First Day of Groot!

by Brendan Deneen (Author) Cale Atkinson (Illustrator)

Just like the rest of us, Groot's learning that there's a first time (and a first day!) for everything. Follow Rocket and Groot as they set off across the galaxy learning new lessons, developing new skills, and making new memories with friends along the way.

You'll find adventure at every turn. Now, come on, quick-it's time to learn! Just like the rest of us, Groot's learning that there's a first time (and a first day!) for everything. Follow Rocket and Groot as they set off across the galaxy learning new lessons, developing new skills, and making new memories with friends along the way. With so many new experiences on the horizon, Groot's sure to have a first day rooted in spectacular fun, heroics, and everything in between. Don't be late for this thrilling adventure with the mightiest heroes from Earth and beyond!

Told in rhyme and accompanied by colorful and action-packed illustrations, First Day of Groot! is the perfect story to help little learners get excited about first-time experiences.

Select format:
Hardcover
$12.99

Kirkus Reviews

A back-to-school book solely for Marvel fans. 

Publishers Weekly

In this marginal story by the creators of Night Night, Groot, a young Groot, the extraterrestrial, treelike member of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, takes off on an educational adventure with his buddy Rocket Raccoon. Deneen's clunky verse accompanies an image of the duo at the breakfast table ("Breakfast is the greatest/ meal of the day./ It gives you the strength/ to run and play") before they embark on a trip across the galaxy, during which Groot gets fleeting, vague lessons in sharing, counting, and working together to defeat villains who appear suddenly. Full-bleed, vividly hued cartoons by Atkinson feature a hodgepodge of Marvel superheroes and villains whom kids in the target audience may not know, but Groot fans know what they're in for. Ages 3-5. (July)

Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
Brendan Deneen
Brendan Deneen is the award-winning author of Night Night, Groot, as well as the all-ages graphic novels Flash Gordon: The Mercy Wars and The Island of Misfit Toys. He is the father of two young daughters, who also love to explore the cosmos with their dad (or sometimes just the backyard)!

Cale Atkinson is an author and illustrator whose titles include Explorers of the Wild, To the Sea, Off & Away, Sir Simon: Super Scarer, and more. When he's not helping the Avengers defend the Earth or adventuring with Rocket and Groot, he can be found with his family in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781368000697
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Marvel Press
Publication date
July 20, 2019
Series
Rocket and Groot Picture Book
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV071000 - Juvenile Fiction | Superheroes
Library of Congress categories
-

Subscribe to our delicious e-newsletter!