From Dav Pilkey, the worldwide bestselling author-illustrator of Dog Man, and award-winning illustrator Dan Santat comes an out-of-this-world friendship adventure in full color! Meet Ricky Ricotta, a little mouse with a big problem! Ricky Ricotta lives in Squeakyville with his mom and dad. Ricky has a hard time making friends at school, and the neighborhood bullies are always picking on him. If only Ricky could find someone to be his best buddy and keep those creepy bullies away! Meanwhile, on the other side of town, a mad scientist named Dr. Stinky McNasty has created a Mighty Robot who is as gentle as he is powerful. Dr. Stinky plans to make the Robot destroy Squeakyville, but there's one little thing in his way: Ricky Ricotta! When Ricky rescues the Robot, an unlikely friendship begins. And Ricky discovers that a little mouse can be a BIG hero -- with some help from his new best friend! Praise for the Ricky Ricotta series: "This reboot... offer[s] a new generation of readers a fun introduction to chapter books... Newly independent readers and Pilkey fans alike will not be disappointed by the humorous ride." -- School Library Journal "Aimed at a younger audience than the wildly popular Captain Underpants books, this series... has all the classic Pilkey hallmarks: comic book panels, superhero action, and flip-o-rama." -- Booklist Meet Ricky Ricotta, a little mouse with a big problem! Ricky lives in Squeakyville with his mom and dad. He has a hard time making friends at school, and the neighborhood bullies are always picking on him. If only Ricky could find someone to be his best buddy and keep those creepy bullies away! Little does he know that he's about to get his wish -- in a BIG way! Featuring Flip-O-Rama! Flip the pages to animate the action! Plus: All-new mini comics inside! 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 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 the second grade, Dav's teacher ripped up his comics and told him he couldn't spend the rest of his life making silly books. Fortunately, Dav was not a very good listener. Dan Santat is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend , which won the prestigious Randolph Caldecott Medal in 2015. He is also the creator of the acclaimed graphic novel The Aquanaut, and his graphic memoir, A First Time for Everything , was the 2023 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature. His art is featured in numerous children's books, including Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta series as well as picture books by Henry Winkler and Jake Gyllenhaal. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and pets. Visit him online at dansantatbooks.com. From RICKY RICOTTA'S MIGHTY ROBOT #1There once was a mouse named Ricky Ricotta who lived in Squeakyville with his mother and father.Ricky liked living with his mother and father, but sometimes he got lonely.Ricky wished he had a friend to keep him company."Don't worry," said Ricky's father. "Some day something BIG will happen, and you will find a friend." Item #:NTS563009 ISBN13:9780545630092 Format:Paperback Book Pages:112 Publisher:Scholastic Inc. Genre:Adventure, Comic Books and Graphic Novels Grades:2 - 3 Lexile Measure:520L Reading Level:L DRA Level:20 - 24 ACR Level:2.9