Dragon Puncher Book 3: Dragon Puncher Punches Back

PRAISE FOR THE DRAGON PUNCHER SERIES:

Winner of the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers!
 
“A novel mix of photographs and illustration, this unique little gem is chock-full of giggles... With its vivid palette and rampant silliness, this work should enrapture young readers. Effervescently bizarre.” —Kirkus Reviews

”Do four-year-olds need an oddball, absurdist, semi-surreal, homemade comic book in their lives? Indie stalwart Kochalka thinks so, and he may just convince you... If it sounds as though it were hatched in Kochalka’s backyard playing with his family, there’s an excellent chance that’s the case. But through Kochalka’s guerilla, one-man-and-a-pen style of creation, it magically captures the exact sense of zaniness often discovered in such a playtime...and with huge panels and spare dialogue that will amuse kids and adults, it’s also the rare graphic novel that makes an excellent read-aloud.” —Booklist

“Kochalka’s off-beat humor works perhaps even better here than it does in his Johnny Boo books. He’s found just the right blend of sarcasm, silliness, and action to appeal to both child readers and to adults reading this with their kids... An excellent choice for school and public library collections.” —Snow Wildsmith, School Library Journal's Good Comics for Kids

”It’s all terribly random, adorable, hilarious... And underneath that whimsy beats the heart of a creator deeply in love with his family, four-legged and otherwise.” —Sean Edgar, Paste

“Kids love action and that’s what they’ll find in Dragon Puncher Island. The colorful illustrations, real pictures, and goofy storyline are a perfect mix of what little boys, and even some girls, want in their stories. It’s about 40 pages, making it the right length for children who want more than a picture book but aren’t ready for chapter books yet. If you have a child looking for something different, this is the perfect choice.” —Roundtable Reviews

PRAISE FOR JAMES KOCHALKA’S JOHNNY BOO SERIES:

“Fun for kids of all ages. It’s AWESOME!” —DJ Lance Rock, host of Nick Jr.’s Yo Gabba Gabba!

“Perfect for beginning readers.” —Publishers Weekly

“Johnny Boo is sweet without being sugary and comfortably familiar yet fresh on every page… The quintessential small gem.” —School Library Journal

”Kochalka’s simple line drawings and bright crayon colors stand out in this sweet, silly graphic novel. Children will easily identify with Johnny Boo’s sense of fun.” —Booklist

“A playfully wacky, colorful graphic novel... Highly recommended.” —Children's Bookwatch

“Quirky, cute, imaginative, and endlessly re-readable.” —GeekDad