Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing the ARC.

This graphic novel has all the ingredients for a great story for kids, to teach them about loss.

🥧fast read
🍰beautiful illustrations
🧁important story/message
🍩emotional
🎂MAGICAL BAKING

This was so adorable! I love the magic system, baking emotions into desserts? So cute.

The plot is engaging and really fun. The characters are so cute and likable, the FMC especially is so sweet and I loved the main friendship.

I love graphic novels but I find that the pacing can be off in most of them but I felt it was perfect here. This is one of the first times I've felt fully immersed in a GN, the story had a great flow.

The art is absolutely gorgeous. It really conveys the emotions of the characters and it's just so warm and sweet.

I love the way this graphic novel dealt with grief, the way it showed how both Emily and her mom were experiencing it and found it difficult to help each other until they opened up. This would actually be a great resource to help kids deal with their own grief.

I loved the addition of recipes throughout!

Crumble was such a cute, and wholesomely drawn graphic novel!! I seriously commend the author for tackling such a serious topic regarding grief and bad coping mechanisms in a way that younger readers and even older people can relate to and understand. I loved everything about it and wished it were longer. My only concern and something I was confused about is Emily and Dae are both younger kids apparently, so what the heck does Dae even know about "gender nonconformism"? I cringed the whole time about this part and the other little ideas this book tried to implant within it.

"Crumble" follows the story of a young girl, Emily, who can bake her feelings into cookies, cupcakes and such. When people eat her wonderful bakes, they experience the emotions she baked, such as calmness, relief, and bravery. Everything is going great for Emily, until one day she suffers a tragic loss. Emily is warned that baking with negative feelings will come at a cost, but when the only thing that makes her feel betters is making crumble day in and day out, what will the consequences be?

I thought this graphic novel explored grief and emotional trauma in a way easy for kids to understand. It could definitely be helpful to a young child going through loss and the stages of grief. I loved the artwork and think it would be very appealing to the target audience(kids). It was bright and colorful, and the characters were cartoony and didn't have too many details to overwhelm young minds. I also really loved the inclusion of a non-binary character(Emily's best friend Dae). This graphic novel showed that even adults struggle with loss too and I think that's important for kids to understand.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Algonquin Young Readers for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review. 5/5 stars, recommended for kids/middle grade audience

Thank you, NetGalley for an advanced ARC of this graphic novel

This was a fast read dealing with the tough subject of heartache and loss, done in a lovely way with artwork that's colourful and whimsy-looking, dealing with this subject in a way that children can digest healthily (so want to learn ur child at a young age of loss and acceptance then this will be a good choice)

I didn't expect to have so many feelings about this MG graphic novel! Crumble is about a young girl and her family that has the power to bake emotions into their desserts. It was adorable and whimsical, but also incredibly sad. This book does deal heavily with grief, but it handles it really well.

I loved the magic that was worked into this world, and the inclusion of a gender non-conforming character. I would definitely recommend this one to anyone looking for a bittersweet graphic novel with lots of baking fun. Thanks to NetGalley, Meredith McClaren, and Algonquin Young Readers for the chance to read and review! My opinions are my own.

I wasn’t expecting to cry over this book, but it was so beautiful. It talks about loss, and how to deal with it. I loved the little recipes it showed and how to make them. The friendship and the support. I would recommend others to read this book.

dang, right in the feels with aunt gina - my daughter likes graphic novels and i like to read them with her. figured this would be a good one, ended up enjoying it but also a heavy topic

This was absolutely adorable, and definitely a title that I will be handselling. I adored the concept of baking different foods and each one having a different emotional effect on the eater. I loved the discussion of grief and the inability to move on.

Excellent, heartwarming graphic novel that tenderly deals with tough situations. Illustrations are beautiful and characters feel so real. I’d highly recommend to kids and adults alike!