Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC preview to read and review.

As a parent of 2 young adults, I still enjoy reviewing children's books to see the directions children's literature is going. I have to be honest, I requested this ARC because it was about corgi dogs!

This is a graphic novel by a former Disney illustrator, and it is a compilation of 6 of his prior books in a single edition. The illustrations are all black and white, done as line drawings. Each of the stories has a written single page intro, otherwise the book is completely wordless. There is an appendix at the end naming and describing all characters, as well as a map of Korgi Hollow. I REALLY wish the publisher had included this in the beginning of the book.

I searched for the target reader age and found 9-12 on Amazon. I would say that is about right, but ONLY if your child is not scared at all by lots of monsters and violent scenes. Some examples: boiling a corgi dog in a vat; eyes popping out of monsters; monsters sneaking into a home through a tiny crack and making their way through the inside; corgi dogs being caught in a trap en masse looking pitiful and helpless; wings shot off the fairy girl as she flies with a corgi; corgis and girl being caught in a hole in the ground designed to trap them; corgis being captured and kept in cages; skeleton and many ugly creatures eating corgi's. Big scary monsters eating all kinds of other creatures. It is literally non-stop violence with realistic and scary creatures drawn on the page. This is NOT a book for most children who love dogs, and certainly not for younger children.

I didn't really follow much of a discernable plot, and found the lack of color dreary. I get that I'm not the target audience, but this is not a book I would buy or recommend for any young readers, and I'm a fanatical reader. 2-stars for artistic ability and corgi-centric book. I wish the author had been able to create at least one book that was lighter and happier: his illustrations of corgis coming out of clouds and being ridden were delightful. 2-stars.

The illustrations are impeccable in this graphic novel. For my reading taste I would have enjoyed dialogue or the storyline written throughout the book verses just at the beginning of each section, but I appreciate how it was done just the same. Even though the story isn't written throughout it is easy to understand the story from the beginning prose and the illustrations.

I had read most of the Korgi books before picking up this compilation, but when I saw it and realized that the series had actually ended, I thought what better way to experience it than to start from the beginning. The fact that this is a book told without (mainly) words makes it something easy to burn through if you are re-reading some or all of it. The artwork is lovely, reminding me a lot of Mercer Mayer in the way that the creatures are depicted.

The story moves along quickly, and is pretty easy to follow. There were a few spots where I scratched my head, but the introduction to each volume set the stage enough that you could figure things out quickly if you got lost. And the whole story wraps up nicely, making the connection back to our world.

I also appreciated that this book pulled in the collection of stories, so you really are getting the whole package in a single volume. Even though it's a visual story, it's not something I'd give to a young child to thumb through. This is more mature and for later on when some of the more gruesome details won't be as icky.

I like the main characters, and while the bad guys are definitely bad, they have an interesting back story and, in the case of the alien, are pretty neat to look at.

Oh, and the thing I liked best? The character summaries at the end of the book, because they helped me to understand who was who in the zoo.

Adorable artwork with a fun story and lovable characters. Very quick read as there is absolutely no text in the comic other than a short intro page for each chapter. Hence, I can't say much on the writing style or its quality.

The focus was very heavily on Ivy and Sprout, and besides them, I couldn't characterise character other than by their archetype (evil twins, bad guys underlings,kind wizard...)

Still, a nice quick read and I can imagine people enjoying it for the wonderful art alone!

Thank you #NetGalley, IDW Publishing, Top Shelf Productions, and Christian Slade for an advanced readers copy of Korgi: The Complete Tale in exchange for an honest review

A charming, cozy, and just-the-right-amount-ofscary line-drawn world brought to life in a series of wordless stories featuring - what else -corgis. The illustrations feel very Maurice Sendak-inspired (particularly his early works) both in style and content, with a dash of Arthur Ransome's whimsy and delicate linework. World-wise, I would nestle this on my shelf alongside Jeff Smith's "Bone" and Wendy Pini's "Elfquest" - both fantastic classics if you haven't yet had the pleasure of discovering them. Although Korgi doesn't (yet) have the story depth and breadth that both of those classics boast, I could absolutely see it ending up in that place if it were to continue and become a true epic over many volumes. Highly recommended.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this eARC.

First, thank you to Top Shelf Productions and NetGalley for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. Second, OMG it is like this story was made for me. A whole graphic novel about Corgis?? You couldn’t sign me up faster. The art was exquisite. The detail is something you don’t see often in graphic novels anymore. The world building was astounding and so well done. Truly, no words were needed to convey the different adventures of Sprout and Ivy. My only qualm is that I didn’t discover this sooner. I will be buying a physical copy for my collection when this comes out in May!

This is so adorable. I love a good girl and her puppy adventure and this definitely meets that. Super cute for the kiddos, and the artwork is stunning.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book before publication.

This was unbelievably adorable. At first I wasn’t sure about what is essentially a Silent Book, meaning there are no words to move the story along. However, the artwork is so detailed and easily followed that there is no need for words (a statement that I never thought I’d make).

I love the relationship between the Korgis and their people. It’s so sweet and you can see how their society works in every frame. I like that we follow Korgi duo throughout the book, it makes it easier to follow the story lines. The evil characters were very interesting. We get their backstory and it’s kind of terrifying. And there’s a random alien who crash landed on the planet. I kept forgetting about the alien until he’d show up again. When the alien is on the page, it doesn’t feel jarring. In this world, anything seems possible, so I just laugh when he comes on the page.

This is a gorgeous book with awesome story lines and a great message.

Thank you IDW Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for my honest review.

This was an enjoyable but at times disturbing collection of stories. Save for the introductions, no words are used. That made this a fast and easy read. The artwork are beautiful black and white drawings. What I mean with disturbing is that there were parts/drawings in each story, that could have come straight from my worst nightmares. Really nightmarish creatures I’m not sure are suitable for children. But for the most part, the stories are fun and cute and adventurous. Somewhat strange too and lots of unexpected things happen. I enjoyed reading these stories but I’m not the biggest fan of the wordless graphic novel and like I said before, I don’t feel like all of the content is suitable for children, especially for reading before bed.

This has really gorgeous artwork and meticulously created worldbuilding and storylines. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Ivy and Sprout’s adventures and mishaps. I received an eARC, so this probably won’t be as much of an issue with the physical copy, but the character introductions were located at the very end, and I would have loved to read those first for more context. That’s my only complaint.

Also, this is not for the little littles…the villains would be scary to them.

All in all, I absolutely loved looking at all of the beautiful pictures, and it’s a great story!

Thank you to NetGalley, IDW Publishing and Top Shelf Productions for gifting me an advance copy.. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Korgi: The Complete Tale is a brilliant and hilarious graphic novel for kids/ preteens. This book contains 5 fun tales and a handful of short stories, which was a good length and held our interest. The stories are graphics only, but no words are needed because the art is amazing!

The stories follow Ivy and her Corgi pup, Sprout, as they go on the adventures of a lifetime. Each one is so different, yet they all tie together in the end.

I read this with my kids aged 7, 9, and 11, and it was a huge hit. As a proud family of our own magical fire breathing (albeit fire comes out the other end) Korgi, Zumi, we had so much fun reading the Korgi stories.

We are a family of readers. We cherish books. Typically, we use the library or just buy one copy of a book and all read it, yet there are a handful of books that I purchase for each kid and put away for them when they are older (think Shel Silverstein, The Little Prince, LoTR etc).. the books that will stay with them for a lifetime. I've already ordered one and I have a feeling we'll have two more en route soon enough!

Thank you #NetGalley, IDW Publishing, Top Shelf Productions, and Christian Slade for an advanced readers copy of Korgi: The Complete Tale in exchange for an honest review. Can't wait to see this magical book in print form. It was so fun to watch my kids' eyes light up while reading about Ivy and Sprout's adventures!

This is just such a sweet, fun read! It’s a light hearted story that will put a smile on your face. Even though this book has no words I think it’s a book that people of all ages will love to read.