 Hi everyone, my name is Steph. This is Little Bookish Teacher and today I'm here to talk to you about the first four books in the Narwhal and Jelly graphic novel series for younger readers. I know that there are more books in this series but I happen to get the first four books in a box set so I have only read these ones. So book one is Narwhal Unicorn of the Sea, book two is Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt, Narwhal Peanut Butter and Jelly, and book four is Narwhal's Otter Friend. These are so fun. I'm so glad that I read them and that I can add them to my kids book collection because I just had a really great time reading them from the really gorgeous, simple illustrations that are very expressive and emotive. Like they're just gorgeous to look at for something that is very, very simple. It conveys a lot of emotion and fun and whimsy. As I said these are comic books and each of the books follows the same format which I love. So there are five sections in each book. The first one is the initial story. Then we get a fun fact section that relates to the story. So it's usually see animal facts related to whatever is happening in the book. Then we come back with a second story that links in with the first one. And then from book two onwards we get a slightly different comic story featuring Waffle and Strawberry who are two characters that Narwhal and Jelly make up. So they get like this sub-comic story which is really cool. And then the final story comes back to whatever adventure Narwhal and Jelly have been on in the first two parts of the book and brings that story full circle. These books are all about friendship, the ups and downs, the highs and lows. In the first book they become friends and then they make more friends. In the fourth book, when Narwhal makes a friend with Otter, Jelly feels left out and feels like they're being left behind. So it's those very normal feelings of feeling like you don't fit in, you're being left out, you're a bit jealous of what's going on and how do you deal with that. It's about finding commonalities and differences amongst your friends and that all of that is okay and natural. There's really clever language use in here. There are some puns, there are just some really great simple sentences that are great for those readers who are learning to read independently. There's some really clever pop culture references particularly in Super Narwhal and Jelly Jot which is more of a superhero inspired story. So if you are familiar with very famous popular superheroes there are some references in here. And most of all I just loved how fun they were. Like there is a sense of joy in these books and just wonderful characters who you want to spend time with and you want to read more of their stories. Like I want to go out and get the rest of this series to have it because I just enjoyed it that much. In terms of age range you're probably looking at five to eight or nine year olds who would really enjoy this story but that said that those age categories can go up or down depending on the individual reader. These would be great in any classroom or library because they are engaging, they're fun, they've got simple language and they deal with themes that students will come across all the time particularly around friendship. I'll leave links down below where you can find out more information about these four books specifically as well as the series as a whole. If you've read the series and would like to talk to me about it in the comments I'd love to chat to you about them. I'm thrilled that I finally got a chance to sit down and read them. Or if you have recommendations for other graphic novels that are similar to Narwhal and Jelly feel free to let me know. If you want to let me know that you're here but you don't want to leave a comment feel free to leave a jellyfish emoji down below. Otherwise I hope that wherever you're on the world just staying safe and healthy and I will see you in my next video. Thanks so much for watching. Bye everyone!