"Stacking the Shelves" was a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. It seems the blog is gone though, so I will just continue to post a "What's New? post whenever I receive new books.
For Review: Argh! I guess I should begin posting these on Sunday as the UPS guy dropped a package on my doorstep this afternoon and I don't want to wait a week to post.
This is (Not) Enough by Anna Kang. Illustrated by Christopher Weyant. unpaged. Two Lions/ Amazon, March 1, 2022. 9781542018517.
Publisher synopsis: Finding a gift for your best pal isn’t always easy in this fun tale from an award-winning author and illustrator.
Two friends are excited about getting presents for each other. But when they try to find just the right gift, nothing seems good enough. From skywriting to painting to gardens, each thing they try ends up feeling just a little off. How will they ever find that special gift?
With humor and heart, the purple and orange characters from Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner You Are (Not) Small discover that what makes a gift special isn’t necessarily what’s inside the box.
Purchased: I am such a dope! I went to my local BN to pick up the new Spy School GN and intended to use a gift card. Totally forgot when I went to check out!
Spy School: the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs. Illustrated by Anna Sarkar. 300 p. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, February, 2022. 9781665918441.
Publisher synopsis: Can an undercover nerd become a superstar secret agent? The first book in Stuart Gibbs’s New York Times bestselling Spy School series is now a graphic novel!
Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science—but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior CIA academy. Could the CIA really want him?
Actually, no. There’s been a case of mistaken identity—but that doesn’t stop Ben from trying to morph into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be a halfway decent spy…if he can survive all the attempts being made on his life! With action-packed, eye-catching art, join Ben Ripley as he survives his first year at the Academy of Espionage.
Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey. 176 p. Graphix/ Scholastic Inc., December,2020. 9781338732436.
Publisher synopsis:This hilarious first book in Dav Pilkey’s newest series is sure to bring the LOLs (and creative inspiration!) to your young reader. Dog Man favorites Li’l Petey and Molly team up to create Cat Kid Comic Club, where they teach Flippy’s baby frogs how to create comics of their very own. Each short comic is made with a different medium, from photography to Claymation, making this one of Pilkey’s most unique stories yet. Another hysterical and heartwarming graphic novel from one of our favorite authors.
A pioneering new graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series.
In Cat Kid Comic Club, Li'l Petey, Flippy, and Molly introduce twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs to the art of comic making. As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progress, mistakes, and improvements that come with practice and persistence.
Squid Kid and Katydid, Baby Frog Squad, Monster Cheese Sandwich, and Birds Flowers Trees: A Haiku Photo Comic are just some of the mini-comics that are included 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.
Readers of all ages will be inspired to dream up their own stories and unleash their own creativity as they dive into this new graphic novel adventure from Dav Pilkey and his heartfelt, humorous, and amazing cast of characters in the Cat Kid Comic Club.
Not sure how I missed this spin-off, but it looks like fun.
What's in your mailbox this week?
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