Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
Garlic is convinced she makes mistakes left and right, angering the people around her. In fact, Celery is currently very angry with her for accidentally knocking over his stand! Her best friend, Carrot, always has her back and tries to lighten her worries by pointing out that accidents are just a part of life. In fact, Witch Agnes is starting to help her use a little bit of magic to help her plants grow and encouraging her to go on adventures! Then a vampire moves into the local castle and Celery, still angry with her, manages to volunteer Garlic to go check things out. What is Garlic to do?!
This cute book is absolutely perfect for kids! We follow Garlic, who suffers from anxiety and just wants to live happily where everyone remains friendly with each other. At the moment, she keeps oversleeping, and Celery is still mad at her for an accident she is extremely sorry about! Other than her day to day worries, things are going well, and she’s even learned that she’s capable of doing at least a little magic to help her plants grow! I love Garlic and how she has so many realistic qualities that will be easy for kids to spot parts of themselves in her.
In fact, Celery is really after her over a small mistake and has volunteered her to check out the vampire situation! Garlic should be safe since she is a sentient garlic, right? At least Garlic hopes so! I really felt for Garlic because she really doesn’t want to go on this adventure, but now she’s stuck. Between all her friends thinking she should save the day and the possibility that the vampire may hunt the townsfolk, even Garlic realizes she may have to do something or live with the guilt. Luckily for her, the vampire is full of surprises and teaches Garlic and her friends as well as the readers not to judge a book by its cover.
This is such a cute and fun book that’s perfect for kids as well as turning out to be a cute and heartwarming read for all ages. It’s a simple story with beautiful artwork and lessons for kids while serving as a cute pick-me-up for readers of all ages. It appears to be the first book in a series, so I’m looking forward to picking up the next book and seeing what Garlic and her friends will be up to next.
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