Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Mecha-Monkeys from Mars (Ricky Ricotta, 4)

Pilkey, Dav

ISBN 10: 0545631157 ISBN 13: 9780545631150

Publisher: Scholastic, 2014

Synopsis

From Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants, and acclaimed artist Dan Santat, an out-of-this-world friendship adventure with all-new full-color illustrations!

Best friends always stick together -- especially when they are in trouble!Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot always watch out for each other -- that's what friends are for! This time, they've managed to mangle the Ricotta family's minivan. Somehow they have to find a way to make up for their mistake.When a mean little Martian named Major Monkey invades Earth, Ricky and his Robot race to save the day once more. But Major Monkey has a plan to get rid of Ricky's Robot so that no one will be able to stop him! Now it's up to Ricky to rescue his friend and keep Major Monkey from menacing mousekind!

About this title

About the Author

Dan Santat wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Sidekicks, and has also illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including The Guild of Geniuses and The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, which won the Caldecott Medal. He lives in Alhambra, California, with his family. Visit his website at dantat.com.

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.

In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, World War Won, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy (1996).

In 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby. It was both a USA Today and New York Times bestseller. Since then, he has published more than a dozen full-length graphic novels for kids, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club series.

Dav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

When he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.

From the Back Cover

Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants, and Dan Santat, the creator of Sidekicks, join forces for another action-packed adventure that's truly out of this world!


Praise for Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

"A fun introduction to chapter books." --School Library Journal

"Has all the classic Pilkey hallmarks: comic book panels, superhero action, and Flip-O-Rama." --Booklist


Featuring Flip-O-Rama!
Flip the pages to animate the action!

Plus: All-new mini comics inside!

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545631157
• ISBN 13: 9780545631150
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Santat Dan
• Number of pages: 140