ON THE LOOSE IN LONDON!

Anthropomorphized dog siblings take a trip to London.

Betsy invites her younger brother Bones to join her on her vacation; she can’t wait to see everything—especially Big Ben. A meticulous planner, she carefully comes up with an agenda and marks up her map. Adventurous Bones, however, quickly pulls her off schedule and onto a more impulsive path. Though Bones’ whims take the pair to fun places, he disregards Betsy’s wishes, dragging her into trouble—plunging both of them into the river Thames and setting off alarms when he tries on the crown jewels at the Tower of London. Betsy has finally had enough and marches off in a huff—and finds that she may need her brother after all. Though the resolution feels a bit like a deus ex machina, the real draw is the siblings’ conflict. The characters’ personalities are reflected in the typography throughout, with Betsy’s speech bubbles in a graceful serif font, compared to Bones’ playful, handwriting-inspired sans serif (with narration in a middle-ground, heavily bold font). The characters are cartoonishly drawn and depicted in grayscale against an orange backdrop, with edited photos of London). Page layouts vary from graphic novel–esque panels to double-page set pieces, with easily digestible amounts of text. The result is attractive and visually clear.

A kid-friendly, fantastical bit of tourism.