Kitty helps Pop-Pop come up with a plan to revitalize his old movie theater by making it a dinner theater. She has to gather her courage to go ask the mad scientist and witch on the hill if they will help her develop the menu. But even if they agree, will the new business be a success?

Once Kitty forms a team, the menu items provide unexpected challenges for the business that were a little funny and provided a good additional bit to the plot. I liked those touches and how the classic movies shown were plays on real movies. The text is pretty and plot are simple, making it a great graphic novel for lower grade readers or reluctant middle grade readers. The menu item challenges and characters are fun, and I can see this really appealing to any lower grade reader who loves anything brightly colored. Definitely will have to get this for our elementary library. It’ll probably be constantly checked out.

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I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Kitty Sweet Tooth is a cat who loves candy and movies, so when her Pop-Pop gives her the chance to realize her dream of running a combination restaurant and movie house, she is thrilled! With the help of magical candy makers, she's off and running. But playing with magic is never easy, so when the creations start taking on lives of their own, Kitty and her viewers all get a little more than they bargained for! Manic, adorable, and just plain fun, Kitty Sweet Tooth is perfect graphic novel reading for younger readers who love a good, silly story. The artwork is bright and jumps off the page, enchanting readers with magical food like crepes that grow into waving towers, rainbow chips that give the snacker their own case of the stripes, or blooming tea and scones that grow into a veritable garden inside the theatre! Luckily for Kitty, her customers love it all! This is the first in a new series of adventures for intermediate readers. Back matter lets readers create their own candy-making magic with an illustrated recipe for rock candy, including step-by-step instructions, ingredients, and a suggestion to seek grownup help.

This review is based on an ARC copy provided through NetGalley.

This is a super cute and playful graphic novel aimed at a younger audience. Younger kids will enjoy the drive Kitty has to help save the theater and the silly inventions she and her friends come up with to make it successful. It's super silly and colorful and overall joyous to read. The girl power that this graphic novel envokes is powerful and the characters lean on each other strengths to accomplish their goals.

WARNING: This book is so colorful you are bound to go into sugar shock! This is not my style of graphic at all, but it is going to appeal to kids. It is absurd. It is playful. It is, at times, cloying. But kids-they will find it silly and hilarious.

For Libraries: Kids will thoroughly enjoy it. Their parents? Probably not. But you should buy it for the kids.

It's a little too colorful for my eyes--it's hard to pull objects and characters to the forefront with so much going on--but kids will love the bright neon color scheme and illustrations reminiscent of video games (with one anime-style witch). A fun science/candy-making experiment is included in the back; I always appreciate interactive elements that engage kids in connecting stories with real-world principles.