Super Goat Girl

* “This thrilling adventure beautifully demonstrates the power of persistence and how leveraging one’s distinct abilities makes any individual truly remarkable. The dynamic and bright illustrations infuse the story with the playful energy of a Saturday morning cartoon, expertly rendered with the sequential storytelling of a graphic novel. The artwork is full of lively animation in the characters’ faces, perfectly capturing their wide range of emotions and reactions to the extraordinary school day. Each scene is cheerfully portrayed with bright colors, making the adventurous narrative highly engaging and visually appealing for young readers. This vibrant and heartwarming tale is an exceptional addition to every school and classroom library. Not only is it fun and exciting, but it also delivers a powerful and necessary message about recognizing the value in everyone’s abilities, affirming that each individual is important and necessary.” —School Library Journal, starred review

“In a class of superheroes, the pressure to shine runs high. On Super Goat Girl’s first day of school, her teacher Miss Damsel introduces her to the class. Though the students include an alien and a robot, they quickly decide that Super Goat Girl doesn’t fit in. . . . But when evil aliens lasso Miss Damsel, Goat Girl’s teeth chomp through a rope made from impossibilium (the strongest substance on the extraterrestrials’ planet), rescuing the teacher when the other students can’t. Is chewing a superpower, her classmates wonder? Using other talents such as her intense bleat, Goat Girl repeatedly saves her teacher. . . . Only teamwork, in the end, convinces the classmates of Super Goat Girl’s value. Divided into graphic novel–esque panels, Adeola’s zany cartoon illustrations, with their cheerfully discordant color scheme, give distinct personalities to these unusual characters and offer an empathetic view of the shy protagonist, whose confidence grows as she helps. A worthy tale in which the seemingly ordinary becomes extraordinary.” —Kirkus Reviews

“The eponymous protagonist of this classroom-set picture book experiences new-kid woes after starting at a school for superheroes. . . . Yet when nemeses arrive to wreak havoc—aimed mostly at teacher Miss Damsel—Super Goat Girl seems to have the crucial talent. She chews through evil aliens’ seemingly impenetrable rope and bleats at a frequency that routs a giant gorilla. Initially skeptical or grudging, her classmates finally pull together to help Super Goat Girl achieve the day’s final rescue. Irreverent text from Baptiste (Mermaid and Pirate) is filled with running jokes and winks to goats’ cries (‘Is eeevery day like this?’), while digital artwork by Adeloa (Speak Up!) both pays tribute to and gently spoofs classic superhero comics. It’s a funny, high-energy take on how embracing one’s unique talents is the surest path to becoming the GOAT.” —Publishers Weekly