Book reviews: a Lost Kitties Extravaganza

I'll admit, I had to google "Lost Kitties" before I realized they were little toys you could buy at the store. And, apparently, they have a host of books written about them too.

I was given these three books to review and I have quickly caught up in the Lost Kitties craze.

While the toys seem harmless, these books are duds.

In "#Adorbs" and "#Nomz" the Lost Kitties do things like practice throwing up hairballs, trying to sneak out of the house, and dunking themselves in the toilet. I think these chapters were meant to be funny, but instead I found myself having to reinforce to my kindergartner that such behaviors were not okay and she shouldn't try them. While it's obvious the authors thought these scenarios would be funny, and maybe some kids would think they are, mine were just confused and bored.

Image from Simon & Schuster

Image from Simon & Schuster

Image from Simon & Schuster

Image from Simon & Schuster

"Lost Kitties: Collector's Guide" is 100+ pages of facts about more than 178 Lost Kitties. Each entry tells their names, hashtags (I didn't realize they each had hashtags), likes, dislikes, favorite snacks, and a bunch of other information. This book could bring many lovers of Lost Kitties oodles of joy and copious amounts of reading time.

Image from Simon & Schuster

Image from Simon & Schuster

While I'm sure these books were written with the best of intentions, it was quite irritating for me to continuously see words purposely misspelled. As the mother of a child who struggles with spelling, I made sure to keep these away from her because I didn't want to make her spelling difficulties even worse. It was especially annoying because both "#Nomz" and "#Adorbs" are geared toward early readers with their clearly marked, "Level 3" in the corners. Grrr.

"Lost Kitties: Collector's Guide" book breakdown:
112 pages + tear-out poster
Color illustrations
Best for ages: 4-9
Educational factor: none at all
Christian content: no
Parents could be concerned about: mindless drivel

"Lost Kitties: #Adorbs" book breakdown:
32 pages
Color illustrations
Best for ages: who are reading at Level 3 and don't struggle with spelling
Educational factor: none
Christian content: no
Parents could be concerned about: Some mildly gross and utterly useless content. Also, some words that are purposely misspelled.

"Lost Kitties: #Nomz" book breakdown:
32 pages
Color illustrations
Best for ages: who are reading at Level 3and aren't confused by misspelled words
Educational factor: none
Christian content: no
Parents could be concerned about: Some mildly gross and utterly brainless content