Owl and Penguin: Best Day Ever (I Like to Read Comics)

by Vikram Madan (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Two feathered friends are Frog and Toad for the emoji generation in this delightful graphic novel series for emerging readers.

Owl wants to play catch. But Penguin wants to play tennis! Which should they play?

Sometimes best friends disagree. Though Owl and Penguin are opposites, they like to solve their conflicts with creative play. From conquering fears to flying a runaway kite, there's nothing these pals can't get through together.

In five nearly wordless stories, expressive art leads the storytelling, supplemented by simple text captions and emoticon-style images in speech bubbles. This innovative format supports visual literacy and sight word recognition for the earliest independent readers. With warm humor and a joyful palette, it's perfect for kids to giggle over on their own.

I Like to Read(R) Comics are perfect for kids who are challenged by or unengaged in reading, kids who love art, and the growing number of young comics fans. Filled with eye-catching art, humor, and terrific stories, these comics provide unique reading experiences for growing minds. Like their award-winning I Like to Read(R) counterparts, these books are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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Kirkus Reviews

Charming evidence that compromise and inventiveness can produce the best day yet!
Vikram Madan
VIKRAM MADAN, an award-winning children's book author and illustrator, is the author of the Bobo and Pup-Pup graphic chapter-book series, which includes The Funny Book, We Love Bubbles!, and Let's Make Cake! He grew up in India and spent many years working in the tech industry before coming to his senses and following his heart into the visual and literary arts, creating work that can be in turn humorous, quirky, fun, lighthearted, philosophical, thought-provoking, and sometimes all of these at the same time. When not painting and making public art, Vikram writes and illustrates humorous poetry.

NICOLA SLATER is a New York Times bestselling children's book illustrator and popcorn aficionado. She is the illustrator of Bobo and Pup-Pup graphic chapter book series, which includes The Funny Book; We Love Bubbles!; and Let's Make Cake! She has also illustrated many children's picture books and middle grade novels for various publishers, including the Little Golden Book Margaret Wise Brown's Manners. Nicola studied at Buckingham Chilterns University. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolaslater.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823451517
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication date
June 20, 2023
Series
I Like to Read Comics
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV008050 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Animals
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Penguins
Graphic novels
Owls
Best friends
Cartoons and comics
Play
Junior Library Guild
Gold Standard Selection

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