I’m thrilled to be taking part in the Night Buddies And The Evil School Bus #264 Book Tour, hosted by The Children’s Book Review. Check out my review below and don’t forget to enter the giveaway!
Night Buddies And The Evil School Bus #264
By Sands Hetherington
Illustrated by Natalie Leininger
Chapter Book
156 Pages
Ages 7+
Dune Buggy Press
ISBN-13: 9780984741762
The iguanas are back to their stinky shenanigans. They’ve fitted out the flying school bus for real mischief and are marauding all over the Borough. They’ve really got it in for John and Crosley, who must sniff out their evildoings before it’s too late! Will they succeed? Join the Night Buddies in their racing blimp for this exciting new adventure!
My Review
This is bound to be a fan favorite! Even as an adult reader I found it charming and witty. When a bus full of iguanas start terrorizing a community, someone has to stop them. Their bus drops stink bombs and shoots green paint. John and Crosley are a wonderful team who will stop at nothing to save everyone.
A real gem that readers are going to love. I think that the age range is spot on, however, not limited to. I found the illustrations phenomenal and really brought the pages to life. This is my first adventure with the Night Buddies but definitely not my last!!
Behind The Scenes
Sands Hetherington, creator of the Night Buddies series of chapter books, credits his son John for being his principal motivator. Sands and young John developed the Crosley crocodile character in the series during months of bedtime story give-and-take. They collaborated many nights on escapades starring John and Crosley until, eventually, it occurred to Sands why it was that Crosley was bright red. That was when the first book came together.
Sands majored in history at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and has an M.F.A. in creative writing and an M.A. in English from UNC-Greensboro. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Natalie Leininger, illustrator of the 4th title in the Night Buddies series, grew up in New Jersey and has been drawing ever since she was young. She now lives in Nebraska and attends the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studying the fine arts. She is in her third year at the university, primarily practicing oil painting, but spends time outside of the classroom working on a variety of projects. She has always enjoyed being with children, which made illustrating and working on Night Buddies such an enjoyable project!
Natalie strives to capture our world in bloom. Whether it be through the literal sense of a blooming flower or the simple act of sketching a character’s smile spreading across their face, her art is a place for all to engage in their own way.
Enter the giveaway for for your chance to win an autographed 4-book series, including Night Buddies and the Pineapple Cheesecake Scare; Night Buddies and One Far-out Flying Machine; Night Buddies Go Sky High, and Night Buddies and Evil School Bus #264!
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