Reggie: Penguin in Charge (A Graphic Novel)

by Jen de Oliveira

Overview

Reggie the kid penguin returns with his trademark spunk and energy for more daily adventures…but they rarely go according to plan in this hilarious early reader graphic novel series.

Around the neighborhood, Reggie is up to his regular shenanigans. But it seems like everything he does causes a mess! When he's building a toy robot, parts fly everywhere. When he's blowing bubbles, the suds make his flippers all slimy. And let's not even get started on what happens at the local pet talent show!

Reggie has a knack for causing a scene, but can this penguin use his creative energy to problem solve and learn what it means to take charge? 

Reggie: Penguin in Charge is a collection of six giggle-worthy comics that tell playful and relatable stories for fun-loving kids.

DON’T MISS REGGIE’S FIRST ADVENTURE: Reggie: Kid Penguin

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780759557598
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	06/04/2024
Series:	Reggie
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	57 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jen De Oliveira is cartoonist and the author of Reggie: Kid Penguin. She is also the creator of the all-ages webcomic Reggie and the cocreator of Sunday Haha. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and invites you to visit her online at reggiecomic.com or follow her on Instagram @jendeoart.

Editorial Reviews

Whimsical, heartwarming, and educational, Reggie has it all! Like every one of us, Reggie gets frustrated, makes mistakes, gets overwhelmed, and even cries. And that’s okay! He doesn’t let it stop him from caring, exploring, dreaming, and laughing.”—Andy Runton, creator of the award-winning Owly series

“Reggie is clever, quirky, oh-so-relatable and absolutely hilarious. He’s the childhood bestie we all wish we’d had.”—Katherine Battersby, author of the Cranky Chicken series

Praise for Reggie: Kid Penguin

A Junior Library Guild Selection

“A wacky and weirdly wise series of scenarios solved with comical kid logic.” —Kirkus

“[Reggie] traverses through the short stories in this graphic collection with all the wiseacre personality and flailing energy of Mo Willems’s Pigeon.… A rib-tickling title that will give the younger elementary set a character to call their own from the graphic novel shelves.” —School Library Journal

"Affectionately encapsulates the creative energy and challenges of childhood."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

06/14/2024

PreS-Gr 3—Reggie, a sweet and mischievous young penguin, returns for more adventures in this second volume of the "Reggie" series. Told through short stories, the book features Reggie facing a set of familiar early childhood obstacles, finding creative and humorous solutions with some help from his stuffed creature, Bubba. Whether he is trying (and failing) to put together a toy with too many pieces, learning to blow bubbles, entering his fish in a pet talent show, or finding a shortcut in a potato sack race, Reggie never gives up. The charming story "Lost!" shows Reggie taking the pencil and the visual approach changes to mimic that of a young child—a style young readers will appreciate. Reggie draws the terrifying moment when he turns around and finds that his mother is no longer in the same aisle of the grocery store, as well as the relieving moment they reunite with a hug. Adults and children alike will relate! The illustration style is simple and bright, depicting Reggie's world as a friendly place filled with talking animals that anyone might want to join. VERDICT This gentle title is an excellent choice for early readers and would be an engaging read-aloud for younger children. Fans of series like Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm's "Babymouse" and Dav Pilkey's "Cat Kid Comic Club" will enjoy this title.—Amy Ribakove

School Library Journal