of Aesop. Here is how Scieszka says to make fable: take gossips, change the people to animals, and add a moral. That in a nutshell is exactly what is done in this very funny book. The book starts out sarcastically with a "serious historical foreword" as a hint of the type of humor that is to follow. Each short story has a funny, random, helpful, true, or almost crude moral include on each page. The illustrations are again done by Lane Smith that makes the completely irrational stories come to life in the bold, yet vibrant illustrations. This book is very funny for adults, but I would keep the youngsters away from this one because they may not quite get some of the borderline crude comments. A great read overall!

Intended Age 4-8