School is back in session throughout the country, and reading is so important. Finding interesting books that your child wants to read, will really help, if you have to battle with them to read for 20 or 30 minutes a day.
My boys love books that draw them in and capture their interest with an exciting and engaging story. The Last Kids on Earth series does just that! Described as Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead these very funny post-apocalyptic graphic novels are perfect for middle-grade readers.
This is a four book series to date and it all starts with Book 1; The Last Kids on Earth.
Life after the zombie apocalypse is pretty good for 13-year-old Jack Sullivan: he lives in a mind-clobberingly cool tree fort with his best friends, speeds through town playing Real-Life Mario Kart, has a crew of monster buddies, battles zombies on the regular, and generally treats life-like it’s a video game!
But then Jack’s friends make a startling discovery: they may not be the last kids on earth, after all. This is great news for everyone… except Jack. Once they’ve found other humans, his friends won’t stick around for long! Jack’s only hope for keeping things the way they are is to prove that everything here is perfect, life is crazy fun, and nothing else could be any better.
One problem: it’s hard convincing his friends that everything is great when they’re being hunted by a monstrous Nightmare King and an ancient evil who won’t rest until Earth has been devoured. Crud! Maybe life after the monster apocalypse is more complicated than Jack thought…
It’s the first winter after the Monster Apocalypse. For Jack and his buddies, that means sled catapults, epic snowball battles, and one monstrous Christmas celebration. But their winter wonderland turns dark when a villainess begins hunting them. And this villainess is different—she’s a human.
When the villainess steals Jack’s prized monster-slaying tool, the Louisville Slicer, he vows to get it back. But it won’t be easy. Jack and his friends soon discover that the Louisville Slicer is the key to a dark plan that threatens the entire world—and beyond…
You can watch a video trailer for the series below:
About The Author:
Max Brallier (maxbrallier.com) is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books and games, including the previous books in The Last Kids on Earth series. He is the creator and writer of Galactic Hot Dogs, an ongoing middle-grade web serial and book series with Aladdin. He writes for licensed properties including Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Uncle Grandpa. Under the pen name Jack Chabert, he is the creator and author of the Eerie Elementary series for Scholastic Books. In the olden days, he worked in the marketing department at St. Martin’s Press. Max lives just outside of New York City with his wife and daughter.
ILLUSTRATOR BIO:
Douglas Holgate has been a freelance comic book artist and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia, for more than ten years. He’s illustrated books for publishers including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster, and comics for Image, Dynamite, Abrams, and Penguin Random House.
Giveaway
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The llama llama series is amazing!
Otis by Loren Long looks like a cute book for my nephew. My son would really love these Last kids on Earth series.
The new I Am Neil Armstrong- we are big fans of this series
Corduroy 40th Anniversary would be my choice. This book was my son’s favorite
No Boring Stories
How to eat pizza looks fun
I like I am Neil Armstrong.
The girl who sailed the stars
How to Eat Pizza By Jon Burgerman – We love pizza at home 🙂
No Boring Stories!
Julie Falatko
I would love to have Skippyjon Jones for my niece.
Amor
By Matt de la Peña
On Tour
Illustrated by Loren Long
I am Neil Armstrong.
Llama Llama Red Pajama
No boring stories.
I love that it had books for a wide age range!
I like Beyond the Bright Sea By LAUREN WOLK.
I want to read *Kens*!
Madeline
Diary of wimpy kis is one of the funny book of this series written by jeff kinney.
Thanks
i would love to get i am neil armstrong it looks like a cute book
id be interestedin the ladybug girl books for my niece. i think she would love them
“True Colors”!
Friends Forever Derek Anderson
Another book I like is I am Sonia Sotomayor. Thanks for the giveaway!
True Colors
How to Eat Pizza looks good to us!
I also like Madeline
I also like the book “Friends Forever”.
Little Owl’s Snow
My littles would love to read I am Sonia Sotomayor by
Brad Meltzer.