Jellaby: Monster in the City

Title: Jellaby: Monster in the City
Author: Kean Soo
Illustrator: Kean Soo
Ages: 8-12
Rating: 3/5

Plot: The story of where Jellaby comes from continues as Portia and Jason take him to Toronto. What they find there is not what any of them were expecting.

Assessment: My expectations for this second book were not satisfied. The questions that were raised in the first book were never really answered. The reader does not find out where Jellaby comes from, or what happened to Portia's dad.

The main strength in this conclusion to the story of Jellaby, was the focus on friendship and loyalty. Each of the three new friends become close, and help to heal the loneliness they each appear to feel.

Soo, K. (2009). Jellaby: Monster in the city. New York: Disney Hyperion Books.