Dog Days

TARGET CONSUMER:
Tweens who love humorous slice-of-life middle grade graphic novels
Fans of Raina Telgemeier, Jeff Kinney, and Svetlana Chmakova
Librarians and educators who can't keep tween/girl titles on their
classsroom and library shelves.
Parents and educators seeking that presents social emotional concepts
through humor, quirky art, and relatable characters

Mia and Willow share the peaks and the potholes that come with friendship in
this the first volume in a funny and addictive middle grade graphic novel
series.

Mia and Willow are best friends and they’d have it no other way--but Mia's giant crush on a skateboarding cat named Jesse is ruining Willow's life! The two buddies come together and apart as all BFFs do--riding bikes, complaining about homework, eating ice cream, and getting up to all kinds of hijinks. In fourteen delightful bite-size chapters drawn in comics-style panels, Dog Days is a new graphic novel series perfect for ages 8-12. It features Claudia Boldt's quirky unique art style and characters in interconnected stories. Cheeky chapter titles and ridiculous situations make for laughs on every page. Kids will relate to Mia and Willow as they take on the trials of tweendom—together!Claudia Boldt graduated with a master's degree in illustration from the Glasgow School of Art and is best known for her colorful picture book illustrations. She is a native of Germany, but decided she was fed up with the rain and currently lives in California.