![]() ![]() ![]() Lynch provides classic comic-book repartee in beginning-reader–friendly vocabulary ably matched to Haspiel’s bold images and zippy colors this high-quality production supplies good, old-fashioned fun and a superhero lesson that packs a wallop. Called to action, they must save the star of the parade, the giant inflatable hippo, from the villainous gator-thing Saw-Jaw! Still bickering, the siblings almost botch the job until they realize that working as a team is a better way to fight crime. When the squabbling siblings rip the costume, Mom sews two costumes from the halves, and now they each have one superpower: Mona’s arms can stretch and Joey has powerful magnetic boots. ![]() The kids are astonished to learn that the mailman is Mojo in disguise retiring to Miami, he bequeaths to them the red-and-yellow costume containing his superpowers. The only thing they agree on is their favorite superhero, the Mighty Mojo. The newest addition to the Toon Book early-reader series presents brother and sister Joey and Mona, who are always fighting. ![]()
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