THE BAD GUYS

THE BAD GUYS by Aaron Blabey

In light of the recent release of the movie, here's a look at the first book, The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey.

When the Wolf, the head of a group of stereo-typical bad guys, decides he wants to turn over a new leaf and start doing good guy things, his buddies think he's gone crazy! He convinces the rest of the gang, a shark, piranha, and a snake, to give it a go by helping a cat out of the tree versus eating it. Things don't go exactly as planned. They are successful, but it comes at a price. The book introduces some good, but a little tricky, conversation starters. 1- Everyone who we would normally stereo-type as bad in a certain group, isn't always bad. 2- It is possible to change your ways and turn from doing bad to good. 3- People don't always stop to say thank you. In fact, they may be afraid of you, but that's not a reason to stop doing good. I'm going to just throw in a momma moment here and say though that we shouldn't just trust everyone all the time. God gave us instincts for a reason, and we need to be careful how we use them, but still use them!

The Bad Guys is an easy read written in a semi-comic form. It has chapters, but is divided into multi-sized boxes with text. Pictures are black and white.

HEADS UP - There is some crude humor as the piranha has gas issues.