The children’s picture book Beetle and Bug and the Grissel Hunt by Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura is an interesting read, but not always in a good way. The story is told in a AA, BB rhyme scheme, about the main characters “Beetle” and “Bug,” who try to find a mysterious “Grissel,” a creature that has apparently never been seen, however they have a very specific description of what it looks like. They go to the ocean and up into space via their magic rug, finding strange and interesting creatures, but never the prized “Grissel.” The fun rhyme scheme is easy to digest and the illustrations are always eye catching. On the other hand the flow of the text simply can not redeem the disaster of the plot, and while the art style is unique it sometimes seems disconnected from the text with random everyday items just thrown in throughout the book. This fiction book takes full advantage of it’s classification, giving us a potentially interesting journey to go on looking for this elusive creature. However, halfway through it seems to drop any semblance of a plot, leaving us with no resolution in the end. The illustrations arenimaginative, but like the convoluted plot, the closer you look the less enchanting they become. Primary readers might enjoy the innovativeness of the creatures and the setting, but as they mature it will surely wain on them.