Brunt and Eggbert Happen Upon a Wreck! By Jeff Dorrill, Ángeles
Peinador (Illustrator)
Published: March 3, 2026 by Blue Balloon Books
Their days are filled with peach cobbler experiments, cozy story times, and
endless projects to make their cave feel like home. Life is perfectly
peaceful—until their dear friend Astrid, the head zookeeper, shows up at their
door with a tiny, chaotic surprise.
She’s a little lost monster, and she’s a WRECK! Quite literally.
From shredding furniture to breaking pottery to gobbling up shoes in a single
bite, Wreck turns Brunt and Eggbert’s peaceful life upside down. Eggbert can’t
wait to send Wreck packing, but Brunt isn’t so sure. Is Wreck just trouble, or
could she be the missing piece their family never knew they needed?
Full of heart, humor, and a whole lot of mess, Brunt and Eggbert Happen
Upon a Wreck! is a story about patience, friendship, and discovering
that sometimes family comes in the most unexpected (and seemingly disastrous
but potentially spectacular) forms.
My Thoughts: Brunt
and Eggbert have a great relationship, always looking out for each other and
truly accepting each other as they are.
Add in a lost monster and it all changes. I liked how accepting they are, even when
they do not really want to be. Change
is hard but they are willing to try to let the new monster into their home.
For a children’s book, this book has a lot of words. This book would be perfect for an older
child, who is not quite ready for chapter books but needs a book that is a
little challenging. The story is fun and
entertaining with illustrations that go perfectly with what I was reading.
Thank you Blue Balloon Books for a copy of the book in
exchange for my honest review.
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