Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (Ricky Ricotta Series #1)

by Dav Pilkey, Dan Santat (Illustrator)

Overview

From Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, an out-of-this-world friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations!

Meet Ricky Ricotta, a little mouse with a big problem!Ricky Ricotta lives in Squeakyville with his mom and dad. Ricky has a hard time making friends at school, and the neighborhood bullies are always picking on him. If only Ricky could find someone to be his best buddy and keep those creepy bullies away!Meanwhile, on the other side of town, a mad scientist named Dr. Stinky McNasty has created a Mighty Robot who is as gentle as he is powerful. Dr. Stinky plans to make the Robot destroy Squeakyville, but there's one little thing in his way: Ricky Ricotta! When Ricky rescues the Robot, an unlikely friendship begins. And Ricky discovers that a little mouse can be a BIG hero — with some help from his new best friend!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545630092
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	04/29/2014
Series:	Ricky Ricotta Series , #1
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	21,918
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 5.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Dan Santat wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Sidekicks, and has also illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including The Guild of Geniuses and The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, which won the Caldecott Medal. He lives in Alhambra, California, with his family. Visit his website at dantat.com.

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books — the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.

In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, World War Won, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy (1996).

In 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby. It was both a USA Today and New York Times bestseller. Since then, he has published more than a dozen full-length graphic novels for kids, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club series.

Dav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

When he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.

Read an Excerpt

From RICKY RICOTTA'S MIGHTY ROBOT #1There once was a mouse named Ricky Ricotta who lived in Squeakyville with his mother and father.Ricky liked living with his mother and father, but sometimes he got lonely.Ricky wished he had a friend to keep him company."Don't worry," said Ricky's father. "Some day something BIG will happen, and you will find a friend."

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the RICKY RICOTTA'S MIGHTY ROBOT series (original editions, published 2000-2005)"An adventure story with great appeal . . . With barely more text than a long easy-reader, this title will be a heaven-sent choice for kids with reading difficulties." —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"It's easy to see how Pilkey's high-action, easy-reading chapter novel with a comic book feel would appeal to younger readers. . . . Silly good fun." —KIRKUS

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