Collaborations

Cat Kid Comic Club #4

by Dav Pilkey

The Cat Kid Comic Club learns to collaborate in this creative, funny, and insightful graphic novel by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man.

Excitement and imagination run wild as Naomi, Melvin, Poppy, Gilbert, Curly, and their siblings get back to making comics with originality and laughter. But wait -- have they cleaned their rooms yet?!

After their chores, the rambunctious group presents even more amazing a thrilling ride in "Chubbs McSpiderbutt," an action-packed romp in "Frogzilla," reflective haikus in "In the Autumn Pond," a candy-coated mystery in "Mallo Cop," and much, much more. By working together, the baby frogs discover that small things can have a huge impact.

In this innovative graphic novel series, award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey employs a variety of techniques -- including origami, acrylic paints, colored pencils, photography, collage, gouache, watercolors, and more -- to capture the creative and joyful spirit of collaboration. The variety of art styles, paired with Pilkey's trademark storytelling and humor, inspires imagination and innovation for readers of all ages.

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

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2022

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

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another winner in the Dog Man universe. This series is so flippin' wholesome, y'all. I love it.

[Maiko Uemura · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Man is good dog man do m m m m m m mm m m m m m m. M

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not a huge Cat Kid or Dog man fan, but I did enjoy this read. Graham Cracker references :) I loved the haikus.

[Suhasa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Supa awesome and Supa wholesome!
P.S: also a Supa surprising guest appearance by a beloved someone. Read and find out.

[Alan Castree · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the Cat Kid spin-off so much and quite excited to hear there is a volume 5 in the works following A NEW VOLUME OF DOG MAN! I guess my only gripe is that the story really flew by in this volume and didn’t feel like it contributed much to overall narrative. Flippy’s kids did learn a good lesson about being charitable, though. Overall I’m quite happy about this series and look forward to reading them all again with my kids from the beginning.

[Cris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cat Kid Comic Club V4

The kids have been working hard in teams to put together comics. They all chose different styles which makes it unique and interesting!

[Khue Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

everyone should read this - Levi

[Mason · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is good but it is not my favorite cat kid ever but you should read cat man or dog man or the notebook of doom just please read it is so much fun you will like reading just please read !

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm deliberately savoring this, a chapter or two at a time. Then I'll reread it, and reread others in the series. After all, if I gobbled it, I'd be done in a half hour.

And as for recommending it, well, you're either reading this series, or are missing out.

[Ezra Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favourite CKCC books

[Maureen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Cat Kid Comic Club so far! I laughed out loud a few times. Pilkey is amazing at writing and drawing just like a kid. I am in awe of his little kid penmanship in some of the comics and his skill with haiku.

[Jett · Rating 4 out of 5]

First off, wow. A lot better then I expected.
Cat Kid could be better than Dog Man.
Because of the little books inside.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids are devoted to this series, and I support them in this, even when the books are a bit chaotic or tiresome, which sometimes they just are. Through a summer school-type setting, the 2 dozen or so frog children of a daddy fish (fish fry?), with guidance from Cat Kid (of the Dog Man series) and Molly the Tadpole, work on their own comic book projects from conception through submitting for publication. Each book subtly discusses different aspects of artistic creation, including embracing failure, basic drawing skills, storytelling, collaboration, dealing with editorial rejection, and appropriate goals. (There is in book 4 still no explanation for why the froglets are fathered by a fish, but that backstory is gradually being unwound in one of the comic teams' newest projects. I trust all will be revealed.) I love how the different comic bookmaking teams create such wildly different comics in term of tone, media, style, maturity, and humor. I have fun doing the voices, esp for the Australian news reporter who pops in now and then.

[Isaac · Rating 5 out of 5]

i'v read all the books !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

We went into Forester’s the day of the Bolton Santa Claus parade and Kait started reading this before we’d even paid. She finished before we even got home that day.

[Brian Howe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book

I love this book so so much because the part when they start talking about frog Zila because when the dog man and the chief are really angry that frog zilla stole some two kids video game. yeah, it’s so funny!

[IVRAJ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Is loooooooooooooooooooook soooooooooo great?

[wildct2003 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as uplifting and funny as the previous books. Still clever and educational. I also prefer comics that have an ending, not serialized as many of these mini comics do.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

No drawing guides.

Pretty cool. Pretty tame.

[Rathika Devi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I leart that small thing can often make the biggest different o

[Rowan Geracja · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good but not as good as the first

[Maddie Miranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t read Dog Man, but I picked up this book a little while ago and I read it a few times after that. I smiled, giggled, and I really liked the story. Would recommend.

[Rine Bekkelund · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow

[D E X · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

[Jo !! · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

Good, but I like the others a lot better.

[Adhidev Syamlal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super

[Rick Larsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Winning and relatable, just like me!

[JL Salty · Rating 1 out of 5]

rating: g+ - crass jokes
recommend: i don't really. There are other, better GN out there.

I don't love Pilkey's work, I have to confess. I find the style jarring and the characters weak. They DO often work together, they have some good messages about not giving up and supporting each other, but overall... it's whiny and ... loud. Nothing especially wrong, just... not my jam. This comic club series feels like an opportunity for Pilkey to put all of his ideas in one book. I do appreciate that there is kid-style drawing in the books, which I would imagine could be an encouragement to kid artists: they'll develop and grow. Do they even notice? I have no idea ;)

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading all the other Cat Kid Comic Club books, we had to get this one for my son and read it. I think these Cat Kid books are actually my favorite of Dav Pilkey books so far. It looks like just a spin off of the Dog Man books (which it is) but these have a different tone of encouraging different styles of creating stories and how to persevere, all with the funny wit and jokes in all of Pilkey's books. This book didn't disappoint! Another fun Cat Kid book!

[Jacob Elswick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book brings a great balance of humor and creativity. I love how it focuses on teamwork and how everyone has their own unique way of expressing ideas. The characters’ different comic styles are fun to follow, and it’s cool to see them work through challenges together. The illustrations are full of energy and funny moments. It’s a light read, but it definitely gets across the value of collaboration and creativity in a way that doesn’t feel forced.