Reviews

This cute chapter book is told from Jaxon’s point of view as he contemplates life and the world around him. Some of his vocabulary mix-ups are a little reminiscent of Ramona. He is very curious and very outspoken much like the young men I have known at that age.
It is a snapshot into his life in the country one particular summer that actually took me back to my own childhood planting the garden with my own parents. Readers may develop a curiosity about starting their own!

This was such a cute book! I loved the short chapters, each a mini-story in itself but still connected to the overall story. This definitely sounds like an excited five-year-old telling you a story, which I have to applaud the author for. The chapters are short enough that parents can read a chapter before bed each night to their little ones. Absolutely a fun book!

I loved the book! It made me cry laughing.

If you want a good clean read for your young ones with lots of real life laughs and a great prairie setting, look no further. You won’t be disappointed by reading this one. Jaxon comes to life on these pages. It is difficult to find wholesome, well-written books for juvenile readers so this book is much appreciated.

Arranged in short (but sweet) chapters, Jaxon and the Naughty Secret Monster is the perfect format for bedtime readings. It’s a wholesome narrative with many amusing incidents that will entertain a young audience and includes some humorous asides that are targeted more to the adult who may be reading the book aloud.
Author Madeline M. Pratchler has a confident, easy prose style that keeps the story moving and a mother’s ear for the dialogue of children and their often unintentional witticisms.