Cookie & Broccoli: Ready for School!

by Bob McMahon, Bob McMahon (Illustrator)

Overview

The first in an early graphic novel series about outgoing Cookie and shy Broccoli as they navigate the ups and downs of starting school—perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly!

New best friends Cookie and Broccoli are as different as peanut butter and cheese, but that doesn't stop them from helping each other through the first day of school! Together they find the classroom and concoct silly secret greetings. When Broccoli discovers that Cookie is also nervous to meet new classmates, the two of them come up with the perfect solution—inviting everyone to join their Shy Friends Club!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593529171
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/12/2021
Series:	Cookie & Broccoli , #1
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	1,087,394
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	GN480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Bob McMahon is an illustrator and creator of the Cookie & Broccoli series. He lives in Thousand Oaks, California, with his wife and daughter and a dog named Sam.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Cookie & Broccoli: Ready for School!

*Florida's Sunshine State Young Reader Award nominee* 
*Texas' Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List selection*

“Delightful, owing in no small part to Cookie and Broccoli’s odd-couple chemistry. . . . A great start to a conversation between early elementary students and their grown-ups about kind, confident social interaction.”—School Library Journal


Praise for Cookie & Broccoli: Play It Cool

*Texas' Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List selection*
 
“With nonstop silliness from start to finish, McMahon’s second series entry offers yet another affirming lesson for school-age readers. . . . ‘Fantabulously’ cool.”—Kirkus Reviews

*“This morality tale about popularity and influence takes a refreshing turn as Cucumber revels in his newfound freedom and Broccoli stresses out as the new leader of coolness. . . . Readers get a powerful, relatable lesson in the kind of coolness that matters: dismantling unfair systems for everyone’s benefit.”—School Library Journal, starred review

From the Publisher

07/31/2020

Gr 1–3—The scene is familiar—it's the start of a new school year, that classic mix of excitement and trepidation. Broccoli is very shy, and Cookie is outgoing to a fault—perhaps an attempt to overcome subconscious nervousness. Cookie takes hold of Broccoli and won't let go, pulling Broccoli reluctantly into social situations that might otherwise have been avoided; in one memorable moment, Broccoli hides behind a rock to be alone and Cookie insists on introducing everyone to this amazing talking rock. Though the book's purpose is clearly to help kids cope with shyness and to remind them that their peers largely feel just as nervous, it's nonetheless delightful, owing in no small part to Cookie and Broccoli's odd-couple chemistry. McMahon's illustrations are functional and fun, conveying the emotions of the duo's dialogue with a recognizably childlike directness. VERDICT Cookie and Broccoli find that communication is key, and this story, read independently or with an adult, is a great start to a conversation between early elementary students and their grown-ups about kind, confident social interaction.—Emilia Packard, Austin

School Library Journal