This has been a super cute pair of kids graphic novels. They’ve definitely got a few jokes in them for adults readers too so you won’t be bored if you’re reading it to a kid. Perfectly content safe for a kid old enough to read it. I enjoyed reading them and got a chuckle from the story.

Another Laugh Out Loud story of Ham Helsing, our favorite Vampire hunting Pig, is back. This time he is hunting Monsters, and we are all in. Of course, this isn't the initial plan. Ham and his friends are at Camp Fish Head Lake ( what a name!), and hijinks ensue.

Ham Helsing was such a fun and entertaining story! The humor is definitely something that parents can enjoy but that isn't over the heads of the target audience. I could easily see myself reading this with my son when he's old enough. The illustrations are great and there's never so much going on that it becomes visually overwhelming. My only regret is that I had not read the first book in the series because I would have loved to see how Ham got his start as a monster/vampire hunter. This is a must-have for classroom and school libraries!!

Ham Helsing is a cute story told in comic book form. It is easy and quick to read with a lot of humor that can appeal to primarily upper and middle grade students. Also, the illustrations are well done.
I hadn’t heard about the first book in the series, so I was attracted to it by the humorous name, which is a reference to another book about vampires. The story fortunately recapped enough for me to get an idea of what the series was like. The cover also drew me to it.
In the story, Ham and his friends go to a summer camp to help rid it of a monster that resides in the lake and is responsible for children disappearing. In the end, all is resolved and the reader learns that one should not believe stereotypes. The monster turns out to be different.
If I were to use this as a teaching tool, I would
Take frames from some of the pages and have my students guess what the dialogue is. In that way, it would add to their understanding of such elements as character analysis and the importance of dialogue in a story. Therefore, I recommend this book as a possibility for use in the classroom, though I feel it is better as an enticement for reluctant readers.

This book will grab and keep kids’ attention. From the colorful pictures to the awesome story, this book is a winner. Ham Helsing will draw in all my readers from lowest on up. The comic book format is non-threatening to reader who are not used to a lot of text on a page. The story is captivating and I’m sure my students will want to read other books in the series.

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love this graphic novel series! This is book 2 in the Ham Helsing series and I think my favorite part of each book has been Chicken’s raps. Each of these books has a theme or life lesson. This book emphasized letting kids have the freedom to learn how to do things on their own. I like that we have some recurring characters like Eugene, Chad and Chicken who aren’t specifically part of the Ham Helsing crew. I hope we continue to see them in future books and I’d love to see Chad become part of the crew (Eugene kind of already is so I’m hoping he’ll keep showing up!). I am very intrigued by the teaser for the next installment and can’t wait to read the next book!

Ham has been left with he job he never wanted, hunting vampires and other monsters. The job should have been his fearless brothers but he died, twice now. He and his friends have been invited to camp Fish Head as guests of honor only to find campers showing up and no staff in sight. Each camper has their own fears, one is bugs, one is its own shadow, and so on. As Ham tries to make it camp like for the campers he soon finds it hard with their fears, not to mention the campers are disappearing. Ham and his friends must get the kids back before their parents come, but where are they?

This is a cute series and this book teaches in its way about growing up. I liked this story and series a lot and hope everyone else will too. This book is great for everyone and even reluctant readers will find Ham and his friends fun. I can't wait to find out where they go from here.

This review will appear on my blog on June 14th

This was my first graphic novel. I thought it was super cute and fun. I loved the illustrations and the fun storyline.

A cute graphic novel that is the second in a series. Ham and his crew show up to do a demonstration at a summer camp. However, none of the staff are there to greet them. As they start to lead the camp themselves, kids start to disappear. Meanwhile, there are other forces conspiring against Ham.

This was a cute story with a cute message! I hadn’t read the first, but I don’t think I missed too much - aka it definitely is still readable if you haven’t read the first one!

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ham and his friends return in the second installment of the Ham Helsing graphic novel series, Monster Hunter. Fans of Ham's adventures in the first book will recognize a lot of the characters here as they attempt to figure out the mystery of disappearing children from a campground. The stakes here are noticeably lower than the first one and there's a lot more humor, which makes it an easy standalone to get into if you haven't read the first. The illustrations remain lovely as previously too, which makes it easy to like.

**I was given a copy of this book by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to Random House Children's and Netgalley**

I absolutely adore this middle grade graphic novel series. This second novel is definitely worth a read for anyone young kid who has a fear and how sometimes overcoming that fear makes your stronger.

The ending definitely leaves off that there will be a third book; which I am excited for.

I definitely cannot wait for the publication so I can get my hands on a copy.

Oh and is it ‘trust fall’ or ‘trust catch’…hmm?

Thanks very much to the publisher for the ARC. I loved Ham in the Vampire Hunter, and it was fun to see him again with all of his friends in Monster Hunter. I loved the ending, and I’m looking forward to hopefully seeing Ham Helsing and his motley crew again soon!

The illustrations were good on this book. The story was different. It did refer to the first book, which was sighted. But the story did not seem to flow. There was a bit of humor in the book, which made me laugh out loud. But all in all, I did not understand it. At one point I thought I did, but then I kept reading and didn’t understand, if it was about poisons in a lake. Kids in danger at a camp. Camp counselors who really weren’t camp counselors.
The ending showed the kids survived and over camp their issues, but poisons were still in a lake......

This is the second book in the Ham Helsing middle grade graphic novel series. I don't think you really need to read the first book to understand this book and its plot but the first book is really good as well. In this book we find Ham and friends at a summer camp, with something mysterious in the lake stealing the children. Ham's brother Chad is more mellow in this book, not really into taking revenge and actually ends up helping Ham and the kids. The story is fun and interesting. the art is really good. It's funny, fast-paced, and an adventure.

What a cute graphic novel!

I believe it didnt impact the story too much to only be reading volume 2, as I was able to get a good feel of the characters and general idea from the context and dialog. This is such a cute and funny story and the art is really fantastic! This perfectly fits the middle grade age group as it doesnt read or feel too young but its funny enough and quick witted to be perfect for older kids.