Mediocre Kids' books (Good Night Walk, Building, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Uptown, A Perfect Name)

A Good Night Walk by Elisha Cooper
Building by Elisha Cooper 
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems 
Uptown by Bryan Collier 
A Perfect Name by Charlene Costanza and LeUyen Pham

(There were some Amazon image links, but they stopped supporting them. So much for "permanent" on the web.)

Nothing really happens in Good Night Walk. He walks around town and walks back. In Building, we do see the construction of a building. Unfortunately, the drawings don't mesh well with the story. In both, his drawings are more abstract doodles, while the content is fairly concrete. The contrast just doesn't work.

I've loved most Mo Willems book. They typically have a wit that appeals to adults and children, together with an interesting story and drawings. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, unfortunately, falls flat. In the story, one Mole Rat likes to where clothes. Everyone teases him. Eventually they tell the Mole Rat patriarch. He decides he likes clothes, so a lot of Mole Rats start wearing clothes. That's about all there is to it. There are occasional sparks of potential humor in the drawings, but nothing that really interesting. Try something like Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) instead.

Uptown is a simple trip through the New York's Harlem neighborhood. If you live in, or are really intrigued by Harlem, you may find it interesting. Otherwise, there is no story to it.

In A Perfect Name, some animals attempt to give their baby a name. That's about it.