Ronald Kidd is the author of thirteen novels for young readers, including the highly acclaimed “Night on Fire” and “Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial.” His novels of adventure, comedy, mystery, and American history have received the Children's Choice Award, an Edgar Award nomination, and honors from the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public Library. He is a two-time O'Neill playwright who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
As a kid, I loved Blue's Clues very much. I was happy to find a book to read that included my favorite characters of Blue, Steve, Mailbox, and...wait, where is Magenta? The concept of this story is that Magenta went on vacation, but Blue and Steve try to figure out where she went. Blue finds three clues to help figure it out. I loved the memories of this show as I read the book, and enjoyed some of the simple concepts that it employed to teach kids.
This is our second time reading it, and I had no idea until just now. Completely un-memorable. Classic Blue's Clues fun, I guess, and to it's credit my son checks it out a lot. There just isn't any lasting fun or lessons.