Big Nate: Curse of the Puffy Shorts

Big Nate Graphic Novels #35

by Lincoln Peirce

Sixth-grade renaissance man Nate Wright is a middle-grade favorite. Thanks to his hilarious schemes, grand ideas, and an unusual approach to friendship, there's never a dull moment with Big Nate .

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In this new collection of full-color Big Nate comics, Lincoln Peirce's beloved sixth-grade mischief-maker is on a roll—causing classroom chaos, dodging detention, and leading his soccer team to new heights and lows.From battling his nemesis Gina and dodging the wrath of Mrs. Godfrey to dreaming up epic pranks, Nate's antics are guaranteed to crack you up.Full-color comics perfect for kids ages 8–11Great for reluctant readersStars Nate and friends Francis, Dee Dee, Teddy, and ChadFrom the creator of Max and the Midknights
Grab your Cheez Doodles and dive into the hilarious world of Big Nate!

Genres: Graphic Novels

Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2026

About the author

Lincoln Peirce is a cartoon artist from Portland, Maine. He lives with his wife and two children, and occasionally gives lectures to students about cartoon creating. Peirce writes the comic strip "Big Nate". Peirce's comic strip, Big Nate, is featured as an island on the famous children's website, Poptropica. Big Nate appears as the first cartoon on The Maine Sunday Telegram in the comics section.

He studied art at Colby College in Maine were he began cartooning. He also studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture before teaching art and coaching basketball at a New York highschool for 3 years. He currently plays hockey with "an old men's league" and describes it as his best sport as a child. In an interview with the Washington Post, Peirce stated that his last name is pronounced "purse" and is not a misspelling of "pierce."

Lincoln Peirce was a member of the "Surviving as a Print Cartoonist" Panel at the Maine Comics Art Festival with fellow cartoonists Corey Pandolph (Barkeater Lake, Toby: Robot Satan, The Elderberries), Norm Feuri (Retail, Gill) and with Mike Lynch moderating. On the panel Lincoln revealed he is currently working with some animation and licensing projects including the addition of a Big Nate island to the online game Poptropica.

Reviews

[Harlyn Rengel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the Big Nate books! This one was pretty good!

[Benjamin Harbor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not long enough

I started the book and the next second it was over I can’t get enough of big Nate

I need a few more words so I wrote this

[Constance · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE BIG NATE SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I have read every single Big Nate book a million times!!!!! Every. Single. One. BEST BOOKS EVER!!!!!!!

[Lauren K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always love the autumn comics. Nate wears a lot of new outfits in this one

[Sophie Yang]

bro idk i have weird brain effects at 11pm

[Neil Doherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dependably funny.