Krampus

Magic, Myth, and Mystery

by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Books in the Magic, Myth, and Mystery series explore those spooky creatures that go bump in the night, fill our dreams (or nightmares!), and make us afraid of the dark. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts about Krampus that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

Genres: Christmas

32 pages, Library Binding

Published August 1, 2018

Reviews

[sucker4synth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Full of facts, with no particular order. The sentence structure is rather excruciating. Intended for very early readers, I'm sure, but feels like it would be difficult to absorb information presented in such a staccato.

The way things like, "Yeah, one time, this one dude decided to just be a goat for a few days because he was going through some things," are dropped in, then left with no big conclusion, is pretty hilarious, though.

[Kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on the sentence structure, this is aimed for an extremely young audience. Still, despite the "See Jane run" text, there are quite a lot of facts jam packed in here.

And I actually like the dry, academic, anthropologist take on the subject, presenting subjects like "Christianity" in an almost clinical manner, assuming no prior knowledge from the reader.

[Stella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very basic non-fiction book about the Krampus tradition for children.

[XZ · Rating 3 out of 5]

who knew that Santa was a necromancer?