Clyde

by Jim Benton

Overview

An all-new original graphic novel by the author of The New York Times-bestselling series Dear Dumb Diary.

Dog Man author Dav Pilkey says: "Jim Benton is a comic genius and a brilliant cartoonist!"

When Clyde the bear decides to ditch his safe and peaceful life in Cubville and head off for the mean streets of Grizzly City he learns, with the help of a reformed juvenile delinquent butterfly, the Bad Life isn't always so great, and there's something to be said for helping your friends and family even though that really does kind of stink a little.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684054473
Publisher:	IDW Publishing
Publication date:	04/09/2019
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jim Benton is the creator of Franny K. Stein, Dear Dumb Diary, and It's Happy Bunny®. He's a New York Times Bestselling author, and a two-time Eisner Award Nominee. He is the winner of two National Cartoonist Society Awards, Three Addys, and his licensed properties have taken top awards from the Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association five times. Three of his books have been selected as Top Picks for teen readers by the American Librarians Association and he eats too much candy.

Editorial Reviews

"Humor in print has many forms, what is amazing is that Jim Benton excels in all of them!" —Sergio Aragones of Mad Magazine

"Flat-out funny." —Daddy Mojo

"Fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants will adore Jim Benton's fast paced, clearly laid out and short comic: the humour is fast paced, zany and just the right kind of surreal to appeal to primary school kids looking for laughs." —Book Trust

"This tale of a runaway bear learning that it doesn’t pay to be bad is recommended for most public and elementary school libraries." —School Library Journal

"I loved this book so much! It was short and sweet, but such a page turner. It kept the reader engrossed with colorful illustrations, fun characters, and lots of humor (I laughed constantly throughout the whole book)." —Life of a Female Bibliophile

"I demanded my second grader put everything down to read this, and he loved it. Get this one for your graphic novel fans; they’ll demand more Clyde, too." —Rosemary K., Mom Read It blog

"My favorite part of this book was its characters, each one of them is amusing and quirky." —MichelleMcCann blog

"Good stuff. Wish I could say I worked on this one." —Forces of Geek

From the Publisher

05/24/2019

Gr 2–4-Clyde the bear is tired of living in tranquil Cubville, so he sets off for Grizzly City, determined to show the world his "bad" side. He meets a butterfly who wants nothing more than to settle in Cubville. As Clyde guides the creature back to his hometown, he considers that perhaps being mean isn't as rewarding as he had hoped. Benton relies on bright, eye-catching illustrations, turning to muted tones only when the butterfly shares her story. The short length of the tale, combined with the simple vocabulary, will draw in both robust and emerging readers, and frequent action scenes will compel all readers to keep turning pages. Fans of Dav Pilkey's "Captain Underpants" will appreciate the cartoon violence and bathroom humor. Clyde makes some questionable choices, including throwing his grandmother in a lake, but in the end it's clear that he has a good heart. Adults may raise an eyebrow at some of his choices, as well as how the butterfly refers to Clyde as "dog poop," but they will cheer when Clyde saves the day. VERDICT This tale of a runaway bear learning that it doesn't pay to be bad is recommended for most public and elementary school libraries.-Jenni Frencham, Indiana University, Bloomington

School Library Journal