Toon Books continues to rules the roost where books for the youngest graphic novel readers are concerned. This spring they have three books coming out, all aimed at the age 4+, grades K-1 reading level, but all with a unique storytelling approach.

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Something’s Fishy by Kevin McCloskey is the latest in his “giggle in learn” series following up on We Dig Worms! and The Real Poop on Pigeons!  – perhaps you can sense the theme In this volume, McCloskey explore the world of our fishy friends, with a fish alphabet and more.

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TOON LEVEL: 1
INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1
AUTHOR: Kevin McCloskey
LANGUAGE: English
PAGES: 40
SERIES: Giggle and Learn

RELEASE DATE: April 4, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-943145-15-7

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Wordplay by Ivan Brunetti is the indie icon and New Yorker cover artist’s FIRST book for children. (Old time Brunetti fans are certainly smiling at this.) It’s a visual introduction to compound words filled with visual puns.

TOON LEVEL: 1
INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1
AUTHOR: Ivan Brunetti
LANGUAGE: English
PAGES: 40
RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-943145-17-1

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Adele in Sandland by French cartoonist Claude Ponti (Chick and Chickie PLay all Day) follows Adele’s sandbox adventures meeting  a barefoot king, a cloud of fluffy chicks, and a dessert island.

TOON LEVEL: 1
INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1
AUTHOR: Claude Ponti
LANGUAGE: English
PAGES: 48
RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-943145-16-4

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Toon Books has broken new ground to become an award-winning imprint of innovative books, and the art in them is always beyond top notch. The Spring ’17 list shows no sign of breaking that streak.

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