{"id":4555,"date":"2025-10-23T10:07:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4555"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:07:28","slug":"book-review-magnolia-and-the-gang-save-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=4555","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Magnolia and the Gang Save the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Magnolia and the Gang Save the Day<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by George J. Linsenmeyer, III<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Children\u2019s Picture Book<\/p>\n

ISBN: <\/strong>9798891326743<\/p>\n

Print Length:<\/strong> 30 pages<\/p>\n

Publisher:<\/strong> Atmosphere Press<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reviewed by Toni Woodruff<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>A friendly, uplifting children\u2019s book about working together and looking out for each other<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Peter the Pelican is having a great day. The weather is nice. The flying is good. The friends are\u2026 Wait.<\/p>\n

Has anybody seen Kevin the Crab? Sammy the Sea Bass is wondering. So is Willie the Whale. So is Magnolia the Mermaid, Sherri the Shrimp, Octavius the Octopus, and a whole lot of other alliterative sea creatures.<\/p>\n

In the last book, Sherri the Shrimp was the hero. A tiny friend on a brave adventure to start believing in herself. This time, it takes the whole gang to travel the ocean and save Kevin from the (kinda) scary situation. Kevin is stuck in a net, far off at the shipwreck in Pirate\u2019s Cove. Sherri\u2019s muscles aren\u2019t enough this time, but lucky for all of them, they come together.<\/p>\n

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This series, just two books long, is already looking like a great addition to bedtime storytelling. The characters are fleshed out and funny to say and remember, and they carry this uplifting tone that guide the narrative. The alliterative characters all look out for each other, creating a real sense of community and friendship. Magnolia and the Gang Save the Day is a meaningful story that teaches you to work together with your friends to accomplish huge feats. It\u2019s not Magnolia\u2019s story exactly\u2014it\u2019s everyone\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Octavius the Octopus steals the show more than anyone in this story. He\u2019s long and strong and wiggly and able to squeeze into tight spaces. If your kid doesn\u2019t already love octopuses, they\u2019re about to start. Willie the Whale is another standout. The ocean is a big place, but large creatures like whales can move across it quick enough to save the day. He\u2019s a pretty sturdy anchor for their rescue operation too.<\/p>\n

The illustrations of Magnolia the Mermaid\u2026 are light and buoyant and, despite the apparent danger Kevin is in, never set too scary a tone. Where book one used a purposefully scratchy, messy look, this one fits more uniformly into the illustrations on your Disney+ home screen. Nemo lovers will have a lot more friends after finding this series.<\/p>\n

The language is smooth and playful, always easy to read. It sounds fun and playful without rhyming, acting as a good in-between pick for your kid who\u2019s just getting out of board books. It\u2019s a story you\u2019ve probably heard before in multiple variations, so it\u2019s helpful that the language is fun and the characters are easy to remember for your own storytelling.<\/p>\n

Magnolia the Mermaid and the Gang Save the Day give you more of what you loved in the first book in the series while teaching a new lesson: work together with your friends to make the dream work. This is a great, ocean-exploring read-aloud pick for both librarians and parents.<\/p>\n

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