I love me some Narwhal and Jelly.  This time they become teachers and go on adventures with a school of fish.  The fist are interesting because they are a great way to talk about synonyms.  When ever they reply, they do so with a synonym of what the first fish said.  This entire series is great.  It's a Graphic novel, it’s a chapter book, it's for beginners, and it’s just waffebulous. 

 This graphic novel has something to do with AstroBoy, but I think we just get a hint of that in the end.  This is a story of robots being killed and leaving no trace of the killer.  Robots that look like robots and robots that look like humans.  All are fair game.  This book is part I Robot, Bladerunner, and Westworld, and I love everything about it.  It falls between a cyberpunk and Techno Thriller, and it is thrilling.  It’s a dark mystery with no answer in book 1, so I need to hurry up and get book 2. 

 This is a great beginning chapter graphic novel.  It’s at the right spot for those kids coming off easy readers but not ready for real chapter books just yet.  It is very similar to Narwhal and Jelly, and kids who like those, will like this. 

 The librarian in me LOVES this.  And I think kids will too.  It’s about being too distracted by electronic gadgets to remember to read, and that animals like hearing stories just as much as humans.  Plus, when a great storyteller starts making the chicken sounds and the Book-Book-kaka-Book, the kids are going to laugh so hard! 

 What?  It feels like this book stops half way in the middle.  A man counts sheep every day.  One day there aren't 100, and he goes to find the missing sheep.  He throws a party,   then counts to 100 again. It almost feels like a waste of paper, but I guess someone will like it. 

 So many kids want to grow up too fast.  And parents just want them to stay small.  Gertie is just such a kid, or a yak.  They are the smallest of small and want to be big.  That is until they find out that sometimes being small is just perfect, especially when you can do tall things.  This book was lovely.  The cadence was spot on.  It was so good it was a bit tongue twisty.  Kids are going to love it and it is perfect for storytime. 

 Wow, book 2 was better than book 1.  There are so many things kids will see themselves in.  Whether it’s dealing with bullies, and the people that let bullies get away with bullies.  It’s about learning to be and love yourself for who you are.  The illustrations are just perfect. 

 Imagine waking up in a new world, but you are not you, you are your avatar in your favorite video game.  However, you didn’t wake up in the world of your game, just as your character.  That is the premise of Skeleton Knight.  The Knight has to learn this new world and what powers from his game he can actually use in this new world.  This book was full of fantasy and adventure and I can not wait to get to the rest of the series.  This book also comes as a light novel. 

 What a wild ride.  Denji is a boy from the street who has had little love, affection, or even human contact.  His father dies and leaves him with a 700,000 yen debt.  The only way for him to survive is to pay off this debt and live on pieces of bread. In his world Devils exist.  Most are deadly, but some are cute, including the “dog” he comes to love.  This devil dog becomes his heart which allows Denji to transform into the ultimate killing machine Chainsaw man.  This helps him pay off his debt and rise in society.  This book is so freaking good!  Towards the middle Denji becomes obsessed with boobs, but with his upbringing it is understandable.  THere is a full cast of characters, some you love like the Fiend, and some you hate like his “savior”. This was such a great read.  Can not wait to pick up book 2. 

 This is just too much fun packed into one book.  The beginning is a little slow, but it is all worth it in the end.  Vega has to move from Portland to Seattle, and she is not happy about it.  She is even more annoyed when her dads send her to camp for the soul purpose of making new friends. She doesn’t need new friends because she still has her best friend in Portland, but Dad and Pops insist.  Camp is weird.  There are some cool kids like Qwerty, Gemma, and Issac, but other things are just not right.  Plus George Washington, the kid from the camp brochure, is not only weird but annoying.  Follow along as the camp kids figure out what is going on at camp, come to everyone’s rescue and actually make new friends.  This book was a really fun romp.  It reads quickly and will leave the reader craving more from this author.