ParaNorthern: And the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse by Stephanie Cooke
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
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Publication Date: 13 July 2021
Publisher's Description
A witch named Abby
and her three friends—a wolf-girl, a ghost, and a pumpkinhead—band
together to try and save their supernatural town from an invasion of
rabid (but adorable!) chaos bunnies in this enchanting middle-grade
graphic novel for fans of Making Friends, The Okay Witch, and
Lumberjanes.
It’s fall break in the supernatural town of
North Haven, and young witch Abby’s plans include pitching in at her
mom’s magical coffee shop, practicing her potion making, and playing
board games with her best friends—a pumpkinhead, a wolf-girl, and a
ghost. But when Abby finds her younger sister being picked on by some
speed demons, she lets out a burst of magic so strong, it opens a portal
to a realm of chaos bunnies. And while these bunnies may look cute,
they’re about to bring the a-hop-ocalypse (and get Abby in a cauldronful
of trouble) unless she figures out a way to reverse the powerful magic
she unwittingly released. What’s a witch to do?
In this
deliciously humorous, cozy, and bewitching graphic novel, sometimes the
most of powerful magic comes from our connections to family and friends
(but kicking bunny butt is great, too).
My Thoughts
I received an eARC courtesy of Etch/HMH Books for Young Readers via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
There
will be undoubtedly be fans of this book. It is playful, funny, diverse
and magical-plus, chaos bunnies! I was not completely enamored of this
book (some parts of this just seemed too choppy and underdeveloped for
me), but kids will love the silliness of it all.
For Libraries: If you have fans of Okay Witch or Snapdragon, this is a great addition.
Notes:
LGBT+ (subtle and sweetly done), one brief pre-mention of se- (which is
literally how it cuts off: "urges that involve attraction and se--").
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