The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis is a short, sweet read, perfect for a lazy summer afternoon. I enjoyed the wonderfully evocative setting, and Popeye and Elvis’s adventures with the creek near Popeye’s house brought back memories of my own childhood creek-following days! This is a fun, quick story for kids—and for adults who want a little peek back into their own childhoods.
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: Although no epithets are used, there are two or three references throughout the story to kids being members of a “spit ‘n swear club.”
Violence/Gore: A story is related about a child getting shot in the eye with a BB gun. Kids wrestle on three occasions. A grandmother “thumps” her grandchild for disobedience.
Sex/Nudity: None.
Mature Subject Matter:
Poor living conditions, deadbeat relatives.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
A mention is made to Indians smoking pipes.
