New Releases by Alexis Frederick-Frost

Playa Estropajo puede ser cualquier cosa menos un lugar tranquilo: cuando surge una nueva amenaza, el Equipo Unicuerno (Raina, Shu, Nando y Lanitas) no dudan en lanzarse a salvar el día... hasta que aparece un nuevo héroe brillante y reluciente dispuesto a robarles el protagonismo. Johnny Unicornio lo tiene todo para deslumbrar: sonrisa perfecta, cuerno impecable, frases grandilocuentes y una puesta en escena de lo más exagerada. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, se gana al público y promete convertir al Equipo Unicuerno en auténticas superestrellas. Pero cuanto más crece la fama, más se complica la vida de nuestros héroes y más difícil se vuelve distinguir quién está de verdad al pie del cañón cuando las cosas se lían de verdad. Esta nueva entrega de la desternillante serie Equipo Unicuerno (y Lanitas) es perfecta para peques que disfrutan con el humor más loco, los cómics a todo color y las aventuras llenas de acción. Una novela gráfica infantil, ideal para los fans de Dav Piley y Ben Clanton.

Playa Estropajo es, en general, un sitio tranquilo: un buen lugar para hacer surf, tomar el sol y celebrar fiestas en el paseo marítimo. Pero todo se va al traste cuando una tormenta arrastra hasta la orilla un enorme bloque de hielo... con Lanitas atrapado dentro, un mamut lanudo azul de la Edad de Hielo que solo quiere hacer pis y entrar en calor. Mientras Shu, una rinoceronta; Raina, una araña marina; y Nando, un narval, intentan ayudar a su nuevo amigo, el tiempo empeora y se desata un supereclipse de superluna de sangre con tornadito incluido. El resultado no puede ser más raro: Shu descubre que puede volar como un helicóptero, Raina corre a supervelocidad y Nando adquiere un supersonar capaz de verlo todo por dentro. Lanitas, en cambio, parece no tener ningún superpoder, solo... mucho pelo. ¡Demasiado como para ser higiénico! Los tres amigos deciden convertirse en superhéroes y bautizarse como Equipo Unicuerno, dejando a Lanitas fuera de la acción. Sus primeras misiones, como convencer a un cangrejo ermitaño para que cambie de concha, no salen precisamente bien. Pero el verdadero problema está aún por llegar: un kril prehistórico que despierta con un hambre feroz y se convierte en Krilzilla, un monstruo gelatinoso dispuesto a zamparse lo que encuentre a su paso. ¿Podrá el Equipo Unicuerno, acompañado del mamut más torpe, detener al kril gigante armado solo con una bañera con ruedas? ¿Y si el héroe que necesita Playa Estropajo no es el que tiene el superpoder más guay? Esta novela gráfica, con mucho humor e historias loquísimas, es el libro perfecto para lectores de Dav Pilkey o Ben Clanton.

When a bottle containing a mysterious map washes ashore, Team Unihorn (and Woolly!) are on the case! This is the fourth and final installment of this chapter book graphic novel series perfect for fans of Dog Man and Narwhal and Jelly. Team Unihorn and Woolly have saved Burlap Beach not once, not twice, but three times. Now it’s time for them to bask in the sun and enjoy some good ‘ole fashioned R&R. And that’s exactly what they get—until their cooler accidentally tips over and they discover a map inside a bottle! Where could it lead? Forgotten ruins? Buried treasure? A notable landmark?? Determined to solve mystery, Team Unihorn (and Woolly!) set off to find what’s out there—but the most priceless treasure might be closer than they think.

Team Unihorn (and Woolly) is here to save the day! The crew gets a surprise visit from a fairy that causes chaos on Burlap Beach in the third installment of this chapter book graphic novel series that will delight fans of Dog Man! Team Unihorn (and Woolly) is excited to enter Burlap Beach’s sandcastle competition, the perfect activity after saving their home not once but twice. As the crew gets to work, Woolly discovers a tooth-shaped rock that Raina is sure is a real tooth. To settle their argument, Woolly puts the tooth-rock under his pillow that night…and wakes up to find it replaced with a shiny gold coin! Raina knows she’s struck gold and quickly sets out to get more money from the Tooth Fairy with any tooth-shaped item she can find. But when the fairy turns out to be a Megalodon upset that the tooth is fake, Team Unihorn (and Woolly) must rescue the beach yet again.

Team Unihorn is ready to relax after saving Burlap Beach from Krillzilla, a swarm of prehistoric krill. But when a giant electric jelly fish threatens to finish what Krillzilla started, the team must spring into action. All looks dire until Johnny Unicorn arrives on the scene and uses his magic to defeat the menacing monster. When Johnny offers to teach the team his ways back at his Uni-Barn, Raina, Shu, and Nigel eagerly accept, dragging a skeptical Woolly along. However, once the crew arrives, they discover Johnny's not the unicorn they thought he was and it's up to Team Unihorn (and Woolly) to save the day.

Meet the coolest new superhero team on Burlap Beach in the first in a series of graphic novels for young readers. Raina the rhino, Nigel the narwhal, Shu the horseshoe crab, and Woolly the mammoth have more in common than the fact that they all have horns. (WARNING: Never try to tell Shu that hers is really more of a tail!) They were also all exposed to a Super Blood Full Moon Eclipse that gave them each strange powers. Now Shu can fly, Raina is lightning quick, Nigel has supersonic sonar, and Woolly, well, he's extra fluffy. Unfortunately, our heroes aren't the only ones who were gifted by the eclipse. Now they'll need to stave off a giant krill monster who was also caught up in the event. If they can't stop him, it might just mean the end of Burlap Beach, Team Unihorn (and Woolly), and even--gasp!--summer's tastiest treat, ice cream!

In this long-awaited third volume in Adventure in Cartooning series, you’ll find everything you need to dream up and draw fantastical worlds for your character to inhabit! The Knight is back and ready for another cartooning adventure with Edward the Horse! As every adventurer knows, you can’t have an epic journey without an epic new world to explore. They could fly to a floating metropolis or swim through an underwater empire, trek across a frozen tundra or climb to the top of a majestic mountain—the possibilities are endless! But before they do, they’ll need to draw it first. Luckily for them, the Magical Cartooning Elf is ready to help, with brand-new tips and tricks that will turn simple drawings into boundless worlds.

This enhanced and expanded edition of Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action contains over forty new pages filled with adventure and cartooning lessons! The Knight, Edward the Horse, and the Magical Cartooning Elf are back, and sharing the stage with a cast of kooky characters. The famous director Otto Airs is making a movie, and he’s invited everyone in the kingdom to audition! It’s up to you to dream up and draw new characters to star in the film. Design a disguise for an undercover spy and give a superhero a makeover. Discover how body language can help tell your story, and how unique costumes can make your characters stand out from the crowd. Before long, you'll have all the tools you need to create original characters for your own comic book!

Maker Comics is the ultimate DIY guide. Inside Grow a Garden, you'll find illustrated instructions for six gardening projects! Will, Violet, and Basil must be the unluckiest students at the Garden Gnome Academy. They've been stuck with Mr. Butternut, the school's most unpopular (and unusual) teacher. Will and his friends have to learn about soil and compost while their classmates get to study exotic plants and butterflies. Although things get a little messy (and stinky) in his class, Mr. Butternut does know a thing or two about growing delicious veggies. Follow the easy step-by-step instructions in this book and you can make: A compost bin Seed pots Potting mix A growlight shelf A cold frame A container garden

All day long, the Knight peels turnips. This isn’t what she had in mind for her first magic lesson. She wants to make a magic potion, not soup! Things get a lot more exciting when she steals the wizard’s magic wand and spell book. Her potion transforms Edward into a giant worm—and he’s hungry! Hocus Focus offers more sweet, goofy storytelling from the creators of Adventures in Cartooning. With simple how-to-draw tutorials on the endpapers, these cute picture books are a playful extension of the hit instructional series.

The knight and her horse, Edward, have made a startling discovery: there are three huge ogres asleep at her doorstep! When they wake up, the kingdom is in big trouble! The knight, Edward, and some garden gnomes fight back, not with swords and shields, but with potato peelers and spoons. It turns out that ogres are pretty friendly when they have full stomachs!

Refusing to be left behind when the Knight befriends a gryphon, Edward teams up with a bat to learn how to fly.

The Knight can't wait for her first camping trip! She and her horse Edward pack everything they need--including her beloved Teddy--and head out into the woods. But when it's time for bed, Teddy is nowhere to be found! A helpful rabbit thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar, and sends the Knight off to a cave... but that's no teddy bear in that cave. That's a real bear! In this sweet, simple adventure, basic comics elements combine with the picture book format to create a picture book for the youngest of comics readers, and a fantastic introduction into the world of Adventures in Cartooning.

A story about the magical cartooning elf and a brave knight creating a book for children for Christmas introduces information about story elements, rhyming text, and creating comic strips.

The magic cartooning elf is back--along with the Knight, Edward the hungry horse, and a whole new cast of charming characters. And this time, readers can join in the fun. This activity book leads kids through a story that they help tell by doodling and completing comics activities. Illustrations. Consumable.