Hiccups: Fun Stories

BOOKLIST -- This zany book of short stories and minicomics is full of laugh-out-loud fun. Colorful animals, aliens, and humansinteract in the stories, and though sometimes they run into problems, in the endeveryone has a silly good time. At the heart of each tale are valuable lessonsabout cooperation, empathy, and so on, but the primary focus is on cartoonishantics and slapstick humor in a collection composed of a nice mix of mystery,adventure, and even some magic. Martinez-Joffre's artwork resembles vintageanimation and uses bright, bold colors that perfectly match the over-the-toptone of the plots. Each individual story holds up on its own, while thecharacters feel like they all inhabit the same world. Sure to illicit plenty oflaughs, these bite-sized comics are perfect for elementary and middle-schoolfans of comics and animated TV shows. Hand to kids who like Franco and ArtBaltazar's Tiny Titans series, James Burks' Bird & Squirrel comics, or thosewho want something a little shorter than Dog Man.