MY GRANDMA'S A NINJA - Todd Tarpley

Ethan is your average school kid.  A bit on the quiet side, with his core group of friends but not exactly popular, all that changes when his grandma comes to visit and Ethan discovers she's a ninja!  They take a zipline to school the next day, astounding all the kids, and suddenly Ethan is super-popular, his classmates wanting to learn ninja moves from grandma when Ethan presents her for show and tell.  All goes well ... until grandma accidentally lands on (and deflates) Ethan's soccer team's only ball!  My Grandma's a Ninja is a cute story for younger readers (ages 4-8), simply and sweetly illustrated by Danny Chatzikonstantinou (the illustrations reminded me of the more simply-drawn cartoons I watched on television growing up, making me wax nostalgic), about a boy and his grandma, whom he obviously loves no matter what.  I wanted to read this with my two great-nephews, Adrian and Julian, in mind - and I think they'd love it.  ****

Note: I received a free ARC of this book via Netgalley and the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.  The book releases 1 March 2015.