Banana Fox and the Book-Eating Robot: A Graphix Chapters Book (Banana Fox #2): Volume 2

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A slyly sophisticated, appealing read. -- Dav Pilkey, internationally bestselling creator of Dog Man Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. 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. Eisner Award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka returns with another uproariously funny caper for Banana Fox to sniff out in this critically acclaimed series from Graphix Chapters! Booie Hoo! Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail! And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Shayanna and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges and proves his own sleuthing skills! But without Banana Fox's help, can the trio put Sour Grapes Jr. behind bars for good?

James Kochalka is one of the most unique and prolific cartoonists working in America today. His comics have been published internationally, and he's developed animated cartoons for Nickelodeon. Among his best-known work is the Johnny Boo series, for which he won an Eisner Award in 2019. In 2011, James became the first official Vermont Cartoonist Laureate. He and his wife, Amy, continue to live in Vermont, where they raised their family of two boys and too many cats.

Sure to have kids laughing out loud... Plenty of silliness and action will make this a sure hit with early chapter book and graphic novel readers. -- School Library Journal Over-the-top zaniness, exquisitely eye-popping colors, and quickly plotted chapters. This world should have broad appeal among both the Dav Pilkey crowd and readers who relish a zippy, funny diversion... Exuberantly silly. -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Banana Fox and the Secret Sour Society: A slyly sophisticated, appealing read. -- Dav Pilkey, internationally bestselling creator of Dog Man Laughs from beginning to end! -- Jim Benton, New York Times bestselling creator of Dear Dumb Diary Over-the-top goofiness guarantees abundant giggles. -- Kirkus Reviews Younger readers are sure to enjoy Banana Fox's shenanigans. -- Publishers Weekly Kochalka's trademark is off-the-wall cartoon humor, and his latest is no exception... the wacky plot and absurd humor echo the imaginative games kids play, and the candy-bright, boldly outlined figures that practically bounce off the page are tailor-made for early-elementary-school comics fans. -- Booklist Praise for Banana Fox and the Gummy Monster Mess: Fishy high jinks at high verbal and visual volume. -- Kirkus Reviews The Gummy Monster Mess, like the entirety of the Banana Fox series, is all-around fun, all-ages comics. -- School Library Journal Praise for Banana Fox and the Secret Sour Society: A slyly sophisticated, appealing read. -- Dav Pilkey, internationally bestselling creator of Dog Man Laughs from beginning to end! -- Jim Benton, New York Times bestselling creator of Dear Dumb Diary Over-the-top goofiness guarantees abundant giggles. -- Kirkus Reviews Younger readers are sure to enjoy Banana Fox's shenanigans. -- Publishers Weekly Kochalka's trademark is off-the-wall cartoon humor, and his latest is no exception... the wacky plot and absurd humor echo the imaginative games kids play, and the candy-bright, boldly outlined figures that practically bounce off the page are tailor-made for early-elementary-school comics fans. -- Booklist Praise for the Johnny Boo series: A perfectly silly early chapter-book graphic novel for kids new to reading on their own... totally funny and appealing. -- Youth Services Book Review Praise for the Dragon Puncher series: He's found just the right blend of sarcasm, silliness, and action to appeal to both child readers and to adults reading this with their kids... An excellent choice for school and public library collections. -- School Library Journal With its vivid palette and rampant silliness, this work should enrapture young readers. Effervescently bizarre. -- Kirkus Reviews