Every night before bed Bean (our daughter) and I read a story. Sometimes I read to her and sometimes she reads to me. Together, we read a lot of books this way. Here at RaV for Kids we will review our favorite books. And you will get a chance to hear what a kid actually thinks about the story, straight from the Bean’s mouth. Please let us know if you have any recommendations for us.

Reviewed by Christel

Disclosure: These books were received from a publicity firm along with some swag for the youngling.

The Bean received these two books about a space elf named Meno and his adventures when visiting the human race. Along with the two books, she received some pins and a fan, which she thought were quite cool.

Then Bean & I dived right in and found these books to be an easy read. As a matter of fact, she read them to me. Twice. Meno and his friends Yamagoo and Wishi are quite the adventurers. From figuring out what they are going to have for breakfast to finding a pet that can live in Meno’s happy fun bowl, they work together to figure out the solution.

Bean really enjoyed these books and thought Meno was cute. There is a “pronounce menu” and a “Meno-Speak” glossary in the back of each book to help explain just what Meno is talking about. Meno speak needs to be translated into English for us grown ups to understand, but I think the kids understand it right away.

The pictures are bright and colorful. There is a bit of humor for us adults. Bean could not figure out why I was laughing hysterically at an animated picture of David Hasselhoff. Of course, the book was a little on the pedestrian side for me, but this book wasn’t made for someone in my age bracket, now was it? What really matters is what the Bean thought, so here you go. Straight from the Bean’s mouth…

Bean says: Hello Friends, please read these books. Yamagoo was so funny! I like that I can read these books myself. There is a Meno Theme Song in the back of Book One which I was able to play on the piano all by myself. It sounds like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. I want to read more Meno Books.

So there you have it. A thumbs up from the Bean.

Meno’s website: Planet Meno