by Emil Favila, Reporter

Jeffrey Brown brings his interpretation of the stone age in Lucy & Andy Neanderthal.  Brown is the author of the bestselling Jedi Academy series which I am very interested to read sometime.  Lucy & Andy tells the story of two kids  living in the stone age 40,000 years ago.  There have been other stories such as Alley Oop, Tor, B.C., Captain Caveman, and Clan of the Bear to depict the history of caveman.  This story is more like his version of the Flintstones.  It’s great to know that Brown has respect for caveman pop culture that came before his book.

Jeffrey Brown acknowledges that he is not the first to come out with an interpretation of the Caveman era.  He tells his version of how he believes neanderthals lived and that is all.  It’s definitely a children’s book as the two main leads are kids.  His purpose is to educate young minds about history.  Kids are able to relate with characters closer to their age.  Lucy and Andy is different from the Flintstones because that story was directed towards adults.  It was how they related to life and society compared to the 60’s.  Brown’s version is how kids in the stone age compare with the kids of today in 2016.

One of the neat things about Lucy & Andy is how every single page looks handwritten.  From the preface, to the story, and to the very last index page, Brown keeps up with “stone age” theme as printing presses did not exist back then. Ironically enough, a printing press was used to deliver multiple copies of this book.  Of course you can’t expect brown to hand write every single copy just like the neanderthals.

Such topics covered were how neanderthals hunt, made clothes, ate, and kept themselves entertained with stories during inclement weather.  It was interesting how brown would illustrate how the kids made clothes with their teeth. Also the kids would eat mammoth every day.  Most notably they kept themselves entertained through cave drawings.

If you are looking for a fun history book to educate a younger peer then I would recommend Lucy & Andy Neanderthal.  It’s a fun and easy to read book.  The binding it comes in is strong like you’d come to expect from Random House Kids.  Be sure to pick up your copy of Lucy & Andy Neanderthal off Amazon today.

Rating:

ComicsOnline gives Lucy & Andy Neanderthal 4.5 of 5 stone etchings

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