Best New Comic Books and Funny Reads for Kids

Little ones are full of big questions, and their older siblings are often the ones on their receiving end. Such is the case for Memen, who grapples for answers when her little brother Mori wants to know more about life. As a lover of puns, I was sold on this book when I saw the title.

What should a boy do when his mom’s spaceship sinks into the sea? Dive after her, of course! But Dave’s daring adventure is every bit as dangerous as it sounds.

Foodtopia Pyramid is a well-run place. Peanut and Jelly are employees at the Crumb Dump, but their ambitious plans to climb the ladder of success fall astray when they release a Crumb Feeder into the city.

Pickle the Dog’s first thought when his grandmother gives him roller skates and a helmet is, naturally, to learn to skate. But it is not quite as easy as it seems, as Pickle is about to find out throughout a series of ugly falls. Will he give up?

As a little sister, I was sold on this book when I learned it’s about an organization that protects the needs of the youngest siblings. Lexi, Mo, and Eli are the newest recruits, and their mission–finding an older sibling’s missing pet–needs to be accomplished before the Band of Bigs gets involved to protect the older sibling’s needs.

Unlikely duos are my favorite, so this story instantly hooked me. It follows a bear who wants to be a hero and a shape-shifting fairy falsely accused of stealing the town’s cheese. The two must team up to find out who actually took all of their town’s cheese.

Mr. Pebbles, the third grade’s class pet, is dead. Everybody thinks Carter killed him. Everyone, that is, but Mr. Pebbles himself. Carter and Mr. Pebbles’ ghost must find the true culprit and clear Carter’s name.

Dev and his cat Tuna are ready for a summer of fun. But they’ve discovered a yeti on the loose in Kathmandu. That yeti is creating chaos at home, including eating all of Dev’s snacks, and his parents refuse to believe that anyone other than Dev is to blame. How can Dev and Tuna prove it was a yeti before they’re sent away for the summer?