This is a cute middle grade fantasy with a lot of imagination and some good mild creepy vibes. A great introduction to the fantasy genre for early readers. There is a lot of somewhat advanced vocabulary for age appropriate readers, but the narrative does a good job at providing context clues for those terms the younger readers may not be familiar with. The characters are very colorful and entertaining, with a good creation of tension from beginning to end. Speaking of the end, that was a tiny bit unsatisfying due to what amounts to a cliffhanger despite the resolution of some major events. I look forward to reading the sequel when it becomes available later this year.