Yes this might all seem totally silly but there are themes of the importance of maintaining your own identity, friendship and the issues of three-way camaraderie; and all three characters are relatable to human readers. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. This book is so funny that I literally stopped reading it halfway through so that I could gather my children next to me and read it aloud (from the beginning) to them. It’s a hilarious read but these friends also wrestled with a variety of different issues that young children also cope with and I liked how they addressed and tackled it.

Also, still have questions about why his little cousin Mervyn wears a shirt and pants, but Gary only wears pants. This leads to sadness and anger on Carl's part that the other two acknowledge but don't quite know how to handle. These days, Harrell is hard at work on a series of Batpig graphic novels - spun off from comics created by the main character of Wink.In his story he’s trying hard not to reveal Batpig’s true identity and it’s so funny to see the illustrations and read the silly things he ends up saying.

At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. The stories are all so much funnier though and there are a few places I found myself laughing aloud at how silly things got. Gary Yorkshire and his friends, Carl the fish and Brooklyn the bat, are facing what might be their piggest mission yet: magical sharks – and summer camp! Filled with laugh-out-loud moments and amazingly exciting stories, Batpig doesn't stop for a second.I think authors see the success of Captain Underpants and Dogman and just want to recreate it, but do it with little success. This is an easy graphic novel to follow with bright colorful text boxes and just a handful of characters to follow. Soon the whole class including the teacher are suffering when the fractions class seems to never end.