Things in the basement

Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Another fun book by Ben Hatke. This one has the feared basement and a young brother looking a lost sock of his baby sister. It starts out to look like a usual basement that becomes a museum, a castle, a cave inhabited with interesting creatures. One is a very large translucent green jelly-like monster with people and things inside him that show through. It reminded me a lot of "No Face" in Miyazaki's Spirited Away. There were also very cute little mushrooms that were constantly cleaning and working around the floor. The sock is finally found. No spoilers on that. A very fun story and not terribly scary.



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