Super Family! (Simon and Chester Book #3)

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Paperback
$9.99 US
7.06"W x 9"H x 0.37"D  
On sale Jul 04, 2023 | 96 Pages | 9781774880005
Grades 1-4
Reading Level: Lexile GN530L
FOC Jun 5, 2023 | Catalog May 2023
Join Simon and Chester in their third adventure as they navigate family dynamics and a very important ghost conference, now in paperback! A hilarious new graphic novel series for fans of The Bad Guys and Dog Man.

Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire.

Chester lives with his Grandma, his cat Mr. Pickles and Simon the ghost. Lately Chester has been feeling like he's missing out when he sees other families out doing fun family things. 

So when Chester gets the opportunity to join his friend Amie and her family on a trip to the water park, he is IN. Meanwhile, Simon is off to his yearly ghost conference, excited to finally have something to show off about (haunting his VERY OWN HOUSE, for example) to the cool ghosts. Maybe they'll even accept him into their group! 

Will things go as planned? Well, let's put it this way: both Simon and Chester are about to learn a thing or two about the old saying "The grass is always greener . . ."
© Cale Atkinson
CALE ATKINSON is an illustrator, writer and animator living lakeside in Kelowna, British Columbia, whose books include Sir Simon: Super Scarer, Where Oliver Fits, Monsters 101, Unicorns 101, and the Simon and Chester graphic novel series to name a few. Cale is assisted in his artistic endeavors by Charlie, a wise and noble floof. View titles by Cale Atkinson
  • NOMINEE | 2023
    Doug Wright Award for Best Book
  • SHORTLIST | 2023
    Chocolate Lily Award
On the Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List for 2024

PRAISE FOR Super Family!:


"Atkinson’s mastery of facial expressions is unmatched in comics today, and the combination of visual and written humor with genuinely sweet revelations about the nature of familial love is so perfectly balanced it’s simply superb. . . . An abnormally good read for the whole super family!" —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"[H]eartfelt and lovely . . . valuable life lessons are disguised cleverly amongst funny jokes and cute illustrations. . . . Simon and Chester have definitely earned a spot on our list of 'best book duos.'" —CM Reviews

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Join Simon and Chester in their third adventure as they navigate family dynamics and a very important ghost conference, now in paperback! A hilarious new graphic novel series for fans of The Bad Guys and Dog Man.

Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire.

Chester lives with his Grandma, his cat Mr. Pickles and Simon the ghost. Lately Chester has been feeling like he's missing out when he sees other families out doing fun family things. 

So when Chester gets the opportunity to join his friend Amie and her family on a trip to the water park, he is IN. Meanwhile, Simon is off to his yearly ghost conference, excited to finally have something to show off about (haunting his VERY OWN HOUSE, for example) to the cool ghosts. Maybe they'll even accept him into their group! 

Will things go as planned? Well, let's put it this way: both Simon and Chester are about to learn a thing or two about the old saying "The grass is always greener . . ."

Author

© Cale Atkinson
CALE ATKINSON is an illustrator, writer and animator living lakeside in Kelowna, British Columbia, whose books include Sir Simon: Super Scarer, Where Oliver Fits, Monsters 101, Unicorns 101, and the Simon and Chester graphic novel series to name a few. Cale is assisted in his artistic endeavors by Charlie, a wise and noble floof. View titles by Cale Atkinson

Awards

  • NOMINEE | 2023
    Doug Wright Award for Best Book
  • SHORTLIST | 2023
    Chocolate Lily Award

Praise

On the Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List for 2024

PRAISE FOR Super Family!:


"Atkinson’s mastery of facial expressions is unmatched in comics today, and the combination of visual and written humor with genuinely sweet revelations about the nature of familial love is so perfectly balanced it’s simply superb. . . . An abnormally good read for the whole super family!" —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"[H]eartfelt and lovely . . . valuable life lessons are disguised cleverly amongst funny jokes and cute illustrations. . . . Simon and Chester have definitely earned a spot on our list of 'best book duos.'" —CM Reviews

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