Ogres Awake

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 10, 2017

Review

An Adventures in Cartooning, Jr. book by the same authors, this graphic novel begins with instructional endpapers for how-to's on drawing the characters from the book. The story is a tale set in medieval times with a knight who raises the alarm when he sees five sleeping ogres in the front yard of the castle. The king is unfazed and introduces the knight to his plan, which includes garden gnomes and A LOT of potatoes. The knight is ready to do anything to help with the fight, even peel those potatoes. When the ogres wake up, they do crash through the front gate looking for a fight, but when they are fed delicious potato stew instead, all is saved. An easy-to-read, and follow, cute, silly story that will engage your kindergarten through 2nd grade audience. It is also appreciated that it is in hardcover format and in a smaller size for those smaller hands. A solid purchase for those readers who can't get enough graphic novels and who gravitate toward a cover with giant ogre heads.

Overall Book Score: very good