The perfect present for DOG MAN fans – starring some
of your favourite characters from the series!
Welcome to the Cat Kid Comic Club, where Li'l
Petey (LP), 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, 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 including
acrylics,
pastels,
coloured 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
pioneering graphic novel adventure from Dav Pilkey and his heartfelt,
humorous, and amazing cast of characters in the Cat Kid
Comic Club. For fans of DRAW WITH ROB BIDDULPH
Author Biography
When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so
disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day.
Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway
creating his own original comic books – the very first adventures of Dog Man
and Captain Underpants.
In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, World War Won. 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.
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the USA Today bestseller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future and Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, both USA Today bestsellers. The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids.
His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted. Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.
