Candlewick

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A New Yorker cartoonist makes his children’s book debut with this delightful early reader graphic novel featuring a hapless duck, an anxious cat, and some very hungry crocodiles. What could be better than a boat ride with your best friend on a perfect summer day? Little do Duck and Cat know that the other passengers on board the riverboat include a family of hungry crocodiles. Duck pays them no mind, but Cat knows a threat when he sees one. When dinner gets canceled, the duo must spring into action to make sure they don't end up on the menu instead! This playful early reader comic has irresistible characters and a boatload of visual humor to support emerging readers. With timeless art reminiscent of the great James Marshall, kids will love the slapstick hijinks of Duck and Cat. I Like to Read Comics® are perfect for kids who are challenged by or unengaged in reading, kids who love art, and the growing number of young comics fans. Filled with eye-catching art, humor, and terrific stories, these comics provide unique reading experiences for growing minds. I Like to Read Comics®, like their award-winning I Like to Read® counterpart, are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers. We hope that all new readers will say, “I like to read comics!” A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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Hilarious superhero hijinks meet maker activities for readers to try—like a DIY tickle-torture device of dooooom!—in this second STEM graphic novel starring Maker Girl and Professor Smarts, who fight crime using the superpowers of engineering and science. Maker Girl and Professor Smarts have been captured by supervillain Queen Ka-¢hing! With her power to poof money into existence, she’s gone on an online shopping spree and decked out her evil lair with the hottest supervillain gadgets. But wait! Is that death ray actually just a laser pointer taped to a toaster? Could she have been scammed ? This evil lair needs a major makeover, and Maker Girl and Professor Smarts need to escape! Can they use their powers of making stuff and knowing stuff to convince Queen Ka-¢hing to let them go—in exchange for upgrading her evil lair?

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An easy-to-read delight about a dog who is determined to rollerskate, just like his hero…only he doesn’t know that practice comes first! The irrepressible Pickle is back, and now he wants to emulate his favorite superhero who makes rescues on Roller Skates. But if you’re going to learn to skate, maybe you shouldn’t try it on a big hill! When Pickle finally learns to skate himself, he can’t wait to share what he learns…until he gets the biggest surprise of all. This humorous tale and adorable art will have kids giggling and reading on their own. Comics-lovers can now share the fun with their kids, students, siblings, and younger friends who are learning to read! I Like to Read® Comics are perfect for kids who are challenged by or unengaged in reading, kids who love art, and the growing number of young comics fans. Filled with eye-catching art, humor, and terrific stories, these comics provide unique reading experiences for growing minds. I Like to Read® Comics, like their award-winning I Like to Read® counterpart, are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers. We hope that all new readers will say, “I like to read comics!” A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Nominated to the ALA’s GNCRT Best Graphic Novels for Children List

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Two vampire cat best friends plus a mysterious treasure, what could go wrong in this young graphic novel full of gentle spooky fun. Pumpkin and Beetle are vampire cat best friends who sleep during the day, only eat red foods, and go to school at night! In this adventure, Beetle has found something mysterious . To Pumpkin, this treasure looks like a pile of crumbs. They decide to bury it—and soon their whole town is covered in vines. This plant is hungry! Will they be able to save their town? Will curiosity get the better of these two cats? Pumpkin and Beetle is a delightful graphic novel series for young readers, featuring two vampire cat best friends and their hijinks around their spooky town. Jannie Ho’s adorably cute art is filled with Halloween town worldbuilding. The book also includes a town map and a seed growing activity.

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Rodeo Hawkins and her ragtag gang of interdimensional outlaws may have saved the multiverse… but when a vengeful enemy’s plans spell disaster for this group of unlikely heroes, who’s going to save them? Get ready for more mayhem! In his old life, Sidney was pursued by interdimensional assassins, had “DORK” written on his forehead (twice!), and was magically erased from the memories of his only friend, Walt. But that was before he joined legendary outlaw Rodeo Hawkins as a member of her ragtag gang, The Daughters of Mayhem. Things were starting to look up! Unfortunately, legendary outlaws have a way of making enemies. And Rodeo Hawkins has tons scattered across the multiverse. When an old nemesis locates Walt and uses him as bait, Sidney faces a terrible choice: saving his old best friend who’s forgotten him or helping his new best friends who’ve become his only family. This isn’t Sidney Poblocki’s first rodeo, but it might be his last in this sequel to Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of Mayhem ! A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection