I was expecting to love this story because as a child, the Rugrats were my favorite characters. However, I ended up having mixed feelings. I really loved the plot and the characters but I think the writing was just too simple and not challenging at all to the reader. The plot focused on imagination of the babies on a long car ride. The babies pretended to be astronauts to make their car ride more enjoyable and it followed them through an adventure “in space.” I thought this plot was very creative and great for young readers because it encourages a resourceful imagination. Imagination is such an important thing for young children and this story’s plot really showed imagination. I also thought the plot was enticing because it taught the reader about the abstract concept of space in a simple, fun way. The characters were so fun and realistic to me. Maybe I enjoyed the characters so much because I was familiar with the Rugrats, but I thought the character development was great. It really showed Angelica as the bossy, annoying older cousin when she said “Argh! You babies can’t do anything right. Blast off!” The author also did a great job portraying Tommy as the inventive, creative baby, Chuckie as the timid backup to Tommy, and the parents as the clueless individuals they are. While I loved the plot and characters, the writing just was too underdeveloped and not challenging. There was no descriptive language and no complexity to the words. I don’t think this book would be a challenge at all to young readers, which would be a problem in a classroom. The main ideas of this book were that imagination could take you to worlds unknown and help you discover magical things. I thought this story was very cute and interesting, just could use some more complex writing. ( )