Your Pal Fred: A Graphic Novel
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- $129.00
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- $129.00
Descripción editorial
*Best Graphic Novel for Kids selection by the American Library Association*
*Texas Little Maverick Reading List selection*
*Winner - South Carolina Book Awards*
*101 Great Books for Kids selection by the Evanston Public Library*
From Michael Rex, the bestselling author/illustrator of Fangbone! and Goodnight Goon, comes a zany and hilarious graphic novel that shines a light on the humanity inside all of us—even if you're a robot.
He's a super-nice kid in an ultra-mean world.
He believes even the worst people are good inside.
He'll always be there for you... even if you boot him out of your castle, pit him against a mechanical giant, put him on top of a pole in a lightning storm, and trap him in a booming dance party that lasts all night long.
He's Your Pal Fred.
In a brutal world far in the future where only the savage survive, a life-size toy suddenly activates. Fred was built to be a best buddy, and his relentless kindness never fades, even when everyone else is rude. Determined to make the world a better place, he has the bright idea to talk the two most powerful and battle-hungry warlords, Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, into being friends. It's a mission doomed to fail, unless Fred can find a way to inspire everyone to play nice!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An AI with Ted Lasso spirit guilelessly approaches a dog-eat-dog world in Rex's (Fangbone!) big-hearted comic. On the run in a postapocalyptic future, tan-skinned brothers Plug and Pug inadvertently activate an outdated toy, AI robot Your Pal Fred, who reads as white and is programmed to "spread kindness, friendship, and good vibes." Fred, whose views are seen as outmoded by everyone he meets, quickly settles an argument between the siblings. But Plug and Pug are soon separated, abducted by roving caravans that conscript for two ruling warlords' armies: that of Papa Mayhem and his Ultra-Unstoppable Cyclone of Chaos, and that of Lord Bonkers and his Mighty Arm of Superbad Destruction. With infectious optimism, Fred quests to reunite the brothers and make peace between Bonkers and Mayhem. Along the way, the bot assists many, using the tenets of his programming—and his handy sticker printer—to befriend them. In his signature art style, Rex renders a barren desert with thin line work and warm hues. While the war-torn landscape provides a backdrop of bombastic action, Fred's gentleness proves healing for those traumatized by war in this humorous volume about the power of kindness. Back matter provides Fred's six-step guide to making friends. Ages 7–10.
