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! Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot are in another stinky situation! Ricky's family is headed to Cousin Lucy's house for lunch -- how boring! Ricky and his Robot are hoping to have a little fun with Lucy's pet Jurassic Jackrabbits, but when they get there, Lucy makes them play princess with her instead! What could be worse? An invasion of Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn, that's what! Smelly Sergeant Stinkbug has arrived on Earth with a plan to kidnap its ruler, and Princess Lucy fits the bill. Now it's up to Ricky and his Mighty Robot to plug their noses and send those stinkers back into space! 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 Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot are in another stinky situation! Ricky's family is headed to Cousin Lucy's house for lunch -- how boring! When they get there, Lucy makes Ricky and his Robot play princess with her! What could be worse? An invasion of Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn, that's what! Have Ricky and his Mighty Robot met their match in smelly Sergeant Stinkbug? Or will they plug their noses and send those stinkers back into space? 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 VS. THE STUPID STINKBUGS FROM SATURN #6Ricky and his Mighty Robot flew into the backyard.There was Lucy, having a tea party with her pets."Wow!" cried Ricky. "Look how big your Jurassic Jackrabbits got!""They like to eat," said Lucy. "So I named them Fudgie, Cupcake, and Waffles."Ricky rolled his eyes."Let's play princess!" Lucy said."No way!" said Ricky."Oh, come on," Lucy begged. "I'll be the beautiful princess, and you can be the ugly prince. Fudgie, Cupcake, and Waffles will be our royal ponies, and your Robot can be the big, brave knight.""What part of 'no way' don't you understand?" asked Ricky."Now boys," said Ricky's father, "I want you to play nicely with Lucy.""Rats!" said Ricky. "This is turning out to be a very bad day."But what Ricky didn't know was that things were about to get much, much worse, much worse.