Synopses & Reviews
Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets
Encyclopedia Brown!
Clueless McGee is just your average fifth-grader: snarky, awkward, and a magnet for trouble. The only difference: he's also an amateur detective. Determined to make his absent father proud, he uses the skills he's learned playing video games to solve mysteries. Only he's no Sherlock Holmes. Or Encyclopedia Brown. Or even Scooby-Doo. When the school bully is framed for filling the orchestra teacher's tuba with macaroni and cheese, Clueless is on the case. But can he catch the culprit before he strikes again? His only obstacle, as Jeff Mack shows us in his hilarious new illustrated series, is his own ineptitude . . . questionable talent . . . and limited intelligence. No problem!
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"Illustrator Mack’s first foray into the cartoon-driven chapter book will be well received by the clueless and the clue-full alike."
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"Hilarious . . . Wimpy Kid fans will be thrilled to find this book on the shelf."
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Selected for the Pennsylvania Book Award--The Baker's Dozen "One of the very best picture books of 2012"
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"Suitable for beginning readers, the humorous antics of Frog and Fly will be enjoyed by preschoolers as well. Bright, cartoonlike illustrations fill the pages, some of which have two panels clearly delineated by white frames, adding to the cartoon feel. This would be a fun readers theater for storytime or classroom use."--School Library Journal
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"Young readers will enjoy watching the jokes play out in Mack's crisp comic-book panels, which are peppered with clearly lettered dialogue and thought bubbles. This expressive and personable duo provides a spot-on brand of joke-book style humor that children will find plenty entertaining."--Publishers Weekly
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"Adults might want to get more than one copy of this, as its sure to fly right off the shelves."-BCCB
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Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens list!
Synopsis
Six slurpy stories, two comical combatants, and one laugh-out-loud picture book
Frog and Fly are constant companions. There is only one problem . . . Frog thinks Fly is delicious! This leads to a never-ending battle of wits with laugh-out- loud consequences. Told in six short comic stripstyle chapters, Frog and Fly will delight kids and leave them begging for yet another slurpy story.
About the Author
Jeff Mack (www.JeffMack.com) lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he writes, paints, and is a frequent visitor to schools.