Katie the Catsitter: (A Graphic Novel) - Paperback
Katie the Catsitter: (A Graphic Novel) - Paperback
by Colleen Af Venable (Author), Stephanie Yue (Illustrator)
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The first book of a purr-fectly irresistible graphic novel series about friendship, superheroes, and cats--lots of cats!
"Readers will revel in the heroic antics."--The New York Times "Ideal for readers seeking the whimsy of Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' tempered with the reassuring tone of Raina Telgemeier's work."--School Library Journal Twelve-year-old Katie is dreading a boring summer alone in New York City while her best friend is away at camp--something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget. That is, unless Katie can figure out a way to earn the money for camp herself. But when Katie gets a job cat sitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, Madeline, life gets interesting. For starters, Madeline has 217 cats (!) and they're not exactly . . . normal. Also, why is she always out EXACTLY when the city's most notorious villain commits crimes?! Is it possible that Katie's upstairs neighbor is really a super villain? Can Katie wrangle a whole lot of wayward cats, save a best friendship (why is Beth barely writing back? And who's this boy she keeps talking about?!), AND crack the biggest story in the city's history? Some heroes have capes . . . Katie has cats! With irresistible illustrations and laugh-out-loud humor, Katie the Catsitter is a feline-friendly adventure that shows how, with the right catitude, anything is pawsible! Look for all of the Katie the Catsitter graphic novels, including: Katie the CatsitterKatie the Catsitter #2: Best Friends for Never
Katie the Catsitter #3: Secrets and Sidekicks
Katie the Catsitter #4: The Purrfect Plan And for a great gift, don't forget to check out the Katie the Catsitter: Kitty Carrier Box Set including books 1-4 in the series!
Author Biography
Colleen AF Venable is the author of the National Book Award Nominated graphic novel Kiss #8 and is making her middle grade debut with Katie the Catsitter. Colleen is a lifetime comic fan and has designed numerous award winning graphic novels at First-Second books. She's also is an avid rollerskater, animal rescuer, and once started a national holiday (true story). Colleen lives in Brooklyn, NY with her two pet rabbits.
Stephanie Yue grew up in Atlanta, Beijing, and Hong Kong. She's a lifetime comic fan and martial artist (with a black belt in Kung Fu) and travels the world by motorbike. Stephanie was the colorist for the megahit, industry changing, Smile by Raina Telgemeier and Katie is her debut as a middle grade graphic novel illustrator. Stephanie currently divides her time between Boston and Hong Kong, where she's working on the second Katie. Visit her online at http: //stephanieyue.com and on twitter @quezzie.com.Details
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