Super Pancake: (A Graphic Novel)

by Megan Wagner Lloyd, Abhi Alwar (Illustrator)

Overview

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... pancake? Here is a delightfully clever and endearingly funny graphic novel about a pancake named Peggy, who accidentally develops superhero abilities and must defend her home of Breakfast Town.

Life in Breakfast Town is pretty uneventful for Peggy Pancake. Her parents are always on her case, she's stuck in her perfect brother's shadow, and she just can't seem to avoid the Bacon Bullies at school. That is until one day, after an accidental mixup, Peggy finds herself with superhero abilities... Now, Peggy can flip! She can fight! She can FLY!
With the help of her new friend, Luc Croissant, Peggy must master her newfound skills. But danger is lurking in the Maple Mountains where Dr. Evil Breakfast Sandwich and his evil Henchtoasts are plotting something sinister. Can Peggy harness her powers and save all that is dear? Find out in: SUPER PANCAKE!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593378472
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/14/2023
Series:	Super Pancake , #1
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Megan Wagner Lloyd is the author of the kids' graphic novel and Indie Bestseller, Allergic, co-created with illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter, which the New York Times called "madcap fun." She's also the author of the picture books Finding Wild and Fort-Building Time, illustrated by Abigail Halpin, Building Books, illustrated by Brianne Farley, and Paper Mice, illustrated by Phoebe Wahl. She lives with her family in the Washington DC area. Find her at meganwagnerlloyd.com and @meganwagnerlloyd.

Abhi Alwar is an Indian American freelance illustrator/designer based in NYC. She aims to tell absurd and silly stories through comics and picture books. Her debut picture book, Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates, written by Cheryl Klein, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who said that "readers should get a tickle out of [Alwar's] compositions." She's at abhialwar.com and @abhi_alwar.

Editorial Reviews

A tasty treat that’s super fun to read.” —Kirkus Reviews

“This is a comical and scrumptious read for a child’s balanced and nutritious reading experience.” —The Bulletin

“Lloyd (Haven) develops Super Pancake’s smooth moves—“Butter Smother! Syrup Swirl! Flapjack Flip!”—with an eye toward humor." —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2022-12-14
Justice can be sweet—and slightly syrupy.

Peggy Pancake is an average elementary school student in Breakfast Town. She battles her snooze button, deals with her parents’ high expectations, and struggles to make the bus. She even has her own band of baddies to deal with, the Bacon Bullies: Jan, Dan, and Stan. After she misses the bus, Career Day at Winifred Waffle Elementary School is already off to a bad start, but it picks up after a prank—Jan Bacon sneaking the contents of visiting Professor Egglentine Egg’s golden vial into Peggy’s lunch—gives Peggy powers. When Peggy stumbles upon the Bacon Bullies picking on the new kid, Luc Croissant, she steels herself to stand up for him...then finds herself fighting back with superhero-quality moves! Luc declares her a superhero, and as they climb to a treehouse safe haven in the woods, she learns she really is one—she can fly, too! But as cool as it is to have superpowers, Peggy soon learns there is a downside—the evil Dr. Breakfast Sandwich wants more power, and his henchmen will stop at nothing to get it for him, even if it means going after Peggy. The pencil-stroke art has a Dav Pilkey quality that Captain Underpants fans will adore, and the goofy appeal of crime-fighting breakfast foods is just too delicious to pass up.

A tasty treat that’s super fun to read. (character designs) (Graphic fiction. 6-10)

Kirkus Reviews