This is an adorable chapter book that tells about Ramón and El Cucuy. This time, it is told from the POV of El Cucuy, the adorable monster who wants nothing more than a family and love when he is sent to scare Ramón, a young buy who just moved to Seattle from Albuquerque. The two strike an unlikely friendship and realize there is more than just fear to life.

This is an adorable book. While it is the length of a transitional chapter book, the vocabulary and sentence structure are much more advanced than a typical transitional chapter book. In some ways this is great but it may make the book a harder sell to my younger kiddos that are more likely to enjoy this story. I still want to add it to my library and think it is a great fit for elementary school libraries.

Thank you to Net Galley, Abrams Kids, and Amulet Books for the DRC. All opinions are my own.