Dads Read Too

  JER: “ Julia’s House For Lost Creatures ” by Ben Hatke is a magical tale about hospitality and responsibility. Every lost creature should have a home, especially when the “city [tears] down [the very sad troll’s] bridge”, but if y’all share a home there should probably be a “chore chart”, too. BONUS: the sequel: “Julia’s House Moves On” was released last year and “Julia’s House Goes Home” was released this year. (Originally published on Instagram on 09 December 2021)

JER: “ Nobody Likes a Goblin ” by Ben Hatke is an homage to the 1980’s fantasy world of Dungeon & Dragons and Lord of the Rings.    The Wizard, the Elf, the Dwarf, and the Rogue (?) storm a dungeon for treasure, but I had already bonded with the cute Goblin, and was sad that his rat friends were scared away, his torches knocked over, his pantry plundered, and his friend skeleton taken captive.    But the Goblin was brave and “walked out into the wide world to find his friend” and the hill-troll’s “Honk-Honk”.    “Be careful,” said the troll.    “Nobody likes a goblin.”