Review:
This book depicts a day in the life of Bean the stretchy dragon (who seems sort of like a cross between a cat, a dog, and a ferret). Bean lives with Sally the witch a meets various cryptids in the forest, including a Jackalope, a Swamp Monster, and more.
The artwork was super cute, but the text needed a bit more editing for clarity - when a book is intended for children, I expect word usage to be perfect. Here, we have a few odd word choices like "Sadly, they are hunted down for their antlers, which behold powerful magic" (that's not how you use the word "behold," if that sentence is saying what I think it is) and a monster described as having "palmed feet" (I think the author meant "palm-shaped"?).
I got this for the artwork, and Bean was exactly as cute, chaotic, and stretchy as I'd hoped. Even here, though, I think the author and publisher could have done a better job - the colors seemed a bit muddy, and the linework would have benefited from more variation.
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