The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom (The First Cat in Space #2)

by Mac Barnett (Author) Shawn Harris (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris are back with the second volume in the bestselling The First Cat in Space graphic novel series!

 

Secret tales of woe, hilarious new characters, and dangerous plans of sabotage will keep readers delighted and laughing until the thrilling climax. Perfect for fans of Dog Man and InvestiGators. The Moon Queen has been poisoned--by soup. With few she can trust in her own royal court, she and First Cat will have to journey alone to find the antidote. If only LOZ 4000 were still with them . . . But our once-heroic toenail clipping robot is on the run, looking for new purpose in this vast universe.

 

Unbeknownst to our trio, secret forces are working against them. In a world of villainous cowboys, high-speed chases, and falling pianos, can our iconic trio find their way back to one another and save the Moon Queen before it's too late? And who would want to poison her? Is Captain Babybeard, the adorable baby pirate, in this one?

 

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Kirkus

"This volume continues the nonstop madcap fun; returning readers will not be disappointed, and new ones will quickly become avid followers of the world's first feline astronaut. Fans of unbridled, melodramatic tomfoolery will be over the moon." 

School Library Journal

"Fans will be thrilled to see their favorite characters back in action." 

Hornbook

"An elaborate and emotionally sincere graphic novel...[a] space-Western whodunit." 

Review quotes

PRAISE FOR FIRST CAT IN SPACE ATE PIZZA:

"In full, vivid color, the loose cartoon style exudes an infectious glee, flawlessly matching Barnett's freewheeling, absurdist humor and plotting." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Readers looking for the outer space high jinks and gentle humor of Brockington's Catstronauts and the imaginative and fantastical worldbuilding of Andrews's This Was Our Pact need look no further than this laugh-out-loud tale of the first cat in space." — School Library Journal (starred review)

"The surprisingly earnest themes of friendship and individual purpose combined with the absurd humor should resonate with this audience of readers." — The Horn Book

"A hilarious graphic novel." — New York Times

"Ridiculously fun and brilliantly illustrated." — Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants

"Epic lunacy." — Kirkus Reviews

"Obvious work of creative joy. A definite winner in the age of Dog Man." — Booklist

"Barnett is cruising comfortably in his usual lane of quirky humor, and Harris matches the absurdity with cleverly composed illustrations that balance visual humor with narrative necessity. Kids who have graduated from Binky the Cat will be delighted to join another furball on intergalactic adventures." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Mac Barnett
Mac Barnett is the author of several books for children, including Caldecott Honor Books Extra Yarn and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, both illustrated by Jon Klassen; President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen; Leo: A Ghost Story, illustrated by Christian Robinson; and the Terrible Two series, cowritten with Jory John and illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Mac Barnett lives in California.

Isabelle Arsenault is the creator of Alpha and the illustrator of several other picture books, including Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year; Captain Rosalie by Timothée de Fombelle; and Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky. Isabelle Arsenault lives in Montreal.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063084124
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
September 03, 2024
Series
First Cat in Space
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002050 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Cats
JUV053000 - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction
JUV008140 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction
JUV008110 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Humorous
Library of Congress categories
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