Synopses & Reviews
Joe is a boy with superpowers—or a super imagination? Armed with his cape of confidence (a blanket) and his shield of invincibility (a garbage can lid), Joe is ready to save the day…and good thing, too, because he’s just heard a cry for help….
A blend of traditional illustrations and comic book graphics from beloved illustrator Ron Barrett accompanies a rollicking text that will bring out the superpowers in every reader.
Review
"If Fancy Nancy were in distress (that's a fancy word for trouble) she'd want Superhero Joe to save her." Robin Preiss Glasser, illustrator of FANCY NANCY
Review
Superhero Joe andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Joe "used to be scared of everything." At night, his bedroom closet seems to overflow with menacing items, including ravenous-looking gym shoes and a cobralike belt. But then he realizes that clothes could make the man and creates a superhero outfit to give himself courage. Attired in a "Cape of Confidence" (a bath towel), a "Torch od Radiance" (a flashlight), a bike helmet, and other accoutrements of invincibility, even the spooky basement doesn't faze him--he retrieves a mop for his mother and saves the kitchen floor from motor oil peril. Barrett's (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) terrific pictures, with their crisp outlines, yellow-orange hues, dramatic lighting, and cross-hatching, hearken back to the comic book art of the 1950s; Joe goes from a 67-lb. weakling to a dynamo capable of wide-legged poses worth of any action figure.... -- andlt;bandgt;PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, andlt;/bandgt;July 2011
Review
andlt;img width="90" height="120" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/617hCaeKcuL._SL160_.jpg" /andgt; andlt;bandgt;Superhero Joe.andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Weitzman, Jacqueline (author). Illustrated by Ron Barrett. andlt;BRandgt; Sept. 2011. 32p. Simon andamp; Schuster/Paula Wiseman, hardcover, $16.99 andlt;a href="http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/9781416991571" title="Link to WorldCat and see if your local library has this book" target="__blank"andgt;(9781416991571)andlt;/aandgt;. K-Grade 2. andlt;BRandgt; REVIEW. First published andlt;aandgt;September 15, 2011 (andlt;iandgt;Booklistandlt;/iandgt;).andlt;/aandgt; andlt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Superhero-Joe-Jacqueline-Preiss-Weitzman/dp/1416991573%3FSubscriptionId%3D106X52NM3EWD7WK6H682%26tag%3Dbooklistonlin-20%26linkCode%3Dsp1%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1416991573" title="Buy now on Amazon (isbn:9781416991571)!!!"andgt;andlt;img width="90" height="28" alt="" src="images/buy-from-tan.gif" /andgt;andlt;/aandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Weitzman, ably assisted by Barrett, of andlt;iandgt;andlt;a href="/Cloudy-with-a-Chance-of-Meatballs-Judi-Barrett/pid=2651552"andgt;andlt;iandgt;Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballsandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/aandgt;andlt;/iandgt; (1978) fame, takes on both imagination and bravery in this warmhearted comic-book-style offering. It starts as all good superhero tales do, with someone shouting and#8220;HELP!and#8221; Joe scrambles into the kitchen to find that Dad has been attacked by and#8220;an evil black oozeand#8221; (engine oil), and Mom needs and#8220;the staff of powerand#8221; (the mop) to rescue him. The problem: the mopand#8217;s in the monster-filled cellar. The solution: Superhero Joe! In an aside, Joe explains that he used to be scared of everything. But, taking a page from comic books, he found that clothes make the man, in this case his Cape of Confidence (a bath towel), Shield of Invincibility (trash-can lid), and Torch of Radiance (flashlight). Weitzman keeps things hurtling forward, while Barrettand#8217;s digitally created panels supply the primary colors and constant motion, most enjoyably when everyday objects (shirts in a dark closet, for example) take on monstrous qualities. Perfect for junior crusaders everywhere.andlt;iandgt;and#8212; Daniel Krausandlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
Five-year-old Joey uses his super powers to help his parents out of a sticky situation.
Synopsis
One day while playing in his room, Joe hears a cry for help from his parents downstairs. In an instant he's Superhero Joe and it's up to him to save the day!
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Jacqueline Preiss Weitzmanandlt;/Bandgt; is the author of andlt;iandgt;You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museumandlt;/iandgt;, illustrated by her sister, #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling artist Robin Preiss Glasser. Weitzman graduated from Vassar College where she majored in Art History. She hasandnbsp;contributed toandnbsp;several andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling books for children. She lives with her family in New York State.Ron Barrett is the internationally bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including andlt;iandgt;Cats Got Talentandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Superhero Joeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Pickles to Pittsburghandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothingandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Old MacDonald Had an Apartment Houseandlt;/iandgt;. His illustrations have been honored by the Society of Illustrators and have been exhibited at The Louvre in Paris. He lives in New York City.