Review of the Day: Chunky by Yehudi Mercado

Chunky
By Yehudi Mercado
Katherine Tegen Books (an imprint of Harper Collins)
$21.99
ISBN: 9780062972798
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“So what do you remember about the plot of Chunky?” I asked my seven-year-old. We’d read the book together at bedtime a couple months ago. I always like to pair novels with comics (we’re doing Charlotte’s Web and Manu right now) and Chunky had proven to be an ideal bedtime GN. My son considered the question then said readily, “The part where he cuts off part of his finger.” I b...