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I would like to introduce you to a new children’s book Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters! this is a children’s poetry book written by Vikram Madan. I received a copy of the book for a review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase. (Check out our review here).
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Visit him at vikrammadan.com
About the book:
Super-Librarian Betsy Bird says Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock by Vikram Madan is “one of the finest, funniest poetry books” and Kirkus Reviews calls it “juicy” and “joyful”
★ “In varied but consistently tight verses accompanying expressive cartoon images depicting a diverse cast, Madan also trots in other memorable fancies, from a theatrical chorus line of grown-ups singing away a beleaguered child’s “Bad-Luck Bogeys” to a mummy happily joining a zombie rock band called the Rolling Moans, on the way to a gloriously glutinous finale in which a group of intrepid children tickle the Nozzlewock into a mighty sneeze of its own. Juicy, joyful, and just right for reading aloud, too. ”– Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Funny Poems + Comic Format + Innovative Storytelling = Triple the Fun!
Perfect for fans of Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein, award-winning author Vikram Madan’s new poetry collection features delicious vocabulary, hilarious poems, and a full-color graphic novel format!
Vikram Madan packs this collection with whimsical stories told in rhyme, surprise twist after surprise twist, and a host of unusual characters. In these pages, you’ll meet ghost guppies (and the brave girl who creates them), Stan the Slouching Man™ who’ll teach you blackbelt slouching, oozing dinosaurs called squishosaurs, a suspicious dragon, and the Nozzlewock (a nose with super-vacuum strength), among many other memorable heroes. Recurring characters and subplots in the art weave the poems together, adding to the merriment. This quirky collection in full-color graphic novel format begs to be read over and over again.
If you enjoyed Vikram’s multiple-award-winning funny poetry book A HATFUL OF DRAGONS you will LOVE LOVE LOVE this book, which not only clocks in at 128 pages, but it is also illustrated in FULL COLOR and is in a graphic novel format, sure to lure in poetry seekers, graphic novel fans, and kids and adults of all ages.
“A delightfully eccentric and quirky collection of poetry, set against brightly colored illustrations and graphic novel comic panels…Because the subject of each poem is goofy in nature, the flow of the book is fast and easy to follow for young readers. Artwork depicts subjects as cartoonlike, with bright colors and lots of movement and action…A fun purchase for elementary graphic novel and poetry collections due to the exciting nature of the poems and the self-contained stories.”—School Library Journal
“This follow-up to Geisel Honor book author Madan’s A Hatful of Dragons (2020) is an entertaining collection of intertwined stories told in bouncy rhyming lines….Madan’s playful book cleverly ties together poetry and graphic storytelling in a book filled with fun humor sure to please readers. The zany illustrations of the many madcap antics and wild happenings are full of bright colors and amplify the humor in the poems.”—Booklist
“If there is anything you can say of the book, it’s consistently interesting, ridiculously funny, and inherently silly…one of the finest, funniest poetry books you’ll have encountered in a long time. For those of you lucky enough to have already read A Hatful of Dragons, this is just as good, if not better. I’m not saying that Madan’s unique form of humor, comics, and verse will save poetry as we know it, but I’m not NOT saying it either. Just hand it to a kid when they ask for something funny. You’ll be doing them a favor (and isn’t it nice to hand out a work of poetry during a month other than just April?). Clever stuff.” —Betsy Bird, School Library Journal Fuse 8 blog
“I enjoyed this sharp, snarky collection of illustrated poems that feel familiar (think Poe, Carroll) but have a charm all their own. I’m a sucker for poetry parodies that have good meter, and throw in unexpected vocabulary like causality and palpitated, and I’m hooked.”—Robin Stern, Books Inc., San Leandro, CA
“So much fun! Kids are bound to love!”—Dan Ullom, Brick & Mortar Books Redmond, WA
“If Hitchhiker’s Guide was a poetry book for children… This quirky and adorable book is more than a poetry anthology, it is also a graphic novel full of wacky characters whose surreal stories intersect as the poems go on. Read once for the vibes, then again and again as you hunt for all the references not only to other poems in this book, but beloved classics like “Jabberwocky” (referenced by the eponymous Nozzlewock I) or “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (Deep, Dark, and Lovely).
Whether you are reading it to yourself, to your family, or to your classroom, Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock is sure to make your audience laugh.”—Amanda Zarni, Book Ends Bookstore, Winchester, MA “A brilliant collection of illustrated poetry with a narrative arc that will have readers of all ages turning pages to find out what happens with the Nozzlewock!”—Sarah Threlkeld, Island Books, Merced Island, WA
Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters! Author: Vikram Madan
Selected for Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids 2024 list
“A must-have story collection! With clever rhymes and humorous alliteration, Madan’s vivid imagination will have both kids and parents laughing out loud.”– Donna Barba Higuera, Newbery Award-winning author of The Last Cuentista
SPECIAL EVENT: Vikram Madan, local author of BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK, in conversation with Janet Wong Friday Nov 15th, 20246:30 PM – 7:30 PM Brick & Mortar Books Redmond, WA
Vikram Madan grew up in India where, despite spending his childhood rhyming and doodling, he ended up an engineer. After many years of working in the tech industry, he finally came to his senses, and here he is, having followed his heart back to rhyming and doodling again!
His books of funny poems The Bubble Collector and Lord of the Bubbles both won Moonbeam Awards for Children’s Poetry. His book Owl & Penguin was a 2023 THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL HONOR winner – one of the biggest honors for children’s books.
A Hatful of Dragons: And More Than 13.8 Billion Other Funny Poems by Vikram Madan,( Wordsong, 2020) was awarded these honors:
Kirkus Starred Review Texas Bluebonnet Book Award Master List South Dakota Prairie Bloom Book Award Finalist A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year A New York Public Library Best Books of the Year for Kids A Denver Public Library Best and Brightest Poetry Books of the Year An Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids School Library Journal’s Fuse #8 Blog – Best Poetry Books of the Year School Library Journal’s Fuse #8 Blog – Funniest Books of the Year American Library Association ALSC Summer Reading Pick
He lives near Seattle, Washington, with his family, two guitars, and a few pet peeves, and devotes himself to making whimsical and humorous art.
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Look for signed copies at: Island Books | Brick and Mortar Books | Saltwater Bookshop
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Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
