The Kitchen Witch is great, comic book fun for kids

I love to read. I’ve always loved to read and it was comic books that introduced me into the fact that reading is fun. That totally sounds like a PSA, but it’s true. I still read comic books, but, as a child I started reading easy reader comics like Spidey, and, to a lesser extent, Richie Rich. Thus, as a dad, I’m on the hunt for easy reader books that children will love. If your child is into fantasy adventure they will love The Kitchen Witch and here is why.

The Plot

Kevin is the son of a widowed entrepreneur restaurant owner. The new place is about to open and Kevin wants to help out, but there never seems to be anything for him to do. One night Kevin sneaks into the kitchen where things are dreamier and more surreal. He meets Lovis, the Kitchen Witch who warns him that his dad is in trouble. It turns out that some gremlins have stolen the secret ingredient needed for the grand opening. Without that ingredient the food will be ruined, the grand opening will be a disaster and his dad’s restaurant will fail.

What follows is a fantasy adventure where Lovis and Kevin elude Fruit Flywaymen, gremlins and monsters. The art is crisp and will remind readers of Oz to an extent, but is otherwise original in its scale and story.

Good for boys and girls

The Kitchen Witch is a good comic book for boys and girls. I know that boys mainly tend to read comic books, but this is one that will engage them both.
There is enough action to keep active youngsters involved and plot movement for those that like more fantasy elements to enjoy it. The Kitchen Witch also does what any good book should do-and that’s to teach children something.

Kevin learns that his dad is doing all of this for him and that the time spent away from him was really for him. Kevin also learns that hard work pays off in the future. Lovis lets him in on a little secret that he will become an even greater chef than his father, if he continues working hard.

The art in Kitchen Witch is detailed to keep the action realistic, while adding depth and grand majesty to the fantasy elements.

It’s a mini-series

As good as The Kitchen Witch is it’s only a mini-series. It lasts four issues and that seems to be a fabulous length for the series on many levels. It’s short enough to keep the story tight and long enough to have development. There is nothing worse than, as an adult buying comics knowing when the story and illustrators don’t have enough to keep the story engaging. At four issues The Kitchen Witch is to the point, short and great for young readers.

Children 6-(maybe) 11 will like it and learn some new words. The older children will be curious about comics and move on to more standard superheroes. Plus at $2.99 an issue The Kitchen Witch is an acceptable expense for parents, or children who want to purchase it.  Bonus, the issues are only .99 an issue on Comixology.

We were provided with complimentary digital copies to read via Comixology.  All thoughts are our own.