Book description
Kat Kong is a funny picture book from the genius mind of Dav Pilkey—creator of laugh-out-loud kid favorites including Captain Underpants and Dog Man.
When the fearsome Kat Kong wreaks havoc on the rodent citizens of Mousopolis (all played by Pilkey's own pets in mixed-media photographic illustrations) someone must halt…
Why read it?
1 author picked Kat Kong as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Dev Pilkey is another New York Times best-selling children’s book author that I highly recommend for funny picture books that children will sit still for.
His Captain Underpants series is read worldwide and even earned its main character a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
As a children’s Librarian this is another sure shot book I loved to pull from my shelf if ever I needed an emergency read or as a recommendation for parents looking for a book to interest boys who were more interested in action stories.
This book is a follow-up to Pilkey’s Dogzilla. In…
From Steve's list on The best funny picture books kids will sit still for.
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