Bizard the Bear Wizard by Chrissie Krebs is about a bear who is given magical powers. Bear was just an average bear who enjoyed sleeping and eating. He was content with his quiet life. Everything changes when a tornado sweeps through the land.
The tornado took the wand from a neighboring powerful but eccentric wizard who is casting a spell, and lodges it into Bear’s head. Now he looks like a bear with a unicorn horn on his head. Bear isn’t excited, especially since the wand seems stuck.
Bear and his friends realize that he is able to grant wishes because of his new appendage. When other animals find out, they travel to Bear to grant his wishes. He is overwhelmed and doesn’t want to cast any more wishes. So, when an evil wolf (unbeknownst to Bear) asks for his own wand, Bear is all too excited to get rid of the responsibility. Will Bear be able to see through Wolf’s wish in time and save the animals from harm?
The graphic novel was a fun and quick read. It was filled with humor and witty jokes. I didn’t care for the drawing style as it looked a bit silly. However, a young audience might not care about the drawing style as much as the story. The graphic novel teaches young readers that sometimes a situation can work out in their favor even if it's something they didn’t want. I would be open to reading more of Bizard’s adventures or graphic novels by the author.
**Disclosure - I received a free unedited version of this book in exchange for an honest opinion**
About The Book:
Author: Chrissie Krebs
Pub. Date: June 20, 2023
Publisher: Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 160
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/BIZARD
An ordinary bear gains extraordinary
magical powers in this hilarious early graphic novel reader.
Bear was just an average bear, until the day a tornado lodged an out-of-control
wizard’s wand in his head. Now he looks a bit like a cross between a bear and a
unicorn. He is none too pleased, but it seems he might be stuck with the wand
for the foreseeable future.
Even worse, he now has the ability to grant wishes—something he wants no part
of. He’d much rather spend his days dozing away. His friends give him a new
name—Bizard the Bear Wizard—and he reluctantly accepts his new magical powers
and starts granting wishes to everyone in the forest.
But when the evil wolf and his bad guys threaten them all, Bizard knows it’s
time to embrace his magical destiny. Only he and his newly wanded head can save
the day now. Along the way, Bizard’s friends, Fox, Owl, and Squirrel, all bring
their own brand of kooky support to his antics as he uses . . . and accidently
misuses, his powers.
From the talented author-illustrator Chrissie Krebs comes the first of two
hilarious younger graphic novels about Bizard and his friends.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
About Chrissie Krebs:
Chrissie Krebs has illustrated several picture books, including Pig
in a Wig, A Dinosaur Ate Dad's Hair, and There's
Something Weird in Santa's Beard. She also illustrated Rodney Loses
It by Gerard Bauer, which was named a CBCA Children’s Book of the Year
for Early Childhood. She lives in Australia. Visit her at
chrissiekrebs.net.
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