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I Like to Read Comics
Let's Go!
How will we get to the party? Let's make cars and drive, or make boats and float! Let's go! Kindergarteners and first graders can read this easy reader on their own.
Let’s go!
In this companion book to the Geisel award-winning I Did It!, a cute creature and five friends want to go to the party-- but it’s too far away!
Even the youngest readers will be able to follow the simple text and lively illustrations as the friends find creative solutions--building cars, skis, and boats made out of the very paper they’re drawn on!
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!”
Let’s go!
In this companion book to the Geisel award-winning I Did It!, a cute creature and five friends want to go to the party-- but it’s too far away!
Even the youngest readers will be able to follow the simple text and lively illustrations as the friends find creative solutions--building cars, skis, and boats made out of the very paper they’re drawn on!
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!”
40 pages, Hardcover
Published January 10, 2023
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Michael Emberley
55 books26 followersMichael Emberley is the illustrator of numerous books for children. He lives in Ireland.
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April 29, 2023
4/27/2023 Cute, if a little too high concept for me. My middle child had no trouble with that tho, lol! Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium.net.
4/28/2023 I was recently sent both of these delightful children's books (one of them signed by the author, too!) and thought I'd do an appreciation post/review of both in one entry.
I Did It! was written first, and is probably my favorite of the two. Our unisuited protagonist is trying with the help of their friends to do very fun things, including build a block tower, climb a tree and throw a baseball. When their attempts are unsuccessful, frustration ensues. The friends then all come together to fix and ride a bicycle. Will they be able to accomplish their aims this time? More importantly, will they be able to stay positive even in the face of a seeming defeat?
While this is billed as a comic, it really has the feel of a traditional picture book. Tbc, both are great! My middle child read quickly through it with me, and we both deemed it cute and funny. It's great for beginning readers, with its limited vocabulary and adorable, colorful art providing full context for the characters' dialog. The book conveys so much with so few words, while modeling extremely useful sentences for children to know and use themselves as they tackle life's challenges.
I also used this book to successfully help soothe my reluctant reader youngest child Theo out of a tantrum. My husband barred the kids from playing Doors In Real Life because someone always gets hurt and cries -- as they did earlier today -- which set off a fresh round of tears and protests because Theo wanted a chance to finally win. He was assuaged with some joint deep breathing and stretching in a calm environment, followed by reading this book, which both validated his frustrations and encouraged him to keep trying to manage his emotions.
The second book, Let's Go!, fits the more traditional comic book concept. It also goes for a slightly more abstract conceit as the characters make their way through the pages of the volume in order to attend a party they've been invited to. The art shows off delightful papercraft techniques as the characters have all sorts of misadventures that require them to figure out new modes of transportation. As with Michael Emberley's earlier book with this same cast, the dialog is minimal but focuses on key words and phrases that kids actually need in their everyday lives.
The main reason I preferred I Did It! to Let's Go! is because the lack of words made it more difficult to understand the high concept behind the second book, a problem I certainly didn't have with the first. While I loved the creativity, I had to go back repeatedly and make sure that I, a 40-something year-old, was understanding the context properly. Ofc, my middle child had no problem accepting this, and was a bit surprised while recapping it to me that I had so many questions. Clearly I was suffering from a deficiency of the imagination (or too high expectations, more likely.)
Overall, a very cute duo of books that are perfect for young readers and should mark new entries into the canon of classics. I Did It! even won a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, which should give you a pretty good idea of its high quality.
I Did It! by Michael Emberley was published October 11 2022 by Holiday House and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!
Let's Go by Michael Emberley was published January 10 2023 by Holiday House and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!
4/28/2023 I was recently sent both of these delightful children's books (one of them signed by the author, too!) and thought I'd do an appreciation post/review of both in one entry.
I Did It! was written first, and is probably my favorite of the two. Our unisuited protagonist is trying with the help of their friends to do very fun things, including build a block tower, climb a tree and throw a baseball. When their attempts are unsuccessful, frustration ensues. The friends then all come together to fix and ride a bicycle. Will they be able to accomplish their aims this time? More importantly, will they be able to stay positive even in the face of a seeming defeat?
While this is billed as a comic, it really has the feel of a traditional picture book. Tbc, both are great! My middle child read quickly through it with me, and we both deemed it cute and funny. It's great for beginning readers, with its limited vocabulary and adorable, colorful art providing full context for the characters' dialog. The book conveys so much with so few words, while modeling extremely useful sentences for children to know and use themselves as they tackle life's challenges.
I also used this book to successfully help soothe my reluctant reader youngest child Theo out of a tantrum. My husband barred the kids from playing Doors In Real Life because someone always gets hurt and cries -- as they did earlier today -- which set off a fresh round of tears and protests because Theo wanted a chance to finally win. He was assuaged with some joint deep breathing and stretching in a calm environment, followed by reading this book, which both validated his frustrations and encouraged him to keep trying to manage his emotions.
The second book, Let's Go!, fits the more traditional comic book concept. It also goes for a slightly more abstract conceit as the characters make their way through the pages of the volume in order to attend a party they've been invited to. The art shows off delightful papercraft techniques as the characters have all sorts of misadventures that require them to figure out new modes of transportation. As with Michael Emberley's earlier book with this same cast, the dialog is minimal but focuses on key words and phrases that kids actually need in their everyday lives.
The main reason I preferred I Did It! to Let's Go! is because the lack of words made it more difficult to understand the high concept behind the second book, a problem I certainly didn't have with the first. While I loved the creativity, I had to go back repeatedly and make sure that I, a 40-something year-old, was understanding the context properly. Ofc, my middle child had no problem accepting this, and was a bit surprised while recapping it to me that I had so many questions. Clearly I was suffering from a deficiency of the imagination (or too high expectations, more likely.)
Overall, a very cute duo of books that are perfect for young readers and should mark new entries into the canon of classics. I Did It! even won a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, which should give you a pretty good idea of its high quality.
I Did It! by Michael Emberley was published October 11 2022 by Holiday House and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!
Let's Go by Michael Emberley was published January 10 2023 by Holiday House and is available from all good booksellers, including Bookshop!
October 24, 2023
This is a delightfully complex very-early-reader that challenges concepts of what a book is, what characters in a book can do, and reveals how comic/paneled text makes meaning for any age,mbut especially for the youngest learners. The very limited word choices are ideally suited to the action/adventure story with meta-elements that question ways the "contents" of a book may be manipulated. The emotions are genuine and familiar, the characters are warmly connected to each other and to readers. This has endless "read-it-again" qualities, a real plus for this category of early reader. It also invites readers to find ways to use on-hand materials to generate creative objects and imaginative adventures.
November 7, 2023
I love early graphic novels and this one did not disappoint. The illustrations played with the typical panel style and bled into each other while maintaining the passage of time and clear storytelling. The text was minimal and perfect for an early reader while the graphics helped tell the story. This was an extremely well-done book full of imagination and creativity. Every early reader should read this book!
January 17, 2024
If you're a very active toddler and you like to read comics, this is the book for you.
Words are a very small fraction of this easy reader. Whle the drawings are abundant, expressive, and lively.
FIVE STARS for a cleverly designed story that appears satisfying... although the kids who go through "Let's go" haven't done much reading at all.
Certain kids will be very satisfied indeed, but jpw about this Goodreader? For me, not so much.
Words are a very small fraction of this easy reader. Whle the drawings are abundant, expressive, and lively.
FIVE STARS for a cleverly designed story that appears satisfying... although the kids who go through "Let's go" haven't done much reading at all.
Certain kids will be very satisfied indeed, but jpw about this Goodreader? For me, not so much.
November 25, 2023
This might be a good CLEL Bell play book. My gut reaction was, It’s weird, but I like it. Great for those crafty young engineers for whom everything can be created and used in imaginary play. It requires some energy and stamina to follow all the weird characters, but the detail makes it worth the effort.
January 12, 2024
While the illustrations are complex, the carefully selected words are not in this beginning graphic novel. Emberley imaginatively uses meta-fictive devises to help characters achieve their goal of getting to the party to which they were invited on page one. Each new challenge is solved using the paper in the book: creating paper cars and even a paper ocean to sail to the party!
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August 4, 2022Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through Edelweiss.
February 7, 2023
Love this series - great for kids just getting started with reading, and the pictures tell so much of the story! Perfect for K+.
February 12, 2023
There is a lot going on in these illustrations, maybe too much for my tired old brain. I trust my Kindergartens will be ready to take it on.
February 13, 2023
WHY is this series so irresistibly cute?!
March 11, 2023
Great problem solving book!
April 9, 2023
The raccoon on the last page of the book playing the flute is holding it incorrectly.
September 24, 2023
Well it's such a nice book to recover your reading slump. I love how creative they're and how they can find solutions of all the problems they had 💛
November 17, 2023
Great beginner graphic reader. The text is engaging for kids. I enjoyed the emotions expressed by the characters.
December 25, 2023
Funny comic for beginning readers, in which five friends use various ways to get to a party.
May 7, 2024
Captures great imagination and critical thinking processes.
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