Narwhal

Do you have a reader who is a fan of Dog Man by Dav Pilkey and Narwhal and Jelly by Ben Clanton? How about Pizza and Taco by Stephen Shaskan and Investigators by John Patrick Green? Is said reader looking for new graphic novels to devour? Never fear! Here’s a roundup of some scintillating books for young readers from Random House Graphic, along with a brief description for each from the publisher. Marshmallow Martians: Show and Smell “In Marshmallow Martians: Show and Smell by Deanna Kent and Neil Hooson, the…

Friedrich Nietzsche claimed that humankind was “a fantastic animal that has to fulfil one more condition of existence than any other animal”: we have to know why we exist. Justin Gregg, a researcher into animal behaviour and cognition, agrees, describing humankind as “the why specialists” of the natural world. Our need to know the reasons behind the things we see and feel distinguishes us from other animals, who make effective decisions without ever asking why the world is as it is.Evidence of this unique aspect of our…