Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework by Nadja Spiegelman, illustrated by Trade Loeffler Ages 6-8 40 pages Toon Books April 2010 Hardcover     A graphic novel for beginning readers, Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework is a fun story of two alien children who are flying around in their space ship. Zig gets a video message – his homework is late; Zig is the only alien who hasn't brought in a pet to the class zoo. Paying no attention to where they are going (playing a hand-held video game), they crash land on Earth and decide to go looking for a pet. In a food-chain of events, they pursue a fly, which is eaten by a dragonfly, a frog and a raccoon. The non-stop action and zany alien characters are sure to attract both beginning readers and older reluctant readers. The full-color graphic comics combined with close-up photographs of the earth animals mix well, as the photographs are accompanied by interesting facts – e.g. flies taste with their feet. The book concludes with Wikki’s fun facts about the four animals featured in the story. Give this book to children who clamor for books about cartoons and video games. Zig and Wikki take the chore away from reading and make it an amusing experience.     web reviews   Kristine Wildner/2011 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)