Jellaby, Volume 1

Jellaby, Volume 1 by Kean Soo. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781423103035.

Quiet, brilliant Portia has just moved to a new neighborhood with her mom. Adjusting to life without a father is hard enough, but school is boring and her classmates are standoffish -- and even Portias mom is strangely distant. But things start looking up when Portia mounts a late-night excursion into the woods behind her house and discovers a shy, sweet-natured purple monster. Life with Jellaby is a lot more exciting, but Portias purple friend has secrets of his own; secrets that may even lead to the mystery of Portias fathers disappearance!