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Occasionally publishers send me books to read and review. The thing is, I am terrible about getting them done and posting them, however that ends now. With my first review of a new book by Jim Benton called CATWAD : It’s Me. It was sent to me for free to read and review. Opinions are my own.

If I can get my son to read anything it is a miracle. He likes some things but pulling him away from the iPad is often a chore. I gave him my copy of CATWAD by Jim Benton and he immediately took to it and began reading, and laughing. Belly laughs. He loves silliness and this book is right in his wheelhouse. The book is also in the wheelhouse for Andrew’s age group. I read through the book and enjoyed it. There were some moments of laughter for me but I am a bit far removed from the target audience by several years. I did enjoy it though. I especially liked the first sketch between Catwad and his best friend Blurmp. That defines their relationship immediately and lets the reader know the dynamic going forward. You can see more of what I thought in my video review below.

The book will be in stores on March 26, 2019 and you can pre-order it through my Amazon.com affiliate link below. You can also see a trailer that Scholastic put out for the book.

Jim Benton has so many books in print including series like Dear Dumb Diary, Franny K. Stein: Mad Scientist and Victor Shmud: Total Expert and of course, Happy Bunny. He’s won a ton of awards for his work and has over ten million books in print. Even if Catwad isn’t for you take a look at more of his work and I bet you find something that you will like.