Myth Match: A Fantastical Flipbook of Extraordinary Beasts

Gr 3–7—Beautifully illustrated split panels depict the front and rear halves of mythical beasts from a wide variety of origins. Readers can flip through for a conventional introduction to fantastical creatures, or they can craft their own legend by matching the prefix and suffix pages of two different ones, forging new myths such as the horned stallion Pegacorn, the triple hound-headed, reptilian Draberus, and many more. Three sentences describing the animals' lore cleverly adjust with each page turn. Richly intricate watercolor-and-ink depictions belie the creator's fine art backgrounds. Lively, colorful artwork will provide extensive enjoyment for young audiences. Older readers will appreciate the abundant visual detail and simple introduction to animal myths that will likely spark further research. The only potential improvement to this attractive title would be page numbers; a lack of indexing makes finding both halves of each creature slightly tedious.