"Max Meow's super heroics will have kids meow-ling with laughter!" —John Patrick Green, creator of the InvestiGators Meowza! Max Meow, Cat Crusader, and his best friend Mindy are back in the laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel series with CAT-ITUDE—PURR-fect for fans of Dog Man and InvestiGators!It's a cat! It's a superhero! It's a . . . Taco Time Machine!?!? Uh-oh! Mindy's dad, Professor Microbe, is lost in the time space continuum! It's up to Max and Mindy to save him! But time is tricky once you start messing with it and—oops!—Max may have accidentally undone his and Mindy's very first meeting! That means no Space Meatball. No Science Kitty. No Cat Crusador. No best friends forever?!?! Ack! This time it's not just Kittyopolis that's in trouble, it's Max and Mindy's entire friendship! Put on your superhero capes, grab your tacos and get ready to go back in time in the graphic novel series kids (and kitties!) love! Bonus: Includes how to Draw Agent M! "Funny, furry and fantastic!" —Judd Winick, creator of the Hilo series
John Gallagher is the art director of the NWF's "Ranger Rick" magazine, cofounder of "Kids Love Comics" (an organization that uses graphic novels to promote literacy), and leads workshops teaching kids how to create their own comics. John lives in Virginia with his wife and their three kids. Visit him at MaxMeow.Com, on twitter @johnBGallagher, on facebook @MaxMeowCatCrusader and on instagram @johngallagher_cartoonist.
HOT CATEGORY AND HOT HOOK! Graphic novels are hot and there's room for a new series to take off! Plus, National Taco Day is October 4th and Taco books sell! (Pizza and Taco, Dragons Love Tacos).
PERFECT NEXT READ FOR DOG MAN AND INVESTIGATORS FANS! Max Meow is exactly the category that's working in the market and that kids are looking for!
RAVE REVIEWS! Nominated for a Children's Book Council Kids Book Choice Award and a Ringo Comic Book Industry Award!
TONS OF KID APPEAL! Bright, high-impact, full-color art and truly hilarious, kid-facing story that leads with laugh out loud humor, heart, and tons of zany puns and jokes!
STRONG GIRL CHARACTER-Featuring Max's brilliant best friend and superhero in her own right- Mindy the scientist!
PROMOTABLE AUTHOR John is fantastic speaking to audiences of all ages and has a great pro-comic, pro-literacy message.
GREAT THEMES FOR CLASSROOMS! Graphic novels are huge in classrooms! Max Meow is kid facing first-but it also has great themes (growth mindset! Science!) that gatekeepers can feel good about handing to kids!
GET RELUCTANT READERS HOOKED ON A SERIES! With art throughout and light text, graphic novels are a great way to get kids hooked on reading!
FUN EXTRAS: Look for how to draw pages in the back of the book and more extras on John's website!
