Baloney and Friends: Dream Big!

by Greg Pizzoli

Overview

In this easy-to-read graphic novel from an award-winning creator, join four funny animal friends on their wacky adventures—"A sure bet for Elephant and Piggie fans who are ready for the next step up or want to make the move to comics" (Booklist).

Baloney and friends are reaching for the stars—but not without some funny obstacles along the way! Whether they're creating a masterpiece, destroying a birthday cake, or debating online comments about themselves, these lovable characters know how to dream big! This new collection of mini-tales and three mini-comics will have you cheering and rooting for Baloney the pig, Bizz the bumblebee, Peanut the horse, and everyone's favorite grumpy rabbit, Krabbit! And at the end, readers will learn how to make their own minibook by following clear step-by-step instructions.

"Greg Pizzoli does it again! These delightfully funny friends will inspire young readers to write and draw their own stories." —Dav Pilkey, creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series

Don't miss the other books in the series:
Baloney & Friends
Baloney & Friends: Going Up!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316216395
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	02/08/2022
Series:	Baloney and Friends Series , #3
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	115 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney & Friends series as well as a three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient for The Watermelon Seed (Medal winner), The Book Hog (Honor book), and Good Night Owl (Honor book). He is also the author-illustrator of This Story Is for You, The 12 Days of Christmas, Templeton Gets His Wish, and Number One Sam. His nonfiction for children includes the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower, and he has also illustrated picture books written by authors such as Mac Barnett, Kelly DiPucchio, Jennifer Adams, and Margaret Wise Brown. He lives in Philadelphia.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Baloney and Friends: Dream Big!:

"Early readers’ laughs will be as big as Baloney and his friends’ dreams from one scene to the next n this newbie-friendly variety show."—School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR BALONEY AND FRIENDS

An Amazon Best Book of the Month



"Greg Pizzoli does it again! These delightfully funny friends will inspire young readers to write and draw their own stories."—Dav Pilkey, creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series


"Kids will gobble up Baloney!"—Ben Clanton, creator of the Narwhal and Jelly series


"Porcine-ly-perfect!"—Laurie Keller, Geisel Award-winning author of We Are Growing!


"Wild exuberance...will draw young readers right in. The breathlessness of the stories is given form in brightly colored, big-eyed characters, who...exude clear, accessible personalities. Pizzoli has managed to bring his picture book energy into comics form with a zing...making this the rare comic that serves as a fun and easy read-aloud. A sure bet for Elephant and Piggie fans who are ready for the next step up or want to make the move to comics."—Booklist


"An amiable new graphic novel series...Pizzoli's approachable art style communicates emotions and personalities through exaggerated facial expressions that should be clear to readers moving into chapter books."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

05/01/2022

Gr 1–3—This variety show of an early reader comics is big on laughs across all four of its leads. Each comic plays on their different personalities. In one story, Bizz is the only character not upset at negative reviews of their last book. In another, the cranky Krabbit makes a series of unfair money trades with the trusting Peanut that later backfire. The point of view shifts according to each story, especially when Bizz the bee's relatively tiny face takes up entire panels. Everyone earns a laugh, as in the football story where all four leads cheer for a touchdown after Krabbit rants about sports. A particularly sweet story has to do with combining painted portraits in order to "complete" them. The resulting range of art styles is a nice touch from Pizzoli. The back matter includes a guide to folding and cutting a sheet of paper to make a mini book. VERDICT Early readers' laughs will be as big as Baloney and his friends' dreams from one scene to the next n this newbie-friendly variety show.

School Library Journal