Dog & Hat and the Lost Polka Dots
Book No. 1
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Adventure Time, Nickelodeon, and Don't Hug Me I'm Scared meet in this wonderfully strange and funny adventure of two best friends.
With its distinctive, comic strip–like art style and lighthearted, off-the-wall concept, this chapter book is a breath of fresh air for brand-new readers! Dog and Hat are two of the best friends you could ever hope to meet—they are practically inseparable. When the dots on Dog's favorite shirt get lost down a storm drain, it's up to him and Hat to wander through the twisting underbelly of the city to find them. As they navigate a labyrinth of sewers, they encounter a dark but exciting new world, unforeseen dangers, and help in unexpected places. Magic, humor, and curiosities abound in this story of a daringly weird dynamic duo that is sure to have adventurous young readers thrilled to be along for the ride.
TOTALLY UNIQUE: The illustrations for this book are like nothing you've seen before! The loose, exaggerated style, bright, popping colors, and unconventional character design evoke 1990s cartoons and Sesame Street. Kids will delight in this playfully absurd book that's meant just for them.
A FRIENDSHIP STORY: Dog and Hat are irresistible, charming characters, but it's the dynamic between them that truly shines. They are refreshingly supportive and affectionate, and they know each other in ways only best friends can. Readers will love getting to know this lovably strange duo as they work together, no matter what life throws at them!
COMIC BOOK APPEAL: Kids familiar with comic books and graphic novels will feel right at home with this comic book–inspired story! It's bright, graphic, and sure to hold the reader's attention.
IT'S A SERIES: Get ready for book two! This is just the first Dog and Hat adventure.
Perfect for:
• Kids who are fans of comics and graphic novels
• New readers looking for a quirky, unique story
• Fans of Nickelodeon and/or Adventure Time
• Illustration and art fans
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A yellow dog and his best friend, a talkative green chapeau, embark on an extraordinary quest through the sewers in this madcap graphic novel debut, a series starter from Shuler. The hijinks begin at a cluttered novelty shop, where the red polka dots decorating Dog's shirt suddenly vamoose. On the street, the duo discover the disappearing dots as they bounce down a storm drain—and so commences a subterranean journey to recover the rogue spots. As the pair access an open manhole, receive a map from Sewer Cat, and float through the water park–like sewer, goofy banter drives the wild tale forward until they arrive at the yawning jaws of a hungry alligator who is covered with Dog's missing dots. The suspense remains high as the friends attempt to reclaim the spots and escape the gator, until help comes from an unexpected source, providing an offbeat exit strategy that leaves room for a planned sequel. Busy, color-saturated panels explode with urban patterns, and scenes burst with humorous details and hidden objects, including an ad-addled sewer map and Sewer Cat's "neat sewer supplies." Though the visually appealing, action-packed adventure is wildly absurdist, there's nothing outlandish about the friendship at this graphic novel's center. Ages 6–9.
