Atomic Ace by Jeff Weigel

This is a great book for any little boy who loves superheroes. It is fun because the pictures are full of actions and little captions of what each person is saying. It seems like a comic strip made into a picture book, which is great because it is much bigger and has actual reading along with the pictures and captions. This is great for kids that do not like to read but love comic strips. The author even included some inset pictures to show what the superhero dad is doing while the rest of the family is at home being normal. This is a very unusual superhero story because instead of saving everyone, the hero got defeated by a villain. The little boy is always sad because his dad is never there since he is always off fighting crime. He is embarrassed that his dad lost against the villain but when his dad saves the day and captures the villain, he becomes really proud. This teaches kids a lesson not to be ashamed of where you come from. Throughout the entire book, the author makes it fun and easy to read by adding rhyme in every couple of lines. I love seeing rhymes in children's books because it really keeps the reader's attention, flows well and makes the read seem really fast. I would definitely recommend this book to one of my students that has an interest in superheroes.