Sweet and Sour
Sweet and Sour is a dill-ightfully silly and heartfelt picture book about two rival pickles fermenting their way to friendship.
Sweet and Sour are in a serious pickle. Opposites in almost every way, they are next-door neighbors who just can’t seem to get along. As competition between them ramps up, it may be that their backyard battles will consume them. Or can these persnickety personalities find something better to do with all their misspent energy?
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Pages: 40 (Hardcover Picture Book)
ISBN 9780374391447
AGE RANGE: 4 - 8 years / Kindergarten - 3
“[A] humorous story about opposites discovering commonalities and becoming friends . . . The colorful illustrations are lively; the unconventional protagonists are engaging, their body language and exaggerated expressions speaking volumes. Readers definitely won’t sour on this sweet friendship tale.” —Kirkus Reviews
Epic Roller Coaster Ride! (Shark and Bot 4)
Shark and Bot are going to the GLO-NUTS WORLD theme park and they are pretty sure it’s going to be the BEST DAY EVER. They plan to:
• Meet all six of the Glo-Nuts.
• Get their ultra-limited-edition glow-in-the-dark Glo-Nuts Epic Fun Super Patch.
• Ride the fastest, scariest doughnut shaped rollercoaster ever built—DOUGHNUT MOUNTAIN! The only catch? Bot’s little sister has to come along! Can Shark and Bot still have the most epic day ever?
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Pages: 96 (Hardcover Graphic Novel)
ISBN 9780593485378
AGE RANGE: 5 - 8 years / Kindergarten - 3
Zombie Doughnut Attack!
(Shark and Bot 3)
Shark and Bot have proven that together, best friends can handle anything. They made peace on the playground! They braved sleepaway camp! But nothing prepared this duo for what they find in the hallways of school:
They’re sweet… Sometimes sticky… And the sugar level is no joke….
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Pages: 96 (Hardcover/Paperback Graphic Novel)
ISBN 9780593485347
AGE RANGE: 5 - 8 years / Kindergarten - 3
Sleepaway Champs
(Shark and Bot 2)
It’s Summer vacation and Shark and Bot have a new adventure– at sleepaway camp! Shark (always a nervous nelly!) quickly starts feeling homesick. Can he make it through the week? Will Bot short circuit at the lake? Find out in this hilarious new installment.
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Pages: 96 (Hardcover/Paperback Graphic Novel)
ISBN 9780593173381
AGE RANGE: 5 - 8 years / Kindergarten - 3
“Yanish’s second graphic novel for new-to–chapter-books readers is even more fun than the series opener. The unlikely duo of Shark and Bot (with Batty the wombat in tow) inhabits large, colorful panels full of fourth-wall–breaking humor and wombat facts. Age-appropriate, deadpan shark—er, snark at its best.” (Graphic fiction. 6-9)
Shark and Bot
A shark and a robot are unlikely friends. But in this hilarious young graphic novel series, what makes you different makes for an EPIC friendship.
It might not seem like Shark and Bot have much in common. Shark has some very sharp teeth and Bot has a saw for an arm. Who would have thought these two could become best friends? They can't even shake hands! But friendship is surprisingly easy when you are both a little awkward, love comics, and want to have some fun. But not everyone is so friendly. What will these new pals do when some meanies don't want to share the playground?
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Pages: 96 (Hardcover/Paperback Graphic Novel)
ISBN 9780593643938
5 - 8 years / Kindergarten - 3
“Yanish kicks off this new graphic-novel series aimed at chapter-book readers with an enjoyable mix of goofiness and metafiction.” — Kirkus
“Wackadoo humor… Accessible and energetic…. Shove Shark and Bot into the bottomless pit that is the elementary schooler’s appetite for funny graphic novel chapter books.” — School Library Journal
Pirate Chicken: All Hens on Deck
This whimsical, funky book turns the traditional idea of piracy on its head, showing that lady pirates,especially lady chicken pirates, can be just a fierce and sea-worthy as their male (or human) counterparts.
Written by Brian Yanish
Illustrated by Jess Pauwels
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Pages: 32 (Hardcover Picture Book)
ISBN-10 : 1492665207
ISBN-13 : 978-1492665205
Ages 4+
"This band of merry swashclucklers shows that a sense of curiosity and willingness to learn cangive you the tools you need to conquer any situation. Even mutiny."
- Kirkus Reviews (full review here)
"It’s an amusing spoof with an unstoppable feathered force at its center, and high-spirited cartoons by Pauwels (Whobert Whover, Owl Detective) offer all the requisite visual nudges for it—her chickens look quite dashing in their pirate gear." - Publishers Weekly (full review)
ScrapKins: Junk Re-Thunk
Amazing Creations You Can Make from Junk!
Welcome to Scrap City, home to an inventive tribe of creatures called ScrapKins. Using materials that people throw away (milk cartons, cereal boxes and cardboard tubes) these creatures make new things that are useful and fun. 80 full-color pages of comics, puzzles, and illustrated instructions for 24 recycled-art projects kids can create using basic junk found in every home.
Publisher: Crackle Press /Christy Ottaviano Books
Pages: 100 (Paperback Activity Book)
ISBN-10 : 0578860449
ISBN-13 : 978-0578860442
Ages 6–10
"A great STEAM-focused craft book for at-home rainy day fun." – Kathryn Diman, Bass Harbor Memorial Library, Bernard, ME
School Library Journal Gr 3-5
"Yanish’s enthusiasm and the book’s eye-catching format offer abundant crafty inspiration." - Publishers Weekly
What can you make from all that junk you throw away? Join The ScrapKins, a toothsome monster tribe who live in a recycling center, as they give step by step instructions to turn toilet paper tubes and milk cartons into pirate ships, bird feeders and more! Share a project with your kids with true DIY fun at home!
Publisher: Crackle Press
Pages: 32 (Black & White)
Paperback Activity Book
ISBN-10 : 0615438946
ISBN-13 : 978-0615438948
Ages 6–10