(3) K-3 Pencil serves as both narrator and ostensible author of this story about Peanut’s adventure through spooky woods. Our narrator talks to and advises Peanut and others he meets along the way—and the characters talk back, humorously turning their own stories into a collaborative effort. The metafictive silliness is offered up via engaging use of comic conventions (panels, speech bubbles), with digital illustrations in bold colors depicting anthropomorphic Pencil, Peanut, Jelly, and Bear.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax