Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree is A Kids Book Worth Reading

'Spirit of the Samurai: of Swords and Rings' is a fun, action-packed adventure, and very vividly written. A story that gives a whole new meaning to family history and family reunions. And one that ends way too quickly! I'm ready to read the next one, now.

Young readers who are attracted to stories which have elements of fantasy and mystery will be both entertained and intrigued by this first title in the Forest King Series. Dramatic black and white graphic novel style art can be found throughout the book, perfectly complimenting the action-driven plot.

Zombies and monkeys. How can you possibly combine those two concepts and not be entertained? The last act of Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree, with the kids racing around doing battle with the monsters, is easily the best -- funnny, exciting and certain to keep the young reader gripped.

Exciting stories and great artwork by some of the best in the creative business. The books Actionopolis is producing are a perfect bridge between comics and prose, and I'm proud to give them to readers of any age.

Although written in full-text style, both [The Forest King and Heir to Fire] show a graphic-novel influence-episodic, action-driven plots; highly visual descriptive imagery; and dramatic dialogue. The comic-book background is also evident in the heavily shadowed illustrations and dramatic cover art. These high-energy texts and engaging characters will attract reluctant readers as well as fantasy fans.

Heir To Fire is a great little hardcover book that's filled with action, prose and chapter illustrations that let you know that the picture in your head is on the right path. This very cool hardcover...is a manly recommendation of Busted Knuckles.

I thought I was going to be the first to tell the world about these books, but no...I find out that everyone else already likes them!

Blackfoot Braves Society is such a fun story! Easy to read and fun enough to keep the youngest boy interested, not to mention the great illustrations. If there really were a camp like this, I would be there in a second!

The Forest King was really very entertaining, and a lot scarier than I expected

The Actionopolis experiment is fantastic...I think anything that could excite kids and get them to read is fantastic. But I think things like that we could use to lure them into comics is even better.

Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree is another entertaining story from Actionopolis. If you like a dash of humor with your horror, this is definitely the book for you. Sure to appeal to pre-teens and older reluctant readers, not to mention fans of comics and great art, you won't go wrong with a copy of J.J. Hart's addition to the line.

For bite-sized entertainment with zing, any of the Actionopolis titles - illustrated [hardcovers] like What I Did on My Hypergalactic Interstellar Summer Vacation, The Forest King, and Heir to Fire - will amuse the tykes and capture their active young imaginations in a wholesome way.

This is a great book for younger teens, pre-teens, or older reluctant readers. Filled with wonderful illustrations, short chapters, and an intriguing story line, you'll be glad that the last page of Heir to Fire isn't 'the end,' but rather just the beginning.

The Forest King is an easy, quick read, perfect for younger teens, pre-teens, or older reluctant readers. The constant action and fantasy elements will appeal to young readers, who will be happy to know that this is the first book in a series.

I enjoyed Heir to Fire so much because it is about a boy who appears to be unusual because he is not interesting or exciting, but it turn out to be the whole other extreme. My favorite characters were Magma and Mygantuan.

Targeted for the grade school crowd, teachers and students will like Blackfoot Braves Society, a tale that stars a rich boy who just wants to be treated normally and have real friends. Readers will relate to his need to belong, like his two friends, and find the supernatural elements of the story fascinating. The illustrations are quite detailed enhancing the delightful storyline.

Rather than being scary, Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree is a humorous horror tale that will have the readers laughing out loud. This is a charming tale that elementary school readers will thoroughly enjoy.

Targeting elementary school children, The Anubis Tapestry is a terrific horror-fantasy starring a young teen who gains confidence that he had previously lacked while on a dangerous quest to rescue his father and perhaps the world. The story line is filled with action while illustrations enhance the solid plot. Young readers will root for Chance and his trusty teammates as they battle against ancient evil that has returned.

Targeting elementary school children, Spirit of the Samurai is an action-packed Samurai fantasy starring a young female teen whose opponent in a life and death struggle is her older brother. The story line is filled with action while illustrations enhance the first-rate plot.

In The Anubis Tapestry the stakes are extremely high for mankind and extremely personal for the book?s young hero. Zick picks up four Tonys.

Spirit of the Samurai is a notch above the other excellent Actionopolis offering and this initial book in the series will leave you eager for the next. That earns Reed and Hoberg the full five Tonys.

Few folks do spooky better than Dan Mishkin and Tom Mandrake...and they bring their 'A' game - as in 'Aiyeeeeeeeeeee!' - to The Forest King: Woodlark?s Shadow. With extra kudos to Mishkin for ramping up the dread just when the reader thinks the menace is ending, I?m also giving this book four Tonys.

I had a tough time picking a favorite from among these seven books, but Blackfoot Braves Society Book One: Spirit Totems was a contender. Illustrator Michael Geiger does a great job bringing the young heroes to visual life in a book that's deliciously spooky and wonderfully uplifting. It earns four out of five Tonys.

That there are laughs a'plenty does not detract from the scariness also to be found in Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree. It earns four Tonys.

Beechen includes plenty of humor with the adventure and, though What I did on my Hypergalactic Interstellar Summer Vacation is complete unto itself, I?d love to see a sequel. Beechen and Hipp earn four out of five Tonys for this book.

Heir to Fire feels and reads like a really good Marvel comic of the 1970s or so....It's big fun that would work well on the big screen. It earns the full five out of five Tonys plus the special 'Best of Show' ribbon.

Heir to Fire is a creepy-cool adventure!

Actionopolis is the best thing to happen to Middle Grade Fiction in a very long time. These action filled books are fun, easy to read and perfect for reluctant and seasoned readers alike.

Great illustrations by Tom Mandrake help bring The Forest King's highly entertaining tale to life, deftly capturing the emotions of the young adults and the scariness lurking inside the dark forest.

There was a time stuff this fun was only found in the monster comics we weren't supposed to read. It's comforting to know kids don't have to work that hard to enjoy a great story like Heir to Fire.

What I did on my Hypergalactic, Interstellar Summer Vacation made my 9 year-old son put down his Nintendo DS to read.

There are a lot of books at school that are horrible and are really boring. Heir to Fire was really cool to me. I really like all the action! Plus the pictures were great!

Will loves to draw, and it comes through in Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree's striking drawings which feel nostalgic and thoroughly modern at the same time.

It's nice to see Will's finished illustration work on display in Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree, where he gets to show off his command of drawing, inking, composition, storytelling, and humor. May this book be the first of many!

Merit badges all around for J.J. Hart's fun narrative and Will Meugniot's fab illustrations in Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree. It's the best encounter with darn dirty apes since Charlton Heston found himself surrounded by simian extras.

Thanks to Actionopolis, we can enjoy Zombie Monkey Monster Jamboree, a Meugniot-illustrated book with a fun-packed story by the mysterious J.J. Hart for our sons to cherish as well.

Adventure-loving boys and girls are going to flip for this kickin? supernatural-samurai story! Gary Reed's Spirit of the Samurai had me turning the pages as fast as I could read them, and Kat Anderson is a great new heroine

Gary Reed and Rick Hoeberg have woven a rich tapestry of intrigue, character and dazzling art into Spirit of the Samurai: Of Swords and Rings. Graphic storytelling at its absolute best!

Rick Hoberg has created magnificent illustrations for Spirit of the Samurai...but you don't need me to tell you that. Just look.

Spirit of the Samurai is a singular work; Gary Reed combines the sensitivity of a father who understands the mentality of youth with the skilled craft of a writer who knows his audience, while Rick Hoberg's illustrations are beautiful and evocative.

What I did on my Hypergalactic, Interstellar Summer Vacation hits with the same wide-eyed enthusiasm and sense of adventure that the creators put into all of their work, be it for the page or the screen. Big kids creating big kid adventure.

What I did on my Hypergalactic, Interstellar Summer Vacation is a fun adventure with lots of detailed characters, fun creatures, and flashy gadgets, this will be a great read for kids who might not be looking forward to their summer reading.

There's a Dr. Seussiness to Mr. Hipp's renditions for What I did on my Hypergalactic, Interstellar Summer Vacation, especially of the Flurds, a rhino-ostrich-like creature on Manoosh.

What I did on my Hypergalactic, Interstellar Summer Vacation's science fiction Prince and the Pauper space adventure will appeal to young readers who like stories with lots of action...The black and white illustrations add a nice touch to a fast paced sci-fi adventure tale.

Blackfoot Braves Society is absolutely fantastic! Christopher Long and Michael Geiger did a wonderful job of creating a landscape where imaginations can run wild.

Blackfoot Braves Society is one of the most interesting books I have read.

Blackfoot Braves Society was very interesting. I liked when Austin stood up for Jackson.

Blackfoot Braves Society kept you on your tippy toes. It gave me the idea to pick my spirit totem. I think mine is a deer.

I love the idea of the Actionopolis line of books in general, but based on Long & Geiger's fanciful, appealing work on Blackfoot Braves Society, it's even better in practice than it is in theory. As a new parent, I can't wait until my kid's old enough to read this kind of book.