Book Review: Goldilocks and the Infinite Bears by John McNamee

**Big Thanks to NetGalley for lending me a digital copy of this.**

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I love fairy tales, and this had jokes about fairy tales and modern content. I laughed a lot.

These are for adults, I guess that's one to stress. Some of the comics I shared with my kids, other pages I swiped through immediately. I had read it first. But just keep it for yourself to be safe.

I found it interesting that the creator had suffered an injury that changed how he drew, and these comics came out of the recovery.

I highly recommend this comic!

Graphic Novels/Comic Books

**Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to review.**

By Monica Gallagher and Kata Kane

So, my son said this was traumatizing. Because there was kissing, or maybe it's because it was a ghost, or a murder.

Nope, it was because of the kiss. Anyway, I enjoyed it! There is a brother and sister, their parents just split and the kids took sides. But this is complicated, and the family business, paranormal investigating, was split up as well.

So, can the girl solved the mystery of her new GFF?

Lots of complicated relationships, but I think it's fine for tweens and up.

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By John Layman and Sam Kieth

I had a hard time putting this one down. Art heist, mystery and a touch of sweet romance. Maybe Ivan would like this one better. Eleanor and her pet Egret are tracking down the paintings by Anastasia Rue. There is a detective on the case, who finds himself drawn to Eleanor for some reason. And Anastasia does not have the patience to wait. Can the detective save Eleanor in time? You'll have to read it to see.

It was a little jumpy in the story, but in the end it all comes together. It was a fun story, and the artwork was really nice. I think it is geared toward adults, but would be safe for a younger crowd. Although there is a bit of a creepy/scary part. So, read it first and use your own judgement.

Book Review: Peanut Butter and Jelly by Ben Clanton

**I received a digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

The latest in the Narwhal books is here! I requested this one for my son Ivan. He loves Narwhal, and this didn't disappoint.

First he read it. His review is that it's the perfect length, but he wishes it had been longer because he enjoyed it so. And that it was really funny.

He told me I had to read it. I planned on it, I'm a reviewer here.

I read it out loud, both boys listened. I heard a few chuckles from my oldest. I laughed too, Narwhal is silly and Jelly is a great straight man.

I did think it was crazy short. I mean, I read it out loud in less than 15 minutes. I'd put this as a great early graphic novel.

Comic Review: Laser Moose Rabbit Boy

by: Doug Savage

**I received a free digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

I was a little gun shy after Taco el Gato, but I read the reviews and it said good for kids and adults. Okay, maybe Ivan will actually like this one. We've used up all our Hoopla checkouts after all.

This was super cute and actually really funny. My oldest was wandering off and wasn't interested...until Laser Moose accidentally lasered off a deer's leg and the deer says, "not again!" - that had CW in stitches. He stuck around for the rest of the comic.

It was unexpected and it really tickled all of us, even my husband who just facebooks through story time. There is Rabbit Boy, who is blessed with unwavering optomism. There is Laser Moose who shoots lasers out of his eyes and feels like evil is lurking everywhere. There is Cyborgupine (cyborg + porcupine) who is Laser Moose's arch rival. Then there are just silly situations that Moose makes worse before Rabbit helps him make it better.

There is no gore and the violence is minimal, I think. Perfect for kids to hone their reading skills with something silly.

Comics - Taco el Gato and Business Cat

by: Candy Briones

Let me just start this one off, it's for adults not kids! I wasn't sure about that, but first page in and it's got some colorful language. I'm not offended, but don't want to be reading this to my kids. Especially with the catnip doobies - lol. I liked the artwork, and I thought it was pretty funny in places. I feel like it's laying the groundwork for later stories.

That being said, I also think it was missing a lot. It just seemed to jump around a lot without a clear story going on. It seemed like it should have been more of a linear story, and it seemed like it was trying to, but it missed the mark.

It's good for a few minutes of entertainment though, and I'll be keeping an eye on this series.

by: Tom Fonder

Well, it made me laugh. But there were a lot that were just ok. I wouldn't have bought this if I looked at it in the store. It's fairly clean, but it's a lot of this guy acting like a cat but he's got a man body. It has scenes that come across as awkward. And the cat with the man head was just weird. I couldn't help comparing it to the Bob Cats, on the Oatmeal...now those cats are funny! I guess my problem with this one is there is no edge, and it doesn't feel like the comic is trying that hard.

And Taco el Gato is nothing but edge. Go figure...

I got both of these from NetGalley. I thought I'd give them a shot and share them with the boys if I could. Yeah, not really appropriate for the first one and they weren't interested in the second. I'm still working through The Sandman comics, I'm on volume 8. I'm enjoying the story telling that's happening in the Inn at the end of the Worlds.

Ivan has had me reading him comics every night. Did you know about this app called Hoopla Digital? My library offers access to it, so Ivan and I have it on our Kindles. You can access it on the computer, too. I've been getting the Sandman comics on there. Ivan just read 2 volumes of Angry Birds, one of Grumpy Cat - which was pretty funny! And now we are reading this japanamation one about Puppycat. Pupppycat and his owner do these little magic jobs for something or other...I haven't figured out if they get paid or not, but it's cute and Ivan digs it.

That last book I read, really knocked me out. I'm searching for my next read and I figured these comics would be like the sorbet between meals. Uggg, never mind...back to Sandman.