Stitch Head by Guy Bass, illustrated by Pete Williamson - ADVISABLE

Stitch Head by Guy Bass, illustrated by Pete Williamson, 142 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL RH Graphic Random House, 2024. $15 

Language: G (0 swears) Mature Content: G Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE 

APPEALS TO: MANY 

Stitch Head is the caretaker of Castle Grotteskew, and is the first of 300 monsters created by a mad scientist. Stitch Head keeps things in the castle running smoothly despite the mad scientist's increasingly evil components. When a traveling carnival ringleader named Fulbert, shows up, it's up to Stitch Head to keep him out of the castle, but Fulbert is determined to put the monsters in a traveling carnival, and Stitch Head is the only thing thwarting his plans. 

The illustrations are fantastic and really add to the tone of the book. Stitch Head, like us, will learn that that not all things that look monstrous are mean, and maybe seemingly normal people are the biggest monsters of all. A quick and easy read about how we want to be seen for who we are. No culture or race is mentioned, though most characters are drawn white. 

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