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  • Published: 6 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780823453672
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.00

Market Day



It’s Market Day! Everyone wants Mama Cat’s magical desserts, but her kittens think she deserves a treat of her own. Will they find the perfect gift among the stalls? Find out in this early graphic reader!

It’s Market Day! Everyone wants Mama Cat’s magical desserts, but her kittens think she deserves a treat of her own. Will they find the perfect gift among the stalls? Find out in this early graphic reader!

It’s time to go to the market! Mama Cat is selling her most delicious desserts, from bright rainbow cookies to shimmering sunshine muffins. Can cute kitten siblings Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger find the perfect present to treat their Mama? Maybe a colorful shell, a shimmering sweater, or an enchanted packet of seeds? Time to explore a colorful, crowded, and dazzling fantasy market! 

This imaginative and inviting graphic reader returns readers to the delicious world of rising comics star Miranda Harmon’s Spring Cakes, which Kirkus Reviews called a story where “young kitty and comics lovers will be right at home!” With deep detail and a sweet-hearted sensibility, MARKET DAY helps introduce children to the concepts of purchasing, money-handling, and gift-giving.

Comics-lovers can now share the fun with their kids, students, siblings, and younger friends who are learning to read!

I Like to Read® Comics are perfect for kids who are challenged by or unengaged in reading, kids who love art, and the growing number of young comics fans. Filled with eye-catching art, humor, and terrific stories, these comics provide unique reading experiences for growing minds.

I Like to Read® Comics, like their award-winning I Like to Read® counterpart, are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers.

We hope that all new readers will say, “I like to read comics!”

  • Published: 6 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780823453672
  • Imprint: Holiday House
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $34.00

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Praise for Market Day

Praise for Spring Cakes: 


"The panels in Harmon’s bright graphic novel in this entry in the new I Like to Read Comics series are big and friendly, and they are neatly filled with dynamic, eye-catching, colorful art. Appropriately, the language in the speech bubbles (and the few narrative boxes) is simple and straightforward. The only thing missing is a recipe! Young kitty and comics lovers will be right at home."—Kirkus Reviews

"Rendered in a sophisticated and complex palette of rich, warm colors, Harmon’s delightfully wide-eyed cartoon characters brim with kid appeal. Each page includes panels that incorporate visual clues with easy-to-read text."—School Library Journal

"Washed jewel tones and rounded animation-style illustrations keep the magic alive in this sweet story, while Harmon’s accessible prose and chronological art set a solid framework for beginning graphic novel readers."—Publishers Weekly