Summary
Narwhal has never tried peanut butter. In fact, he only eats waffles! But after tasting one of Jelly’s peanut butter cookies, Narwhal is in love. He loves it so much, he changes his name to Peanut Butter instead of Narwhal. And he’s eaten so much of it, he’s turned a nice peanutty-tan color. Jelly is not quite sure what to do.
Review
This was my first Narwhal and Jelly book, and it’s cute! The format is like a mash up of a Ballet Cat sort of story with chapter-ending spreads like you find in a Stink Moody chapter book.
Pages are set up like comics or a graphic novel so kids can start to work through sequencing in a story. One “chapter” transition is facts about the eating habits for narwhals, jelly fish and whales. The second is a comic.
I appreciated the references to common allergies – like to peanuts and peanut butter. This could be used to introduce kids to the idea of knowing what you are eating and what food they are allergic to. This is a fun book – third in the series – to introduce to the Piggie and Gerald set.
Thanks to Netgalley and Tundra Books for the opportunity to read an electronic review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.