ABOUT THE BOOK
Written by Sands Hetherington
Illustrated by Natalie Leininger
Ages 7+ | 156 Pages
Publisher: Dune Buggy Press | ISBN-13: 9780984741762
Publisher’s Book Summary: The iguanas are back to their stinky shenanigans. They’ve fitted out the flying school bus for real mischief and are marauding all over the Borough. They’ve really got it in for John and Crosley, who must sniff out their evildoings before it’s too late! Will they succeed? Join the Night Buddies in their racing blimp for this exciting new adventure!
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MY REVIEW
Night Buddies is a humorous action adventure series that features the main characters John Degraffenreidt, a human boy, and his friend Crosley, a bright red crocodile. When John has a sleepless night Crosley comes to get him and they have a Program (their word for an adventure). This fourth book of the series begins with John's mother angry at him because she comes in to wake him up for school and finds him covered in green spray paint. She will not listen to his explanations and thinks he is making up excuses.
The next time Crosley appears the two are off again to stop those nasty iguanas who caused all the trouble with the paint (and other mean tricks). With the help of Crosley's brother Crenwinkle and their other friends, the duo has to stop the iguanas from getting rid of all the pineapple cheesecakes in the world. "This means war, guys." The Night Buddies in their custom racing blimp take on the iguanas in their flying school bus, which is powered by evil thoughts. Yikes!
Crosley has a variety of cool gadgets that James Bond would envy - a time dilator that allows them to freeze John’s parents so they won’t realize he has been out of the house, and “I-ain’t-here doodad” that acts like a cloaking device, and there is even an amazing treat machine in the blimp for when they need a little energy. Along with all the silliness and zany antics, the story is also full of great vocabulary. Readers will encounter words such as: excelsior, epiphany, mnemonic, malefactors, villainous, and gormandize. Not bad, right?
This is a good series for kids who enjoy reading the InvestiGators, Dog Man, and other funny action stories. The pace is just right and the color illustrations scattered throughout help to bring the scenes to life.
Sands Hetherington, creator of the Night Buddies series of chapter books, credits his son John for being his principal motivator. Sands and young John developed the Crosley crocodile character in the series during months of bedtime story give-and-take. They collaborated many nights on escapades starring John and Crosley until, eventually, it occurred to Sands why it was that Crosley was bright red. That was when the first book came together.
Sands majored in history at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and has an M.F.A. in creative writing and an M.A. in English from UNC-Greensboro. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Natalie Leininger, illustrator of the 4th title in the Night Buddies series, grew up in New Jersey and has been drawing ever since she was young. She now lives in Nebraska and attends the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studying the fine arts. She is in her third year at the university, primarily practicing oil painting, but spends time outside of the classroom working on a variety of projects. She has always enjoyed being with children, which made illustrating and working on Night Buddies such an enjoyable project!
Natalie strives to capture our world in bloom. Whether it be through the literal sense of a blooming flower or the simple act of sketching a character’s smile spreading across their face, her art is a place for all to engage in their own way.
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