Dog Days: The Crush and Other Stories

By Claudia Boldt

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 giantcrush on a skateboarding cat named Jesse is ruining Willow's life The two buddiescome 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-sizechapters drawn in comics-style panels, Dog Days is a new graphic novel seriesperfect for ages 8-12. It features Claudia Boldt's quirky unique art style andcharacters in interconnected stories. Cheeky chapter titles and ridiculous situationsmake for laughs on every page. Kids will relate to Mia and Willow as they take on thetrials of tweendom--together

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662641400
• ISBN13: 9781662641404
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Hippo Park
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7