Johnny Boo and the Mean Little Boy (Johnny Boo #4)
by James Kochalka (Author)
James Kochalka's beloved, all-ages series continues with another goofy romp!
When Johnny Boo announces a play date with his quiet new friend Rocky the Rock, trusty sidekick Squiggle is left to find a new friend of his own. How about this nice fellow named the Mean Little Boy? He sure is fond of his butterfly net, and he's got a great game to play with Squiggle... but, wait a minute, maybe the Mean Little Boy isn't actually so nice! It's up to Johnny Boo and Squiggle to find a way out of this pickle.
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Kirkus Review - Children
Kochalka's simple line drawings and bright crayon colors stand out in this sweet, silly graphic novel. Children will easily identify with Johnny Boo's sense of fun.
Publishers Weekly
Johnny Boo is a happy little ghost, and his sidekick friend, Squiggle, returns in his fourth adventure. Squiggle just wants to spend the day playing with him. However, Johnny Boo insists he's playing with another friend (that he makes up), to avoid spending the day with Squiggle. From this simple setup, lessons on friendship and truth telling are learned, as Boo and Squiggle encounter a new friend who isn't so friendly. Kochalka's clearly placed panels, simple illustrations with bright bold colors, and large speech balloons are packaged nicely into short and readable chapters, perfect for beginning readers. The story is made complete with a photo of Kochalka's drawing hand at the end of the book, which many readers will find amusing. Ages 6-10. (June) Copyright 2010 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.
Review quotes
"Fun for kids of all ages. It's AWESOME! —DJ Lance Rock, host of Nick Jr's Yo Gabba Gabba! "A perfectly silly early chapter-book graphic novel for kids new to reading on their own... totally funny and appealing." —Youth Services Book Review Kochalka's simple line drawings and bright crayon colors stand out in this sweet, silly graphic novel. Children will easily identify with Johnny Boo's sense of fun. —Booklist A playfully wacky, colorful graphic novel... Highly recommended. —Children's Bookwatch "Quirky, cute, imaginative, and endlessly re-readable." —GeekDad A great series for young readers with its easy-to-follow panels and big word balloons. —Good Comics for Kids, School Library Journal
James Kochalka
JAMES KOCHALKA is, without question, one of the most unique and prolific alternative cartoonists working in America today. His comics have been published internationally by almost every alternative comics publisher; he's recorded several music albums under the name James Kochalka Superstar (making him a favorite at college radio stations across the country); and he's developed animated cartoons for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Hangover. He is the first official Cartoonist Laureate of the state of Vermont, appointed in 2011. Among his best known works are the Monkey vs Robot series, the beloved children's series Johnny Boo, Dragon Puncher, and Glorkian Warrior, and his magnum opus, the 14-year span of daily diary comics known as American Elf.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781603090599
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Publication date
October 20, 2010
Series
Johnny Boo
BISAC categories
JUV008000 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
United States
Ghosts
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
United States
Ghosts
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
