Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Mayhem on Wheels

by Dan & Jason, Dan Abdo, Jason Patterson

Overview

Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love roller skates, inflatable rubber ducks, and going on HIGH VELOCITY adventures!

After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves hurtling towards athletic stardom! As endorsement deals and branded merchandise offers pile up, will our heroes be able to stay humble and hold onto their friendship? Or will the pressures of fame and success tear them apart?!

Like all friends, Blue, Barry, and Pancakes can make mistakes . . . but at the end of the day, they always have each other’s backs. And tops, and sides, and fronts, too!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250829351
Publisher:	First Second
Publication date:	04/02/2024
Series:	Blue, Barry & Pancakes , #6
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	415,525
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson go back. Waaaaay back. They got their start drawing and writing stories in what feels like the early Jurassic period, also known as the '90s, when they were making comics in the back of their high school art room. Annnnnd they never stopped!

The acclaimed cartooning duo live, breathe, and eat comics and animation. They love writing and drawing stories more than anything else in the whole wide world, and they really hope you like reading them. Dan and Jason make everything together! They think it, write it, draw it, mix it, bake it, and serve it as a team. Just like Blue, Barry, and Pancakes, they're best friends!

Editorial Reviews

07/12/2024

Gr 1–3—Best friends Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are ready for a day of fun-filled water safety demonstrations inside the treehouse they share. But when Pancakes inadvertently breaks the water tank they were planning to use and the trio has to chase a rogue ball throughout the town, they discover a new game at which they are remarkably skilled. Playing the game is fun for a while, but when egos begin to grow, the joy wanes and the three companions must rediscover what it truly means to have fun together. This comical graphic novel is well-suited to newer readers with an interest in slapstick humor and cartoonlike characters. Though this is a later book in the series, readers need not have read the previous installments for this one to make sense. Occasional asides guide readers to books where references have been made, but for the most part, this book is its own unique adventure. Using word bubbles, onomatopoeia, occasional butt jokes, and expressive illustrations, this graphic novel keeps readers engaged from start to finish. The overarching premise of the story is one of friendship and acceptance while working through disagreements, and it wraps up on a particularly positive and cheerful note. The clever design and appearance of this book enhances its appeal to young readers. VERDICT This is a fun and accessible graphic novel, and a good comical option for young readers to enjoy.—Mary Lanni

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