Juvenile

• Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (1981)

  [9/10]

  "The movie adaptation of Jumanji creates a sloppy reflection of the artistic precision in Van Allsburg's illustrated story about two children who find a reality-altering game in the park."

• Seals on the Bus, The by Lenny Hort (2000)

  [6/10]

  "A humorous take on the popular song 'The Wheels on the Bus.'"

• Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett (1994)

  [6/10]

  "The pages have so much content and flashy color that my four-year-old daughter could not pick out the main components of the story from the side-stories and detailed background."

• Zathura: A Space Adventure by Chris Van Allsburg (2002)

  [5/10]

  "If you have read Jumanji, Zathura offers no real surprises. You already know that the game will alter reality, so we don't experience any shock when a meteor really does crash through the roof. But I find Van Allsburg's illustrations in Zathura inferior to his work in Jumanji."

  Average score: 6.50