Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The Bailey School Kids Graphic Novels #1)

by Marcia Thornton Jones (Author) Pearl Low (Illustrator)

Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The Bailey School Kids Graphic Novels #1)
Mrs. Jeepers may -- or may not -- be a vampire in this funny and spooky series from Graphix Chapters.The third graders at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different -- to say the least. She's just moved from Transylvania into a spooky old house in Bailey City. She wears a mysterious brooch that glows as green as her eyes. Could Mrs. Jeepers be a vampire?Featuring a beloved story by Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey and fresh artwork by Academy Award winner Pearl Low, Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots is the first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Scholastic's classic chapter book series.Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers.Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters!
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Praise for The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids:

A Publishers Weekly Bestseller

Winner of the Children's Choice Award for Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots

Named a Super Series by the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Program

Fun, engaging reads. — Common Sense Media

Top 100 Children's Authors — Educational Paperback Association

Marcia Thornton Jones
Marcia Thornton Jones is an award-winning author who has published more than 130 books for children, including the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series, Woodford Brave, Ratfink, and Champ. Marcia lives with her husband, Steve, and two cats in Lexington, Kentucky, where she continues to write, mentor writers, and teach writing classes. She is the coordinator of the Carnegie Center Author Academy, an intensive one-on-one writing program for adult writers working toward publication.
Debbie Dadey grew up in Kentucky and now lives in a log cabin in Tennessee with her husband and two greyhound rescues. Her three adult children continue to inspire her. A former first grade teacher and school librarian, she is the author and coauthor of over 180 books, including the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. Her newest series, Mini Mermaid Tales, is a multicultural easy chapter book series from Simon and Schuster. Her newest picture book is Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines.
Angeli Rafer is a Filipino American illustrator and comic artist based in the diner capital of the world (a.k.a. New Jersey). She is a self-taught digital artist, with a passion for telling stories about everyday magic -- from cooking and first crushes to cute animals and bad puns. Her work also appears in several anthologies: Hellcat Press's Screams Heard Round the World, Dark Lady Returns, and the Sequential Artist Workshop's Rhythms.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781338736595
Lexile Measure
540
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Graphix
Publication date
August 03, 2021
Series
The Bailey School Kids Graphic Novels
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV018000 - Juvenile Fiction | Horror
JUV008110 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous
JUV008100 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Horror
JUV008130 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Paranormal
Library of Congress categories
Schools
Teachers
Graphic novels
Horror stories
Vampires
Comics (Graphic works)
Bailey School Kids (Fictitious characters)
Horror comics

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