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Figgy & Boone books are part of Simon & Schuster's (Simon Spotlight) Ready-to-Read Graphics early line which give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.
Best Brother EVER!
Figgy is a mouse and Boone is a rat. While they're not technically brothers, they discover how close they really are in this first book in the Figgy & Boone series.
The BIG Cheese
Yay! Figgy and Boone find a really big wheel of cheese! But how to get it up the hill? Can teamwork and sharing save the day?
Junior Library Guild
Gold Standard Selection
Kirkus says:
"A mouse grapples with the concepts of brotherhood, species, and family solidarity...A longtime writer for very early readers launches a new series incorporating graphic-novel reading techniques and gentle humor... Satisfying siblinghood in
a promising series starter."
School Library Journal says:
"A quick and silly rodent-happy romp, this book provides a fun and funny opportunity for reading practice."
Figgy says:
"Hello, Cousin! Would you like some cheesy toast?"
Boone says:
"Warning: Scientific studies show that reading funny books may cause giggles."
