Cryptid Kids: The Bawk-ness Monster
A Graphic Novel
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Get ready for a laugh-out-loud cryptid adventure packed with mystery, monsters, and middle-school chaos! The Bawk-Ness Monster is the wildly funny first book in the Cryptid Kids graphic novel series—perfect for readers who love spooky fun, hilarious friendships, and fast-paced adventures with a paranormal twist.
When a terrifying chicken-like creature begins wreaking havoc around town, a group of misfit kids sets out to uncover the truth behind the legend. But solving a cryptid mystery is a lot harder than it sounds—especially when nobody believes them, the clues keep getting weirder, and the monster may be more dangerous than they imagined.
Blending humor, mystery, and creature-feature thrills, The Bawk-Ness Monster delivers:
- laugh-out-loud comedy
- lovable underdog heroes
- spooky-but-kid-friendly monster fun
- and an irresistible cryptid hook kids can’t get enough of
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this riotous graphic novel series opener by collaborators Riess and Goetter (Dungeon Critters), middle schooler Penny asks her best friends Luc and K to help her tie up loose ends as she prepares to move away from her hometown. Penny claims that, years ago, she was saved from drowning in Lake Bockamixon by a half-sea-serpent, half-chicken creature she calls Bessie the Bawk-ness Monster, and she aims to return to the lake to thank the gigantic cryptid. After Penny persuades her mother to take the trio camping at the lake, the tweens encounter Bessie, only to be captured alongside her by submarine-driving, notorious monster-hunter Alvida Scales. Now stuck in Alvida's secret lair at the bottom of the lake, Penny and her friends must not only save themselves, but also Bessie and a menagerie of other caged critters. Psychedelically saturated full-color illustrations, which overflow with brisk movement and monster-hunting shenanigans, depict plentiful visual gags, including giggle-worthy cryptids such as Bigtaur, a bigfoot-centaur mashup, and Yeticorn, a yeti-unicorn hybrid. The evil scientist antics and madcap premise still leave room for emotionally charged moments that offset the escapade's inherent silliness. Ages 8–12.
