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    The Boy Who Cried Robots!

    Part of I Like to Read Comics

    Author Chris Britt
    Illustrated by Chris Britt
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    $8.99 US
    Candlewick | Holiday House
    6.02"W x 8.98"H x 0.12"D   | 4 oz | 140 per carton
    On sale Jan 13, 2026 | 40 Pages | 9780823463626
    Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
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    A funny comic with robots, monsters, and aliens–that’s just right for second graders!

    Sam claims a monster ate his homework, the tub is full of alligators, and extraterrestrials have named their planet in his honor.
    But when Sam’s exaggerations alienate his classmates, the tall tales escalate.

    Are robots really attacking his house? (Of course not! Sam made it up!)

    As in Aesop’s classic “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” Sam’s community rallies to help him out. And Sam learns how a big fib can have serious consequences.

    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!”

    A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
    This graphic novel features speech bubbles and bright, funny, frenzied-looking art, giving youngsters plenty of visual help in making sense of the text. . . .A witty and entertaining cautionary tale.
    —Kirkus Reviews

    Encouraging and accessible for hesitant readers. . . . This is an eminently easy to read, pleasantly jokey comic perfect for a quick laugh for young readers.
    —School Library Journal

    References to the classic story “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” help drive home the overall message, but the conclusion is both gentler and more up-to-date than the original. . . . Newly independent readers will appreciate the playful artwork and silly story told in invitingly large panels and crisp fonts.
    —Booklist
    Author/Illustrator Chris Britt’s cartoons are syndicated by over two hundred newspapers nationally and internationally, and have appeared in Newsweek, TIME magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today, as well as aired on CNN’s Inside Politics, MSNBC, Fox News, and ABC’s Good Morning America. He is also the author and illustrator of hilariously funny picture books. Chris lives in Tacoma, Washington.
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    A funny comic with robots, monsters, and aliens–that’s just right for second graders!

    Sam claims a monster ate his homework, the tub is full of alligators, and extraterrestrials have named their planet in his honor.
    But when Sam’s exaggerations alienate his classmates, the tall tales escalate.

    Are robots really attacking his house? (Of course not! Sam made it up!)

    As in Aesop’s classic “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” Sam’s community rallies to help him out. And Sam learns how a big fib can have serious consequences.

    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!”

    A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

    Praise

    This graphic novel features speech bubbles and bright, funny, frenzied-looking art, giving youngsters plenty of visual help in making sense of the text. . . .A witty and entertaining cautionary tale.
    —Kirkus Reviews

    Encouraging and accessible for hesitant readers. . . . This is an eminently easy to read, pleasantly jokey comic perfect for a quick laugh for young readers.
    —School Library Journal

    References to the classic story “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” help drive home the overall message, but the conclusion is both gentler and more up-to-date than the original. . . . Newly independent readers will appreciate the playful artwork and silly story told in invitingly large panels and crisp fonts.
    —Booklist

    Author

    Author/Illustrator Chris Britt’s cartoons are syndicated by over two hundred newspapers nationally and internationally, and have appeared in Newsweek, TIME magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today, as well as aired on CNN’s Inside Politics, MSNBC, Fox News, and ABC’s Good Morning America. He is also the author and illustrator of hilariously funny picture books. Chris lives in Tacoma, Washington.
    Chris Britt View titles by Chris Britt

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