Another Kind is a beautifully illustrated book filled with an extraordinarily diverse cast. Journeys of self discovery being peppered into the adventurous plot and contrasted against unmovable characters like Newt's dad make the book all the more endearing. Newt and Tibbs' discussion about pronouns makes for a great explanation for the age range of the intended audience. The only reason I didn't give this book a 5 star rating is because

I was really hoping to see the Kelpie from the beginning of the book be revealed to be Maggie's mom who would join the fight and reunite like Jaali and his dad. The decision to make the collector's prison into a sanctuary felt like a rushed choice to tie the book up neatly, when I don't think the people who were imprisoned there for years would want to continue being there, and Alex and Buck had already offered them a home. Overall, the final few pages were the only places I found something to take issue with. That being said, I think it's important to understand that I'm not the intended audience for this book, and happily ever after is an important facet of the way kids understand a happy story's ending.