The Lumberjanes BEASTiary: The Most Amazing Guide to All the Coolest Creatures You've Ever Heard Of and a Few You Haven't

by Mariko Tamaki, Gus Allen (Illustrator)

Overview

A guide to all of the coolest magical creatures in the bestselling Lumberjanes books and graphic novels

Over the years, there have been countless magical creatures spotted at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types: mermaids, moon mice, griffins, Cloudies—you name it, the campers have seen it! But there’s only one group of Lumberjanes equipped to catalog the strange happenings at the camp: Roanoke cabin. Jo, April, Molly, Mal, Ripley, and Barney are working to earn their BEAST trophy, which is an epic project to collect as much knowledge they can about these creatures. They interview mermaids, play camp games with Cyclops, talk hair care with yetis, and much more! Each camper will contribute their own chapters to compile a full-color magical bestiary for fans of the novels and the hit graphic novels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419736445
Publisher:	Amulet Books
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Series:	Lumberjanes Novels
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,032,783
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mariko Tamaki is a writer known for her graphic novels This One Summer, a Caldecott Honor and Printz Honor winner cocreated with her cousin Jillian Tamaki; Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, a Harvey, Ignatz, Eisner, and Printz Honor winner; and other notable works.


Gus Allen is a cocreator and the original illustrator of the Lumberjanes series and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

"Great for fans of Lumberjanes or those besotted with magical creatures. . ."

Booklist

"Great for fans of Lumberjanes or those besotted with magical creatures. . ."—Booklist

"Deeply informative, essential reading for fans of the popular comic books and novels."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

07/01/2020

Gr 3–7—The Lumberjanes are back with a companion novel, this one a robust research project detailing the supernatural creatures they've encountered during their many adventures at Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. Submitted to the Board of Scouts, this collaborative scrapbook is the Roanoke cabin campers' best effort to earn the BEAST award (Best Everything Amazing Study Trophy), the highest achievement a scout can achieve. A deep dive into the world of the Lumberjanes, each segment is written by a camper who focuses on one type of creature: April takes on creatures of literature like mermaids and griffins; Molly tackles Greek literature phenoms like Diane, Cassandra, and Cyclops; Jo writes about creatures that take flight; Barney (from Zodiac cabin) describes dinosaurs and carnivorous plants; Mal inventories fantastical creatures like ghosts and yeti; and Ripley shares cute magical creatures like mystical felines and sentries. An authentic scrapbook feel is captured through colorful paperclipped pictures; drawings; commentary attached with washi tape; handwritten asides on sticky notes; and plenty of doodles, googly eyes, and stickers. Replete with tongue-in-cheek witticisms, the campers' enthusiasm and energy shine. Lumberjanes stories that loyal readers will recognize are scattered throughout. VERDICT Deeply informative, essential reading for fans of the popular comic books and novels.—Jamie Winchell, Percy Julian M.S., IL

School Library Journal