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 grew up in India, where he really wanted to be a cartoonist but ended up an engineer. After many years of working in the tech industry, he came to his senses and followed his heart into storytelling. He is the author/illustrator of several books for children, including Owl and Penguin, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and A Hatful of Dragons, which received a starred review in Kirkus, was a Kirkus Best Book, and was named to the Texas Bluebonnet Master List and the NYPL Best Books List.
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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