Ratings12
Average rating4.6
A modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, featuring a gang of troublemaking kids who must defend their tree house from a fun-hating adult who can instantly turn children into grown-ups. Listen! Hear a tale of mallow-munchers and warriors who answer candy’s clarion call! Somewhere in a generic suburb stands Treeheart, a kid-forged sanctuary where generations of tireless tykes have spent their youths making merry, spilling soda, and staving off the shadow of adulthood. One day, these brave warriors find their fun cut short by their nefarious neighbor Grindle, who can no longer tolerate the sounds of mirth seeping into his joyless adult life. As the guardian of gloom lays siege to Treeheart, scores of kids suddenly find themselves transformed into pimply teenagers and sullen adults! The survivors of the onslaught cry out for a savior—a warrior whose will is unbreakable and whose appetite for mischief is unbounded. They call for Bea Wolf.
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A charming, witty, and surprisingly poetic retelling of Beowulf for children, but its artistry and humor will be appreciated by adults as well. Like its inspiration, it deserves to be a classic. You're making a grave mistake if you don't buy it for your children (or yourself!).
Take an epic Norse poem and make it about candy, soda, and staying up late watching cartoons way too loud. The art is gorgeous and I laughed aloud at several parts. This would be great to read aloud in a group, competing to be the most dramatic.
The art is black and white only, which may be a deal breaker for some kids. Otherwise this can be enjoyed by all ages.
A delight. This fed my inner child and entertained my hungry brain.
It captures a certain kind of magical, childhood essence; a timelessness.
An epic in its own right, pared-down from the saga that is Beowulf.
It gets the tone/attitude/atmosphere right, its own kind of magical realism or cohesive conceptualization.