Book Review: Verdi by Janelle Cannon

Verdi, written and illustrated by Janelle Cannon, is a great book for both younger and older boys.  The story is long enough for it to be a good choice at bedtime or reading-time, and the writing is at a level that would make it a good book for boys around second to third grade to practice their reading.  Cannon writes with a sense of humor that makes this book a lot of fun to read aloud, and if you have a boy that is into snakes...this would be an awesome book to share with him. 

The main character, Verdi is a spunky python that spends his day doing stunts and flips with reckless abandon.  He finds the green adult pythons lazy and boring, and fears that he will be just like them when he grows up.  With this thought, Verdi panics when he finds himself turning green, and tries to find ways to stop himself from growing up.  The pages (which were huge, and fun to turn) are filled with lush, beautiful illustrations - with so much details that you might feel you are really looking at some pythons up close!  The book's message is sweet and directed to both children and adults: although you will change as you grow older, that most certainly does not mean that you need to lose your adventurous spirit or spunk, and miss out on any fun. 

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