J. D. Peabody

The Hunt for the Kraken

Children & Youth

“How fun to reimagine the classic concept of readers choosing their own adventures! Kathryn Butler pays homage to this fine tradition, even casting the narration in the second person as the originals did. The creative mind behind The Dream Keeper Saga comes through in spades with the first installment of this series. Parents will smile as they’re taken back to their own childhood reading, and kids will be thrilled by the amount of agency the book offers. But there’s a twist: These stories aim to do more than put young readers in the driver’s seat. With Scripture verses at every turn to provide guiding light, The Hunt for the Kraken not only shows the consequences of our choices; it reminds us that the grace of Christ outsizes all our decisions and that even our best needs mercy. A book that can help children take that message to heart is definitely one worth choosing, every time.”