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Cat Kid Comic Club

Cat Kid Comic Club
4.0
A pioneering new graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series. Naomi, Melvin, Pedro, and Poppy are just a few of the twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs who share their stories in the Cat Kid Comic Club. Can Li'l Petey, Molly, and Flippy help the students express themselves through comics? The adventures in class and on paper unwind with mishaps and hilarity as the creative baby frogs experience the mistakes and progress that come with practice and persistence. "Squid Kid and Katydid," "Baby Frog Squad," "Monster Cheese Sandwich," "Birds Flowers Trees: A Haiku Photo Comic," and other mini-comics are featured as stories-within-the-story, each done in a different style, utilizing humor and drama, prose and poetry, illustrated in different media including acrylics, pastels, colored pencils, felt-tip markers, clay, hand-made cardboard sculptures, photographs, pipe cleaners, construction paper collages, and cookies. This heartfelt, humorous, and thoughtful graphic novel by award-winning author and artist Dav Pilkey will have readers of all ages laughing and motivated to unleash their own creativity. Read more

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A.I. GENERATED REVIEW
4.0
Dav Pilkey’s series opener is an energetic celebration of making comics, sharing ideas, and learning through creative trial and error. Its humor, expressive art, and mix of narrative pages with childlike comics make it inviting for developing readers and especially attractive to children who enjoy drawing or feel intimidated by traditional novels. Beneath the silliness, it encourages cooperation, persistence, and respect for different artistic voices. The main limitation is its deliberately chaotic presentation: younger readers may need help tracking the many characters, formats, and quick shifts in tone.