

And there were several other words that seemed too adult for the intended audience. I'm an adult and I STILL can't really tell you what an "Axel" is, or where it's located on my car. At one point, Pete didn't know what a "compass" was, calling it a "disk with letters and a star" and then the next thing you know, he somehow knows what "blinds" and "hood of a car" and is using phrases like "out of his element." Also there were several words used that would be difficult for a younger reader to understand. Which is kind of annoying.Īlso, I found the writing style was kind of boring and inconsistent.

But when they are discovered in the forest, Pete must find a way to protect Elliot in return. So about halfway through you see pictures from the movie with captions that you haven't even read yet. Pete has a friend and protector in the huge green dragon Elliot.

The thing is, there are eight pages of pictures from the movie that are all placed in the middle of the book, you know instead of in the book where they would have happened. But which do you read/watch first? That's up for debate. This is LITERALLY the movie turned into a book.
