El Club de Cómic de Chikigato 5: Influencers

Cat Kid Comic Club #5

by Dav Pilkey, Xohana Bastida Calvo (translator)

The newest graphic novel in the #1 bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man!

The Cat Kid Comic Club is in crisis! After learning that one of their comics will be published, the baby frogs are filled with anxiety and doubt. How will they get their creative groove back? Will Naomi or Melvin emerge as a leader? Will Flippy convince them to finally straighten up and fly right?

The story is hysterical, thought-provoking, and full of action-packed mini-comics: "Frogzilla vs. Mechafrogzilla," "I Am Dr. Fredric Wertham," "Two Birds," and "RoboChubbs." Bestselling author-illustrator Dav Pilkey shows the reader that the best way to influence people is to be open, gentle, and kind. The variety of art styles, paired with Pilkey's trademark storytelling and humor, inspires imagination and innovation for readers of all ages.

For more hilarity and heart, dive into the newest graphic novel in the Dog Man series: Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea. And don't forget the series that started it all: Captain Underpants! A new edition of The Adventures of Captain Underpants includes a brand new Dog Man comic!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens, Comics, Middle Grade, Humor, Fiction, Fantasy

330 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 2023

About the author

David "Dav" Pilkey (b. March 4, 1966), is a popular children's author and artist. Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, Sayuri.

Reviews

[Samantha Mockford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Those two birds… supa deep, man.

[Carrie Houghton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The comic/poem “Two Birds” from this book is one of the most beautiful things I’ve read in children’s literature (or any literature!) in a very long time.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another win.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, I'm counting this in my reading goal for the year. It may be a kids book, but lots of adults could learn something from this book. Also I don't think kids understand what quantum state is so I'm guessing that part was more for me. Excuse me I have to go explain quantum physics to my 4th grader.
Also, Two Birds. Uffda.

[Suhasa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Supa nice and Supa lovely!

[Atlanta Bushnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers is the fifth instalment in the series.

As a primary school teacher I am very familiar with the DogMan comics and its spin off series Cat Kid Comic Club. Students across year levels absolutely love these books and they are definitely going to enjoy this next instalment.

Lil’ Petey and the Frogs are back! But something’s wrong! In this book the Comic Book Club is no more and the characters tell the story of why and what they are going to do about it!

Influencers has all the humour and heart and fun the kids have come to expect from these books. The illustrations are colourful and fun and the writing is short and snappy, which keeps young readers engaged. I highly recommend this for fans of the series and new readers alike.


Thank you Scholastic Australia for the gifted review copy.

[Noelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect as always!

[Corey · Rating 3 out of 5]

my son aged 6 loves these books (basically anything by Dav Pilkey is brilliant) as much as I enjoy reading them to him. he likes to read on his own now as well, and these are great for him learning to read.
"another 5 star book" in my sons own words.
personally, I rate it about 3.5-4☆
can't go wrong with these. Great introduction into comics for ages 5-8. fun and colourful. highly recommended.

[Deanna]

Was ready to not like this book once I saw it was whipping out a Carnegie book in a positive light. But really, this wasn’t so bad.

[Ezra Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don’t like this book

[Laura Bazalgette Freeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my daughter’s new books but I couldn’t resist a read! Definitely funny and entertaining.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book I ever found was probably this one!!!!😂😂😂 I can't stop reading it and I can't wait to read the next book. David Pilkey is one of my favorite authors.!!!

[Alan Castree · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of fun shorts by the kids in this issue but the main story takes a front seat with some really moving advice about raising kids.

“Sometimes we’re really bad.”
“But you’re just kids and you’re mostly really good.”
(Paraphrasing)

There’s also a lot of experiential ideas to really get the little one’s gears turning.

So glad these comics are still going as well as Dog Man. They are always welcome in my home.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kids graphic novel, 5th in series. Dav Pilkey surprised me again with the depth of his content. This book tackles the idea of influencing others. It goes back to the famous book "how to Win Friends and Influence People." And the main idea Naomi gets from that book is that if you are nice to people, they are more likely to help you out. Not a bad lesson for us all. This book is much more enjoyable if you have followed along with the series.

[Shurka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its good

[Supa Cuzz]

This was a amazing book make more done stop make it pop!!!!

[Farah · Rating 5 out of 5]

As our fearless leader 😊

[Lisa Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this one with my boy (well, he read it to me). I love loved the poem/story about the two birds! I always really enjoy the Cat Kid Comic Club books.

[Advit Verma · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loves the series, it's amazing. This is not just any graphic novel but it has inspired him to write his own novels. Extremely happy to see such a creative mindset coming out of a book

[Kirsten Paoline König · Rating 4 out of 5]

No entendí todo (todavía), pero lo que sí entendí fue jodidamente divertido.

[Deke Moulton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two birds amiright? 😭 😭 😭

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tämä sarja on selvästi aikuisempaan makuun kuin Pilkeyn muut. Oikein hyvä tämäkin kirja.

[Wilmarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mikaela (mi sobrina de 9 años) me puso a leer esto. So good.

Two birds💘

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read with my son. He loves Dog Man but especially loves Cat Kid Comic Club. It's funny, but it actually teaches kids good stuff to know, from how to draw a giant robot, to the comic book code, and self worth. Very good!

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much fun! Love the comic, Two Birds.

[✨• r e a g a n •✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

<3

[Madelyn Wienc · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good and funny! I loved it! 💗

[courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Healing my inner child one Cat Kid Comic Club book at a time

[Moon Candy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A true piece of literature

[Scott Raynor · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book. I would want to read more of the seiries!