The Aldo Zelnick comic novel series
Aldo Zelnick comic novels are an award-winning, alphabetical series for middle-grade readers ages 7 to 13 (although many kids younger than 7 are reading them with grown-ups, too).
Rabid and reluctant readers alike enjoy the intelligent humor and drawings as well as the action-packed stories. They've been called "vitamin-fortified Wimpy Kids."
Part comic romps, part mysteries, and part sesquipedilian-fests (ask Mr. Mot), they're beloved by parents, teachers, and librarians as much as kids.
The first book in the series, Artsy-Fartsy, was published in December 2009. Bogus was published in June 2010, Cahoots in May 2011, and Dumbstruck in October 2011. They'll soon be joined by Egghead (May 2012), Finicky (September 2012) and Glitch (November 2012) as well as All Me, All The Time, a do-it-yourself, Aldo-style journal due out June 2012.
Aldo Zelnick Gear
There's more to the Aldo store! Included with our books to the right is some great Zelnickian merch: a blank sketchbook, lunch sacks, an uber-cute apron, and three different shirts. Each item features something Aldo-related, from his face to scenes in the books, and is sure to be a hit with Aldo Zelnick fans both young and old.
It's October, and Aldo thinks he's Einstein. Gloating over his exemplary first-quarter grades and test scores, he even decides to dress as the iconic scientist for Halloween. But his bubble bursts when he realizes he's not excelling in one class, Español, and that the consequences may be more hurtful than a bad grade on a report card. Is Aldo's friendship with his bilingual best friend, Jack, at stake?
Look for enigma, éclair, eureka and lots more fun, challenging "E" words used
With this fill-in-the-blank-style journal from the creators of the Aldo Zelnick comic novel series, kids will find it effortlessly fun to tell their own life stories. The “art-o-biography” format encourages both drawing and writing and gives mini-lessons on things such as shading sketches and choosing zingy verbs. Parents will enjoy reading their kids’ completed book, and children will love being the author and illustrator of an entire story all about themselves.
As Thanksgiving rolls around, Aldo Zelnick—a fifth-grade foodie if there ever was one—is flummoxed by his best friend Jack's refusal to try new food. Jack, who famously eats nothing but peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, is so finicky that he's even grown squeamish about Aldo's incessant talk about food. Meanwhile, a family friend has opened a new restaurant, and Aldo, Jack and Bee are invited for a kitchen tour and cooking lesson and, later, to help serve the homeless on Thanksgiving Day.
All the rest of the Zelnicks like Christmas a lot, but Aldo, whose plan to get presents galore may have a glitch, does not. What’s this gobbledygook about giving being better than receiving? And what does the “Adopt-a-Family Tree” at the mall have to do with him, anyway? All this and Guinness World Records, holiday gnomes, a glass-blowing grandma and the generous helpings of goofiness this A-to-Z series keeps dishing out.
Do you have a loved one who’s a little cheesy? If so, this three-pocket apron could be the perfect accessory to put a smile on his or her face.
A colorful keeper for your MVPs (meats, veggies and proteins), this lunch sack will easily become the highlight of your day.
No need to save full-color funnies for Sunday any more! Illustrator Kendra Spanjer uses fabric markers to color and sign the Bacon Boy shirt of your choice for a special keepsake you can wear threadbare or treasure forever. For longer-lasting color, wash in cold water by hand or on the delicate
He’s a protein with power! A superhero with sizzle! Everyone’s favorite crispy character, Bacon Boy, strikes his most triumphant pose on this swell baseball shirt.
Start your own comic novel series—or simply record your daily life in words or pictures—using this handy Aldo sketchbook. Journal is kid-sized at 4.5 x 7” and a coordinating ball-point pen is included in an elastic loop at one side.
Poor Aldo.
It's September, and Aldo hates saying goodbye to his Slushies-and-sleeping-in summer schedule. At the store, while (horror-of-horrors) shopping for school supplies, he meets Danny—a deaf boy who will be a new student at Aldo's school. Danny challenges Aldo from day one, and it will take a lot of back-and-forth to figure out if they can get along.
But Danny's not the only new fly in Aldo's bacon grease. Aldo soon meets his cute new art teacher and finds himself doing
Summer is drawing to a close, and the Zelnicks travel to the family farm in Minnesota for their vacation. Aldo’s mom is eager for him to experience the things she loved as a girl…shucking sweet corn, milking cows, gathering eggs. A week of FRESH AIR and living off the land!
But Aldo suspects that farm life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be...and it’s worse than he feared. The rooster wakes him at dawn, the chores nearly do him in, and Timothy and the cousins—identical twin pranksters—
Ten-year-old Aldo Zelnick had decided it’s OK to be a little artsy-fartsy. So when his grandma Goosy gives Aldo a second sketchbook, he fills it with more hand-drawn comics, fun B words, and accounts of his everyday adventures.
In Bogus, Aldo and his best friend, Jack, find a ring in the storm grate on their street. Convinced it's a fake, Aldo goofs
Aldo Zelnick is the star of a new comic novel series for children by author Karla Oceanak and illustrator Kendra Spanjer. Ten-year-old Aldo lives with his family in Colorado. He's not athletic like his older brother, he's not a rock hound like his best friend, but he does like bacon. And when his artist grandmother, Goosy, gives him a sketchbook to "record all his artsy-fartsy ideas" during summer vacation, it turns out Aldo is a pretty good cartoonist.
In addition to an engaging
The perfect choice for anyone new to the series, Boxless Box Set No. 1 features Aldo's antics from day one of summer vacation through the first month of 5th grade.
Sure, you could find an internet bargain for the same 4 books... But as part of the Boxless Box Set from Bailiwick Press, the lucky recipient will also get:
This quadruple dose of Aldo is designed to help someone you love to nurture—or discover—a love for reading! Since you choose which book they'll start with, a gift subscription is perfect for die-hard fans and new friends alike.
The cost is $80 for a one-year subscription, including shipping—just $20 per package!
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