This is the tie in to the Dog Man series, from children’s firm favourite Dav Pilkey, who is also the award-winning author and illustrator of the worldwide bestselling Captain Underpants series which kids will also recognise from film and TV. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Aside from some initial scuffles over who gets to be Vice President of the club (everyone wants to be one), Lil’ Petey and Molly start inspiring their fellow comic makers with ideas, from how to come up with an initial concept (Melvin the Frog’s Dennis the Toothbrush Who Wanted to be a Dinosaur Lawyer, for instance) to giving awards for the weirdest comic (Poppy’s The Cute, Little Fluffy Cloud of Death). His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

downright moving, it's a heartfelt celebration of coming into one's own as an artist, with all its frustrations and joys.The kaleidoscope of art styles, paired with Pilkey's trademark storytelling and humor, fosters creativity, collaboration, independence, and empathy. The Cat Kid Comic Club is deep in discovery in the newest graphic novel in the hilarious and heartwarming worldwide bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man.

Will Naomi and Melvin keep up their antics, or will they finally decide to straighten up and fly right? As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progress, mistakes, and improvements that come with practice and persistence. It was followed by Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, also a USA Today bestseller. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy. Cat Kid Comic Club is the fantastic new colour graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey, author of The Adventures of Captain Underpants and Dog Man.

The heroic hound with a real nose for justice now has a furry feline sidekick, and together they have a mystery to sniff out! I'd say it probably skews more towards the younger fans - my older son of 10 loves dog man, but very quickly lost interest in cat kid. Squid Kid and Katydid, Baby Frog Squad, Gorilla Cheese Sandwich, and Birds Flowers Tree: 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 humour and drama, prose and poetry, illustrated in different media.

As well as a hilarious and very silly story about the antics of the baby frogs, readers will learn about the practice, mistakes and persistence required to make a comic. When a new kitty sitter arrives and a glamorous movie starlet goes missing, it’s up to Dog Man and Cat Kid to save the day! The kaleidoscope of art styles, paired with Pilkey’s trademark storytelling and humour, fosters creativity, collaboration, independence, and empathy. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books – the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. 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.

Having had a quick look through it myself, I'd say from an adult perspective there seemed to be a bit more value and story in the dog man books than there appeared to be in this. Fans of Dog Man will love this spin-off by Dan Pilkey, starring some of the best characters from the Dog Man series! This new series, starring Dog Man characters L’il Petey, Flippy and Molly, shows kids how to make their very own comics. Joined by friends Flippy and Molly, the trio tries to teach 21 baby frogs to create comics using their own strengths and talents. Perfect for existing fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants as well as those new to Dav Pilkey’s accessible and zany stories, Cat Kid Comic Club is something new again – a friendship story with a passion for comics at its core.

For more hilarity and heart, dive into the newest graphic novel in the Dog Man series: Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea .

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.