Thanksgiving weekend family picture book read-aloud fun! (Book 9 of 13.)

A niece is overwhelmed by her high-energy aunts, who can make a quilt museum funny and are undaunted by unexpected danger. Cute and amusing. ( )

Four enthusiastic aunts descend on a formerly quiet household in this hilarious spree from dream team Adam Rex (On Account of the Gum) and Lian Cho (The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom). Very, very funny. ( )

First sentence: STOP. Do you hear that? Something's coming. They're getting closer. They're snapping shut their purses and stepping out of shuttles from the airport. Oh No. The aunts are here.

Premise/plot: A little girl is distressed (slight exaggeration) by her four visiting aunts. Do they stay a weekend? a week? a lifetime? Probably closer to a weekend. But for this little girl who does not appreciate her aunts, it may seem like a lifetime.

The point of view from this one, I believe, is meant to humorous and solely from the point of view of the young child. The humor is definitely at the aunts' expense for better or worse. This little one does NOT really like the disruption. (Or the fact that her aunts have an interest in quilts, quilts, and more quilts).

My thoughts: Will children find this one amusing? Maybe. Maybe not. Will adults? Again, I think it depends on your own perspective. This one had some humorous lines--no doubt. But overall, it isn't necessarily written from the point of view that aunts are awesome. (More like aunts are bothersome.)

The illustrations seem a little over the top, exaggerated. Definitely emphasizing the humor and comedy. ( )