Friday Night Wrestlefest

Opening on a Friday-night scene that feels comfortingly familiar and exciting (“School is out. Dinner was pizza.”) with backpacks, socks and pizza boxes laying a trail to the main event, readers soon get a hint of the colorful arena followed by the main event—Wrestlefest. In a playful manner, the event opens on Daddoo taking on The Tag Team Twins. Soon Mama-Rama joins in the ruckus after arriving home from what looks like a day at the office, but it’s not over until the needs of Big Bald Baby take precedence, at which point a more mellow routine of pjs, brushing and a bathroom visit culminates in a story and tucking in. By now the “wrestlefest has officially become a nestlefest.” In a book that feels like an utter celebration of a loving (and fun-loving) family, this is a very unique bedtime book that matches the energy of bed-resisting children before they succumb. Chock full of puns, crazy fighter nicknames, and written in the style of wrestling commentary, this is a fun read aloud with boldly-colored and incredibly-expressive illustrations that have just a hint of comic book superhero style.