Thanks to NetGalley & HarperCollins Children's Books for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.

"Garlic and the Vampire" follows talking and walking vegetables that help a local witch sell produce at the farmer's market. One vegetable in particular, Garlic, is extremely shy and anxious. Then news comes in of a vampire moving into town and it makes sense for Garlic to confront them...but does Garlic have the courage to face her fears?

A very sweet story! I love the illustrations, they reminded me of the show "Over the Garden Wall" with its almost vintage style. It's also a very honest tale about overcoming anxiety, especially when meeting new people. Highly recommend!

This was adorable!!! It is the story of Garlic, who is afraid of everything, and his friends. They garden, and sell what they grow. Then one day they notice smoke coming from a castle far in the distance, and they think it may be a vampire! Garlic is nominated to take the journey to see just what the deal is, but what he finds isn’t at all what he was expecting!

The art in this graphic novel was awesome! I loved the faces on the Vegetable people, and the colors were great too. This was a super cute story that I think middle grade readers will love.

I was given an advanced reader's copy via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Ok, this was ridiculously cute. The art is lovely, and the message of confronting the things you are afraid of was very well done, and I can already think of at least one anxious kiddo who is going to love this book.