Junior Library Guild

• Fans of the series and newcomers alike will enjoy Nathaniel Fludd’s latest adventure as a beastologist-in-training.
• Readers will appreciate Nathaniel and Aunt Phil’s clever plan to outsmart the villainous Obediah Fludd, and they will be intrigued by the revelation that Nathaniel’s former nanny may be involved in the ongoing mystery surrounding the fate of Nathaniel’s parents.
• The unicorn’s affection for Nathaniel’s gremlin, Greasle, is entertaining: “the unicorn’s long tongue shot out and licked the gremlin in one long slurp from her ankles to the tips of her pointed ears. ‘Yee-uck!’ Greasle said, wiping at her face.”
• Plentiful illustrations enhance the story with whimsical depictions of fanciful creatures such as the guivre and unicorn.