Strange but True is a great and educational book which proposes possible solutions to several fascinating unsolved mysteries. I absolutely love the gorgeous full-colour artwork and all the interesting facts.

This is such a unique and pretty read! Writer Kathryn Hulick and artist Gordy Wright take you on a tour of some of the world’s most popular and enduring mysteries. The strange phenomena include zombies, haunted houses, aliens, the lost city of Atlantis and sea monsters like the Kraken. The book encourages readers to use science and critical thinking to figure out possible explanations for unusual phenomena. For instance, cases of alien abduction may be caused by sleep paralysis or false memories while frolicking otters and logs can explain sightings of lake monsters.

The book is filled with easy-to-read and fascinating information. Each short chapter is broken up into helpfully labelled subsections. I also like that Hulick sums up the most important points in brief sentences next to the paragraphs. This is a great primer to introduce young readers to these interesting mysteries. However, I wish that certain chapters gave a little more specific information on the stories. I also wish that some of the information was a bit better organized.

This book is so gorgeously put together! I love the cool fonts and how perfectly the illustrations are integrated into the page layout. Wright’s haunting artwork is gorgeous and eye-catching. I would purchase this book just for the softly coloured and detailed artwork!

Strange but True is a well-designed and entertaining read with beautiful illustrations. This book will be perfect for curious middle-grade readers who like mysteries and science. However, it will also be a great addition to any adult’s library because of the lovely artwork and interesting stories.



👽👽👽👽 aliens out of 5!

This book was actually pretty damn fun, fascinating, and perfect for an inquisitive younger reader. 🏫

It is broken up into the following ten stories...

-- AN ENCOUNTER WITH ALIENS 👽
-- THE HAUNTED MANSION (my fave) 👻
-- THE SEARCH FOR LOST WORLDS 🏰
-- THE STAR OF DEEP BEGINNING 🌟
-- WHEN THE DEAD RETURN 💃
-- AMAZING POWERS OF THE MIND 👵
-- THE SECRETS OF AN ANCIENT TOMB 🏯
-- LOST AT SEA 🚢
-- THE MYSTERY OF DEAD MOUNT AIN 💀
-- MONSTERS OF THE DEEP 🌊

It is visually a pleasure to look through with colorful graphics and interesting fonts. 🎨 Each story (from around the world) has a summary of events, facts, history, and what really may have been at play. 🌌 The stories are short and easy to read and not bogged down with details that would make a young reader's interest wane. 👍 I can see this book being perfect for any elementary school-aged child who loves mysterious stories and science. 🎒

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley!

My two kids and I LOVED this book. I'm a sucker for mysteries and strange crap msyelf... but this was brilliant for young readers!

I loved both the concept and the execution of this book. It's a fascinating and very well presented look at various strange phenomena - alien abductions, ghosts, zombies, monsters of various kinds, the lost city of Atlantis, telepathy and telekinesis (Uri Geller included - remember him?), and so on, over ten chapters. The evidence for and against is presented and analysed in an interesting, straightforward and kid-friendly way, encouraging readers to use a scientific approach, with the delightful illustrations adding a great deal of value.

These apparently unexplainable (or are they?) mysteries exert an enduring fascination for both children and adults, and the book would make a great addition to many libraries and home bookshelves, encouraging a balanced, questioning and critical approach. I'll definitely be sharing it with my daughter.

If you have a kid around 9-13 that is interested in the macabre or unexplained this is a great book for them. It does a really good job giving all the details into lots of popular modern myths and legends. The illustrations fit the tone well as well.