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Fitz and Cleo are siblings by chance, but best friends by choice. Oh, and they also happen to be ghosts.
Join Cleo, a happy-go-lucky kind of gal, and Fitz, her science-minded brother, as they laugh their way through eleven gut-busting stories, including exploring the beach with a new friend, playing baseball, and gazing at the stars.
Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox, the dynamo team responsible for our favorite doomsday-prone Llama, team up again for a silly and heartwarming graphic novel that is perfect for newly independent readers and comics enthusiasts. The book highlights just how bright the world can be when you mix a little fun with some great friends.
K-Gr 3--Ghosts Fitz and Cleo aren't just brother and sister; they're best friends, too. When they're startled by a mysterious "THUMP!" from the attic, they discover a cat, whom Cleo dubs "Mr. Boo." The siblings discuss the best and worst things about cats: They're cute! They're cuddly! They like to sleep on top of Fitz's head! Fitz and Cleo then visit the beach, eat ice cream, and fly paper airplanes, all while bonding--and building readers' hopes for future sequels. Most pages feature delineated panels with clear narrative flow from one to the next. The adorable chibi character art is engaging. Stutzman and Fox's pivot from picture books to graphic novels is a perfect expansion of their growing body of collaborative work. Though the characterizations play into gender stereotypes (Fitz is smart and nerdy and wears a baseball cap; Cleo wears a bow and squeals over how adorable Mr. Boo is), the story doesn't suffer for it and should prove very popular. VERDICT This new duo will float off shelves, and fans of Ben Clanton's "Narwhal and Jelly," Mo Willems's "Elephant and Piggie," Bob Shea's "Ballet Cat," and Salina Yoon's "Duck, Duck, Porcupine" will be delighted.--Abby Bussen, Muskego P.L., WI
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Publishers Weekly
Married creative team Stutzman and Fox (Llama Destroys the World) expand into early readers with this bighearted graphic novel, a collection about the exploits of two ghost siblings. In 11 short chapters, best buds Fitz and Cleo bravely explore the strange noises coming from behind the attic door, face off in a brain-freeze-inducing ice cream contest, stargaze, and generally have each other's backs. Enacting believable sibling dynamics, the duo prove clear opposites, as represented by their interactions with kitty Mister Boo, whom they try to teach the rules of baseball play. Cutesy Cleo, a purple bow atop her head, expresses herself effusively, visually exuding pink hearts upon meeting the gray kitty; know-it-all Fitz, meanwhile, sporting a baseball cap and spectacles, tries to strap the feline to a rocket in the name of "science." Uncluttered digital line drawings by Fox focus all the attention on Fitz and Cleo, whose simple facial features speak volumes. Dialogue-driven, with plenty of wordplay courtesy of Stutzman, this spirited series debut abounds with heart. Ages 6-9. (May)
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Jonathan Stutzman is an award-winning filmmaker and a picture book author. He is the author of Llama Destroys the World, Don't Feed the Coos, Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse and the Tiny T-Rex series. He received his masters at Temple University for Film & Digital Media. He lives in Lititz, Pennsylvania with his wife, the illustrator Heather Fox.
Heather Fox is an illustrator and graphic designer, creating art in pen and ink, digital, and gouache. She is the illustrator of Llama Destroys the World, Don't Feed the Coos and Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse. Her art is filled with large quantities of quirk and dashes of whimsy, and she is very passionate about illustrating children's books and traveling the world. She lives in Lititz, Pennsylvania, with her husband, the writer Jonathan Stutzman.
