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10 best books like Lucy & Andy Neanderthal (Jeffrey Brown): Mighty Jack, The Cardboard Kingdom, Science Comics: Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean, How Mirka Caught a Fish, The Stone Heart, Dragons Beware!, Caveboy Dave: More Scrawny Than Brawny, Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths, One Trick Pony, The Sand Warrior

Mighty Jack
AuthorBen Hatke
Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever. But then, one day...
The Cardboard Kingdom
AuthorChad Sell
ISBN1524719374
Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary block into cardboard kingdom. This is the summer when sixteen kids encounter knights and rogues, robots and monsters--and their own inner demons--on one last quest before school starts again.

In...
Science Comics: Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean
AuthorMaris Wicks
ISBN1626721459
Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic--dinosaurs, coral reefs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, flying machines, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth...
How Mirka Caught a Fish
AuthorBarry Deutsch
ISBN1419708007

I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first two Mirka/Hereville books. :-(

Partly, the continuity seemed off somehow. Mirka's older sisters don't appear and aren't mentioned, while a younger sister who wasn't in the previous two books is suddenly the driving force for this story. And...
The Stone Heart
AuthorFaith Erin Hicks
ISBN1626721599
Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades when more chaos breaks loose in the Nameless City: deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself.

To complicate...
Dragons Beware!
AuthorJorge Aguirre
ISBN1596438789
Claudette is such a breath of fresh air. She is so much fun and her sidekicks happen to be the best sidekicks ever.

We start out with Claudette and Maria separated by Maria's parents as Claudette is such a bad influence on her. The city is attacked and Claudette's father goes out on his own to retrieve...
Caveboy Dave: More Scrawny Than Brawny
AuthorAaron Reynolds
A new graphic-novel series by New York Times bestselling author Aaron Reynolds!

His grandpa invented fire. His dad invented the wheel. How will Caveboy Dave leave his mark?

Dave Unga-Bunga has always been more scrawny than brawny. This is a major problem when your village expects...
Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths
AuthorGraham Annable
ISBN1626725616
Peter and Ernesto are sloths. Peter and Ernesto are friends. But Peter and Ernesto are nothing alike. Peter loves their tree and never wants to leave, while Ernesto loves the sky and wants to see it from every place on Earth. When Ernesto leaves to have a grand adventure, Peter stays behind and frets. The...
One Trick Pony
AuthorNathan Hale
ISBN1419721283
The aliens have arrived. And they’re hungry for electricity. In the Earth of the future, humans are on the run from an alien force — giant blobs who suck up electrical devices wherever they can find them. Strata and her family are part of a caravan of digital rescuers, hoping to keep the memory of civilization...
The Sand Warrior
AuthorMark Siegel
ISBN1101935863
The Five Worlds are on the brink of extinction unless five ancient and mysterious beacons are lit. When war erupts, three unlikely heroes will discover there's more to themselves and more to their worlds than meets the eye. . .

The clumsiest student at the Sand Dancer Academy, Oona Lee is a fighter...
Into the Woods
AuthorJ. Torres
ISBN1554537118
Bored while visiting his grandmother for the weekend, Rufus, an ordinary ten-year-old boy, ventures into the nearby woods after he spies his young neighbor Penny heading there. A city kid, Rufus quickly loses sight of Penny, but while making his way back to Grammy's, he's drawn to an unusual object...
The Time Museum
AuthorMatthew Loux
ISBN1596438495
The internship program at the Time Museum is a little unusual. For one thing, kids as young as twelve get to apply for these prestigious summer jobs. And as for the applicant pool . . . well, these kids come from all over history.

When Delia finds herself working at the Time Museum, the last thing...
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea
AuthorBen Clanton
ISBN1101918713


if i'm being honest, this doesn't really stand up to my other five star ratings, even my five star ratings specific to other children's picture books.

but sometimes it's just about what you need at a particular time, and this book brought a goofy smile to my face when i really really...
Star Wars: Jedi Academy 4: A New Class
AuthorJarrett J. Krosoczka
Victor Starspeeder is psyched to be starting school at the Jedi Academy. His sister, Christina does not share an enthusiasm for Victor's newfound educational path. She's horrified that her annoying baby brother will be there to cramp her style.
While Victor means well, his excess energy leads...
Gronk Volume 1
AuthorKatie Cook
Gronk is a monster... and not a very good one.

Gronk tells the tale of a young monster who has turned her back on monsterdom (mostly because no one found her scary) and has become fascinated with humans.

She moves in with her human friend Dale and her pets Kitty and Harli, a 160 lb. Newfoundland...
Princeless #1
AuthorJeremy Whitley
ISBN1450768075
READ THIS NOW!

A black princess who fights her own battles and flys on a dragon? Yes, please!

The graphics are very reminiscent of a Cartoon Network special with dialogue that's just as witty. These comics are a godsend for any woman of color who wants to see herself in the role of heroine...
Mr. Pants: It's Go Time!
AuthorScott McCormick
ISBN0803740077
Primary Graphic Novel.
Copyright: 2014
Ages: 6-8
Grades: 1-3

This book is a longer primary graphic novel. It has different chapters that divide the story into sections, so the reader has an easy place to stop. The story and panels are easy to follow, as are the text bubbles. Text...
Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter
AuthorMarcus Sedgwick
ISBN1250159849
Scarlett Hart, orphaned daughter of two legendary monster hunters, is determined to carry on in her parents’ footsteps—even if the Royal Academy for the Pursuit and Eradication of Zoological Eccentricities says she’s too young to fight perilous horrors. But whether it's creepy mummies or...
Mr. Wolf's Class
AuthorAron Nels Steinke
Mr. Wolf has just started teaching at Hazelwood Elementary. He wants the first day of school to go well, but he's got his hands full with his new class. Some of his students include: Margot, who is new in town and is trying to make friends. Sampson, who brought something special to school for show-and-tell....
Hippopotamister
AuthorJohn Patrick Green
ISBN1626722005
The zoo isn't what it used to be. It's run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He's a good...
Star Scouts
AuthorMike Lawrence
Avani is the new kid in town, and she’s not happy about it. Everyone in school thinks she’s weird, especially the girls in her Flower Scouts troop. Is it so weird to think scouting should be about fun and adventure, not about makeovers and boys, boys, boys?

But everything changes when Avani...
Camp Midnight
AuthorSteven T. Seagle
ISBN1632155559
Ben 10 and Big Hero 6 creator Steven T. Seagle returns to comics with New Yorker Magazine cartoonist Jason Adam Katzenstein for a new graphic novel!

Reluctant Skye is accidentally sent to the wrong summer camp. Not wanting to please her "step monster," Skye is dead-set on not fitting in. That...
Bolivar
AuthorSean Rubin
ISBN1684150698
What would you do if your neighbor was a dinosaur?

Going extinct isn't for everyone.

Sybil knows that there is something off about her next door neighbor, but she can't seem to get anyone to believe her. Everyone is so busy going about their days in the busy streets of New York City that...
Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs!
AuthorMike Lowery
ISBN0761187197
Draw your way through the story!

Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! is a lighthearted fantasy where the reader first draws him- or herself into the story, and then continues by following prompts and adding more illustrations and doodles. Set in space, the book invites...
CatStronauts: Mission Moon
AuthorDrew Brockington
ISBN0316307475
CatStronauts, you are needed!
 
When the world is thrust into darkness due to a global energy shortage, the World's Best Scientist comes up with a bold plan to set up a solar power plant on the moon. But someone has to go up there to set it up, and that adventure falls to the CatStronauts, the best...
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