Mo and Jo Fighting Together Forever (Toon Books Level 3)

by Jay Lynch (Author) Dean Haspiel (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Mona and Joey can't stop fighting! When the Mighty Mojo decides to give his powerful costume to them, these argumentative twins fight so much they rip it in half. Now each one is only half as strong! Can Mo and Jo find a way to combine their powers, fight the evil Saw-Jaw and save their town?
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School Library Journal

K-Gr 3Mona and Joey are constantly fighting but they both share a love for the superhero Mojo. One day, out of the blue, their mailman reveals that he is actually their revered hero in disguise. Ready to retire, he offers the children his costume, which contains his special powers. The siblings fight over it until they rip it in half, but their mother creatively transforms the pieces into two costumes, each containing one of Mojos powers. When the town parade is threatened, the children must learn to work together, becoming the team Mojo. The dynamic cartoon art successfully conveys the excitement and action of the plot, and children will love the simple graphic format. However, though young readers will probably be drawn into the narrative by the dynamic artwork, some of the text might be difficult for them to decode. Also, the siblings bickering is grating, making the characters somewhat unappealing, and the central message that the children need to work together is a bit heavy-handed."Mari Pongkhamsing, St. Perpetua School, Lafayette, CA" Copyright 2008 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Jay Lynch
Dean Haspiel, who drew Mo and Jo, used to read Fantastic Four and Shazam! when he was a kid. He admits that he used to fight with his brother all the time, too: "All siblings have a healthy rivalry, and so did we." Dean has illustrated Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon's The Escapist and drawn superheroes for Marvel and DC Comics. He has created his own comic character, Billy Dogma, and is the founder of the webcomic collective ACT-I-VATE. If he could have any superpower, he'd like to fly, "because that would just be cool!"

Jay Lynch, who wrote Mo and Jo's story, loved to read funny superhero comics like Plastic Man when he was a kid. When he wasn't reading comic books, he would draw his own cartoon characters on the sidewalk in front of his house--then hide in the bushes to hear what other kids had to say about his drawings! Jay grew up to become a legendary cartoonist and has helped create many popular humor products, including Wacky Packages and Garbage Pail Kids. If he could have any superpower, he'd like to know what color something is just by touching it.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780979923852
Lexile Measure
500
Guided Reading Level
N
Publisher
Toon Books
Publication date
September 20, 2008
Series
Toon Books Level Three
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV008000 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
United States
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
Twins
Superheroes
Superhero comic books, strips, etc

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