The Missing Monster Card

My First Graphic Novel

by Lori Mortensen, Rémy Simard (Illustrator)

Ethan can't wait to show Zack his new Monster Card. But when Ethan can't find the new card, the search for the missing Monster Card begins.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Lori Mortensen is an award-winning children's author of more than 100 books. Her books, which reviewers have praised as “stellar” “as good as it gets” and “begs to be read aloud,” have been published by such notable publishers as HarperCollins, Henry Holt, Abrams, Bloomsbury, and Peachtree. Popular releases include, Arlo Draws an Octopus, illustrated by NYT bestselling author/illustrator Rob Sayegh, Jr., If Wendell Had a Walrus, illustrated by NYT bestselling author/illustrator Matt Phelan, Cowpoke Clyde Rides the Range, a Bill Martin Jr., Picture Book Award Nominee and the sequel to Amazon bestseller Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg, and picture book biographies Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey and Away with Words, the Daring True Story of Explorer Isabella Bird.
When she’s not greeting geese at the lake, or putting her nose in a mystery, she’s tapping away at her keyboard, conjuring, coaxing, and prodding her latest stories to life. Today, she lives in the foothills of Northern California with her family and all birds that flock to her feeder—including a gluttonous squirrel.

Reviews

[Nancy Kotkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A full-color graphic novel for emerging readers. There's an introduction explaining how to read a graphic novel. The story is a simple, but engaging, mystery of lost collectible cards. Young readers will have fun figuring out the answer alongside the two friends in the book. The art is basic with bright colors, and provides additional clues.

[The Styling Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the graphic novel- my son loved it, read all the way through completely fascinated. Terrific connections and good questions at the end.

[Ruby · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I liked that they found the monster card, and also I want to go to King's Dominion. No don't write that -- they didn't go to King's Dominion!"

[Janell · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first graphic novel! As advertised, the book was "safe and appealing". I may try others in the series.