King of the Birds (Arlo & Pips #1) by Elise Gravel
Published by HarperAlley on October 6, 2020
ISBN: 0062982214
Pages: 64
Genres: Animals
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Arlo is a crow and Pips is a small yellow songbird. Arlo goes on and on about how crows have huge brains and are the best birds in all the animal kingdom. Pips isn’t having any of it. Pips isn’t afraid to tell Arlo when they’re being annoying and calls them out on their exaggerations. The combination of witty humor and factual content about crows and other birds works really well in this new young graphic novel series. The illustrations are simple, cartoonish, and characteristic of Gravel’s previous works. Young readers will find this series easy to follow and fun. Hand to fans of Chick and Brain, Dog Man, and the like. Recommended for readers 7 and up.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME