Rating: My bookshelf

Reading Level: Early Elementary

Many of Dav Pilkey’s books are not for me, but I generally like the Ricky Ricotta series.

Possible Concerns:

  • Typical superhero story violence.
  • Name calling. Nincompoops, fools, stupid.
  • Extended Family drama. Ricky’s cousin is portrayed as annoying. She disturbs his peace and ruins his pond by putting pink bubble bath in it. Ricky loses his temper.

Things I liked:

  • Ricky has a good relationship with his parents.
  • Forgiveness. Ricky asks for forgiveness and works to make amends.
  • This easy read is a hybrid between chapter book and graphic novel. It seems to be a great way to help reluctant readers keep reading.

Overall, this action-packed book is easy to read. I’m not a huge fan of the name-calling, but the good stuff about forgiveness and making amends outweighs the bad.