Blip!: TOON Level 1 (Toon into Reading: Level 1) - Hardcover

"It's hard to imagine a better lesson in how to read the format. A sweet introduction to sequential art." - Kirkus Reviews "The robot's difficulties in connecting with the beings he encounters heightens the loneliness and strangeness of his journey, making the friendship he finally finds all the more rewarding." - Publishers Weekly "Engaging fantastical landscape and lively action." - Booklist "Blip! is a smart book that offers an engaging story as well as amazingly detailed artwork and an assortment of visual puzzles that are fun for adults and children alike to decode." - School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids "Blip! is a fantastic introduction to the sequential art of the graphic novel and it is also (as are all the books TOON publishes) a superb example of what founder Fran oise Mouly started out to do in 2008 - create beginning readers with engaging illustrations and stories that are anything but boring." - Books 4 Your Kids "The simple yet engaging artwork does a wonderful job filling in the details." - Foreword Reviews "My little guy gets a huge kick out of this one, and I can't wait to share it with my storytime crew when I have my next Robot storytime." - Mom Read It Blip! won a Golden Duck Award! The award honors the best in science fiction for children. "It's hard to imagine a better lesson in how to read the format. A sweet introduction to sequential art." - Kirkus Reviews "The robot's difficulties in connecting with the beings he encounters heightens the loneliness and strangeness of his journey, making the friendship he finally finds all the more rewarding." - Publishers Weekly "Engaging fantastical landscape and lively action." - Booklist "Blip! is a smart book that offers an engaging story as well as amazingly detailed artwork and an assortment of visual puzzles that are fun for adults and children alike to decode." - School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids "Blip! is a fantastic introduction to the sequential art of the graphic novel and it is also (as are all the books TOON publishes) a superb example of what founder Fran oise Mouly started out to do in 2008 - create beginning readers with engaging illustrations and stories that are anything but boring." - Books 4 Your Kids "The simple yet engaging artwork does a wonderful job filling in the details." - Foreword Reviews "My little guy gets a huge kick out of this one, and I can't wait to share it with my storytime crew when I have my next Robot storytime." - Mom Read It

What's that strange banging sound? Who's that hiding in the bushes? Will the adorable robot ever find someone who understands him? In this engaging adventure by British rising star Barnaby Richards, young readers will want to trace a path across the enchanted landscape again and again.