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  • Mika and the Howler (Mika and the Howler #1)

Mika and the Howler
(Mika and the Howler #1)

Author
Agata Loth-Ignaciuk
Illustrator
Berenika Kolomycka
Publication Date
July 18, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  K − 1st
Language
English
Format
Graphic Novel
Mika and the Howler (Mika and the Howler #1)
Description

An awful creature with a terrible howl is loose in Mika's house, eating up dust bunnies and even Mika's socks! Join Mika on a charming journey of imagination and discovery in award-winning Polish creators Agata Loth-Ignaciuk and Berenika Kolomycka's Mika and the Howler.

Meet Mika! Mika is a young explorer who faces familiar-yet-not-fully known objects and obstacles around her house. Today's newest challenge? The "howler" that roams her living room and hallways sucking up dust bunnies and--even her socks! But the howler isn't as dangerous as it appears, and young Mika is soon brave enough to face it.

The first in a series of books for the youngest comics readers, enjoy the sweet, simple, and delightful Mika and the Howler.

Publication date
July 18, 2023
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781637152126
Publisher
Oni Press
Series
Mika and the Howler
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV052000 - Juvenile Fiction | Monsters

Publishers Weekly

An imaginative child battles a domestic object turned fearsome foe in this action-packed comic. Early panels establish young Mika's dauntless nature, depicting the pale-skinned, tiger-suit-clad child escaping the confines of a crib. But a stroll into the living room turns chaotic when Mika trips over a long green form that begins writhing with a toothy "WRRRRR." As the long-necked creature proceeds to "chomp chomp" along the floor, Mika manages to stay a few steps ahead of danger. Spotting the "howler" snacking on a sock causes upset until the child hatches a messy plan to vanquish the troublesome monster. Lively pencil-drawn and watercolor panels center the intrepid protagonist's perceptions of local events, capturing a range of emotion with spare text and sound effects in this promising start to Loth-Ignaciuk and Kolomycka's series, whose star character seems well poised to lead early readers on future adventures. Ages 3-6. (July)

Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
Agata Loth-Ignaciuk
Agata Loth-Ignaciuk is an author, illustrator, and publisher of children's books. She has written several nonfiction books for young readers and received the Bologna Ragazzi Special Mention for Nonfiction Award for the book How to Reach the Earth's Poles in One Year, illustrated by Bartlomiej Ignaciuk.

She is also the author of two comic books for early readers titled Mika and the Howler and Mika and the Gurgler, illustrated by Berenika Kolomycka.

Agata's stories for young readers have been published in several countries including Germany, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Korea, China, Lithuania, and the United States.

Berenika Kolomycka is a comics author, sketch artist, sculptor, and graphic artist. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and earned the Grand Prix for comics at the International Festival of Comics and Games in Lódz. Her works have been published in both Polish and foreign magazines, as well as in schoolbooks. She regularly conducts comic workshops for adults and children. The children's comic book series Tiny Fox and Great Boar is her first solo project. Outside of her work, she enjoys taking care of her cat Mami and her dog Kuka.

Christopher Crank (crank!) has lettered a bunch of books put out by Image, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Dynamite, and elsewhere. He also has a podcast with comic artist Mike Norton and members of Four Star Studios in Chicago (crankcast.com), and makes music (sonomorti.bandcamp.com). Catch him on Twitter: @ccrank and Instagram: ccrank
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