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Chanani, Nidhi

Shark Princess

80 pp. | Viking | September, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-0-593-46460-1 $12.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-593-46461-8 $7.99
(2) 1-3 Color by Elizabeth Kramer. This first installment in Chanani's comics series introduces sharks Kitana and Mack, best friends enjoying an undersea day together. When Kitana declares herself Shark Princess, Mack is confused ("What's a princess? And why do you want to be one?"), but he plays along after Kitana agrees to explore a shipwreck with him. While poking around the wreckage, they find a crown, and Kitana encourages Mack to declare himself a princess, too. Chanani keeps a tight focus on her characters in each of her panel illustrations, giving just enough detail in the backgrounds to establish setting and movement. She has a lot of fun with language, tossing in puns ("she shore would") and coining fishy lingo ("somefish") for the early-chapter-book crowd. Mack isn't sure he has what it takes to be a princess--that is until the duo stirs up some trouble, Kitana sustains a minor injury, and Mack saves the day. The story is gentle, but the theme--each of us gets to decide what to label ourselves--is deep.
Reviewer: Adrienne L. Pettinelli | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2023

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