Graphic Novel Review: The Attack of the Amautalik!

“They were having so much fun playing, they didn’t hear an amautalik coming.” page 17

Putuguq & Kublu and the Attack of the Amautalik! by Roselynn Akulukjuk and Danny Christopher, illustrated by Astrid Arijanto.
Inhabit Media, Iqualuit, Nunavut, Canada, 2022.
Early reader graphic novel, 38 pages.
Not leveled.
NOTE: This review is of the third book in a series, but doesn’t contain substantial spoilers for the previous two.

Sibling duo Putuguq and Kublu are back in an adventure with dinner, a play, and just maybe an attack from the amautalik…

Putuguq & Kublu and the Attack of the Amautalik! by Roselynn Akulukjuk and Danny Christopher, illustrated by Astrid Arijanto.

I continue to love these little graphic novels from Inhabit, and with this most recent volume I’m happy to see that they’ve solved the formatting issues which bugged me. This one has a matte cover with embossed title and selective gloss on the image of Putuguq running. The pronunciation guide on the inside of the back cover is helpful for reading aloud. There are also contributor biographies and a short paragraph about Amautaliit in the back matter. 

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