The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #1) (1)

Cute story idea and plot, but too much bathroom humor/language, rude sarcasm and name-calling for little kids. Chicken Squad books are much better, we were hoping these would be similar.

My 1st grad boy and 4yo girl think this is hilarious! I'm always on the hunt for children's literature that will draw them in and get their noses into books (both of my kids can read independently, but we also really love reading together. When the book first arrived my son skeptically looked at it and said "the pictures don't have any color" to which I replied, thats ok, you get to imagine the colors! We started reading it right away neither one of them allowed me to put it down until we had finished. It was a fairly quick read. We've had it a week or two and it has been read cover to cover 4+ times and my 6 year old is constantly picking it up and reading parts and giggling. I love its message of changing a misunderstanding and making the bad guys good. *it's slightly crude and sarcastic* it says "Fart" and might be a little bit sassy in the text. But we use the word fart in our home so I didn't find it offensive. Its also the part my son keeps giggling at. We will definitely be ordering more of these books!

Review from my 2nd grader: This book is soooooo funny. It is about people called the "bad guys" but they try to be good guys. There is Mr. Shark, Mr. Wolf, Piranha, and Mr. Snake, which are usually bad guy animals, but in this book they try to be good guys. What makes this book so funny is that they do funny things on missions, like trying to save a cat where they make funny faces. Mr. Wolf is the boss and he thinks up all of the missions. Mr. Shark is usually the disguise because he puts on funny outfits. Somebody should read this book if they like funny things. There are a lot of pictures which really help tell the story.

Bought this book and book #2 for a Christmas present for my nieces as they are transitioning from “little kid book” to “chapter books” as one of my nieces likes to say… They were both excited to start the books. One turned to me after opening the present and said “you want me to read a chapter book?!” Fast forward to reading at home with some help from mom. Turns out they both love these books! The books are pretty thick and worth the price. Will definitely be purchasing the rest of the series. Will even be passing the book onto my nine year old nephew who has dyslexia and is just learning to read- the pages and text are not too overwhelming and will update my review with his experience of the book. I see some of the lower star reviews saying “fart humor” is bad- the book is about being able to change yourself to be a better person. Did these people read the book? Or are they so offended that a fart joke does it for them now? This book was written for kids- and kids tend to find fart jokes funny- it’s a phase we all go through. Would recommend for kids who are transitioning to chapter books, who love to read, who love to laugh, or if you’re looking for a nighttime book to read with your kiddos.