We got your book El Deafo in our hand three days ago from my two kids 3rd and 6th Grade book order, you cannot believed that once we started reading: as a grew up adult, I was fighting with my two kids to finish reading your book in the past three days and today’s Saturday dining at the restaurant. It asks the following question: What if Yankee Doodle really, really didn’t want to go to town? Tom Angleberger and I activated our Wonder Twin powers and came up with this nutty concoction. Luckily, Woodchuck acts on his behalf and is able to facilitate the friendship.Ĭrankee Doodle (Clarion, 2013). Chuck very much would like to be friends with Caroline, but his shy nature makes it difficult for him to interact with her.

I also created several one-page comics that are hopefully as gonzo as the stuff Tom came up with.Ĭhuck and Woodchuck (Candlewick, 2016) is a quiet picture book about a girl named Caroline, a boy named Chuck, and a woodchuck named Woodchuck. The stories are wild and silly, and they were a joy to illustrate. He he gets that help (though barely) from a goat named Nina, who pushes him around from mystery to mystery on a skateboard.

But he needs some help to make this happen. Inspector Flytrap is a Venus flytrap who wants to be the greatest detective who ever lived. The Inspector Flytrap series (Abrams, 20) was written by my swell husband, Tom Angleberger, and illustrated by me. Rabbit invites himself over to Robot’s house, only to discover that Robot already has a friend there-Ribbit! Lots of miscommunication and hurt feelings ensue, but of course everything turns out OK in the end. Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit (Candlewick, 2016) again features our friends Rabbit and Robot as they navigate the difficult seas of jealousy. Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover (Candlewick Press, 2013) This easy reader features four things on a list of things to do, three pizza toppings, two friends, one crazy night! This book won a Geisel Honor in 2013!

You is correct in guessing that this book is a favorite amongst English teachers in these here United States about America!

I Yam a Donkey (Clarion Books, 2014) is a picture book in which a persnickety yam and a goofy donkey argue about grammar. (Literally! Check out the state of Virginia in The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan, illustrated by Sol Linero!)Įl Deafo was the first graphic novel to receive a Newbery Honor (in 2015), and it received an Eisner award that year, too. El Deafo (Abrams Books/Amulet, 2014) is my autobiographical graphic novel, and probably the book that finally put me on the map.