Book Review: The Wonderful Baron Doppelgänger Device by Eric Bower

**I received a digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**

The Bizarre Baron Inventions #3 is here! And we couldn't have been more excited. In fact, when I told my oldest I had it, we stopped what we were reading and started on it right away. These books are just fun! They are so silly, and even my youngest stops and listens. He even asked me to read it to him when he was sick!

So yes, this was just as silly and just as much fun. I really can't wait for the next one!

Book Review: The Splendid Baron Submarine by Eric Bower

**I received a digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

This is the 2nd book in the Bizarre Baron Adventures, and I can't wait for more. I am reading these to my 11 year old son, and my 8 year old, who rarely follows along is being sucked in as well.

Poor W.B. is such a normal kid, with brilliant parents. He ends up going along with them on all sorts of strange adventures. When his teacher asks him what he did on summer vacation, he ends up in trouble because she assumes he is making up stories.

I love how silly everything gets. Like he is the only one who will fit in the underwater suit. He ends up between a shark and an eel. His father falls in love with a monkey, whom he names Waldo because he always wanted a son named Waldo.  Which really makes W.B. mad, because his name IS Waldo.

It makes us all laugh, and we end up reading through this faster than any other story. It's light and easy going.

Book Review: The Magnificent Flying Baron Estate

Eric Bower/Agnieszka Grochalska

**I was given a free digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

I loved it! The main character was this clumsy, chubby little boy. His parents turn their house into a flying machine to win this contest, but they are kidnapped by the sister of the most ruthless criminal in America. She plans to help them win so she can steal the money and then help her brother escape.

And boom, let the adventures begin. This book is loaded with adventure and it's hilarious. I had more than one occasion where I had to read something a few times because we were all laughing so hard. That doesn't happen too often.

I love that the immediate family goes by letter abbreviations. Waldo Baron is W.B., Ma is M and Pa is P. The only time W.B. is called anything else is Wide Butt by Shorty, a girl W.B. meets in Chicago. His parents spend most of the story tied up in the control room. His dad is tied to the steering wheel and his comments are peppered with "Wheeeee!" because he loves to spin - lol.

The graphics are by Agnieszka Grochalska, a polish graphics artist. My copy messed up the pictures, but from what I could see, and it's here on the cover, she did a very nice job.

I see there's a 2nd book in the works, I really hope I can get my hands on that. Even Ivan was into this one, and he never listens to me read.