Are We Lost Yet?: Another Wallace the Brave Collection

by Will Henry

Overview

Get ready to meet new friends in Book 4 of the beautifully illustrated escapades of Wallace the Brave. Readers will be delighted with tales of friendship, discovery, and adventure.

School is out for the year, and young Wallace has flung his shoes into Snug Harbor, signaling the official start of summer and kicking off a new series of childhood adventures, pranks, and discoveries. Joining Wallace are friends Spud, Amelia, and newcomer Rose. Together they prowl the forests, coves, and streets of their charming coastal town, mounting a daring rescue of Spud after a confused animal control worker mistakes him for a stinky raccoon, and trying in vain to stop Amelia from launching a pumpkin off the school roof. Will Henry’s dazzling illustrations and imaginative storytelling in Wallace The Brave have earned comparisons to Calvin and Hobbes, and Are We Lost Yet? is sure to delight young readers and comic fans everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524874728
Publisher:	Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date:	05/03/2022
Series:	Wallace the Brave Series , #4
Edition description:	Not for Online
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	139,419
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Will Henry is the creator behind Ordinary Bill and Wallace the Brave, both distributed on GoComics.com. His professional career began with his strip Room Mates, which was published in The Daily Campus during his time at the University of Connecticut. He draws his inspiration from everyday life and in the age of the smart-phone, he aims to re-create a world in which kids “still collect bugs and fly kites and eat ice cream cones upside-down.” He lives in Rhode Island with his wife, his cat, and his mistress, the sea.

Editorial Reviews

★ 05/01/2022

Gr 3–7—Wallace and the neighborhood kids make their own fun in this nostalgic, outdoorsy slice of life. The setting for these brief episodes spans summer and autumn, complete with scenes during school and Halloween. Creative lettering controls the rhythm and pitch of dialogue that happens to be hilariously placed in each panel. Word balloons shrink, expand, stretch around, and change color. Overactive imaginations, discrete and blown-up sound effects, and messy games speak to the chaos of childhood. Kids look up toward a launched kickball for a full, silent panel before it bonks one of them in the head in the next. Getting in trouble for tossing a portly pumpkin off the roof of a school doesn't mean they can't smile about how fun it felt. Parents' attempts to maintain order lead to their own dry humor. VERDICT Henry's comedic timing and attention to detail on every page maximizes laughs for new and returning readers alike.

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