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Reviewed on January 1, 2016 | Picture Books
K-Gr 3—Mr. and Mrs. Snivels's baby boy is a supervillain, so the two do what any good parents would and work to convince their son that he's the cleverest and best supervillain in the whole world. Raising a supervillain is not so different from raising any other child, they discover. Bedtime protests, mealtime messes, and an allergic reaction to purple parsnip preserves make him much like all of the other children. However, when Dylan is enrolled at Astrid Rancid's Academy for the Villainous & Vile, he is upset to meet a classmate more clever and evil than he: Addison Van Malice. Her one-upping fuels Dylan's jealousy, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2016
"'Congratulations,' said the doctor. 'It's a healthy little super-villain!'" Sweet, unsuspecting new parents Mr. and Mrs. Snivels are surprised by this development (and by the fact that they just "happened to have a baby"), but not disappointed. They tell their son Dylan, born wearing a purple mask and a fiendish expression, that he's "the very best and cleverest super-villain in the whole wide world!" Dylan thinks so, too, until he goes to schoo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Super-villain Dylan agrees with his sweet, supportive parents when they say he's "the very best and cleverest super-villain." Then he goes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More