Loading Penguin Hugs: Heartwarming Comics from Chibird by Jacqueline Chen

4 stars An absolutely adorable collection of feel-good comics told with warmth, positivity, and humor. Cute artwork featuring various animals including a motivational penguin, some positivity bunnies, and a supportive hedgehog. At the back is an index broken out by theme (positivity, self-esteem, bad day). This was a nice detail and works well for finding…

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Twistwood Tales by A. C. MacDonald

5 stars So weird and I love it! Welcome to the Twistwood Forest where there’s always something creeping through the trees. Is it a Smolem, a human-eating lollipop, a pair of robber duckies, or a friendly Imagician? Dive in to find out. I’ve read a few of these comics online, but it was great to…

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Polar Bear Café: Volume 1 by Aloha Higa

2.5 stars A cute manga with plenty of puns in both Japanese and English. Fun slice-of-life adventures featuring Polar Bear, Panda, and all their friends. I have not watched the anime of this, but honestly if you have some non-traditional entity running a café, there’s a good chance I’m going to want to read it….

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Tovi the Penguin goes to the Seaside

2 stars A cute story with nice illustrations. This is a very simple story. It is more of a description of events rather than a story with a plot. Not much character development, but the pictures were cute and interactive.

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