My Sister the Werebeast

Tysoe (Purranormal Activity) blends supernatural adventure with heartfelt family drama in this captivating and emotionally layered graphic novel. With their monster-hunting parents away, human teenage sisters Mira and Rosie must care for their toddler sibling, Peanut, while juggling combat trials at their adventurer school. Instead of expected infant troubles like teething, however, the teens must contend with Peanut crying literal floods, breathing fire, and inexplicably turning into a furry creature with alarming power. When a monster-hunting stranger arrives in town, Mira and Rosie attempt to keep Peanut’s creaturely transformation hidden. The color scheme embraces gentle lavenders, pinks, and oranges that conjure a magical, twilit ambiance; dreamy, whimsical details and flowing cloud-like shapes enhance the enchanting atmosphere. Titular werebeast Peanut—with her puff of bright blue hair, sweetly pointed ears, and singular fang-toothed smile—endears with her high-energy theatricality throughout this goofy fantasy romp, which thoughtfully explores themes of childhood anxiety, adolescent responsibility, and personal identity. Human characters have varying skin tones. Ages 8–12. (Oct.)