Maddy Kettle and the Adventure of the Thimblewitch by Eric Orchard | Review

Title: Maddy Kettle and the Adventure of the Thimblewitch

Author: Eric Orchard

Pages: 96

Publisher: Top Shelf Productions

Goodreads rating: 3.88 Stars

Published: September 30, 2014

Source: Paperback/Goodreads giveaway

Description:

Eleven-year-old Maddy loved working in her parents' bookstore... especially when joined by her pet flying toad Ralph. But that was before the mysterious Thimblewitch turned her mom & dad into kangaroo rats!

Now Maddy's on the adventure of a lifetime. To save her parents, she'll need to sneak past an army of spider-goblins, scarecrow warriors, and much more... Fortunately, an assortment of new friends await, including the cloud cartographers Harry and Silvio, a bear and raccoon who explore the world in their moon-balloon. They'll help her along the way, but in the end, the fate of everyone will depend on Maddy's courage, compassion, and creativity.

Full of surprises and stunning artwork, Maddy Kettle is a truly magical debut for Spectrum-Award-winning cartoonist Eric Orchard. Climb aboard and let your imagination soar!

I won a copy of this from the Goodreads giveaway, and thoroughly enjoyed it! For some reason I totally didn't notice this was a graphic novel, but that just made it more of a pleasant surprise when I received it in the mail. 

The story moves very quickly, as most graphic novels do. I found the character of Maddy fun and quite the adventurer! She tackles her problems head on, and makes some fun friends on her travels to find the Thimblewitch. 

The only downside I found to this story was that it just stopped! Maddy's adventure twists and turns throughout the colorful 89 pages of this book, and I found myself kind of staring at it, flipping the last page around looking for the rest! I'm excited to see how the author continues Maddy's adventures, and to someday read this to my kiddos!