Jimmy's Boa and the Bungee Jump Slam Dunk

This book is really wild because it is very unrealistic for a pet boa constrictor to be slithering around basketball practice. It is really funny to see the snake trying to do all the activities that the kids are doing. I also like that the author made the snake have feelings and get sad when he is told he cannot dance. Everything about the basketball practice is really wacky. The dance teacher is playing, Jimmy uses a trampoline to make a jump shot and the snake plays really well. The snake helps everyone by wrapping himself around them to put them in the basket. Then, rabbits from the playground come in to play. The pages are filled with chaotic pictures of everyone running around the basketball court. In the end the pet boa constrictor is put on the basketball team and the rabbits are put on the dance team. The whole story is told through one of the classmates retelling her day to her mom. Her mom is completely appauled by everything and the author ends with everyone at her house to celebrate. By the last page, there is even a pig and a seal to help celebrate. The pictures really make this book come alive and I like that the boa is slithering around everyone in each one. This book would be good for 2nd or 3rd graders because it does not seem too challenging but there are a few hard names here and there.