Pluto Rocket: Full Blast! (Pluto Rocket #3) - by Paul Gilligan (Paperback)

About the Book

"Joe Pidge, king of the neighborhood, and Pluto Rocket, an alien who's new in town, have left the safety of Joe's neighborhood to discover other places on Earth for Pluto's secret mission: to explore the planet and prove that Earthlings are nice. But Joe is way out of his comfort zone. What starts as a casual walk into a new town turns into a high-speed chase as Joe is convinced the duo is being pursued by a wolf (it's really a poodle). Later, Pluto's habit of helping people leads to the two being celebrated as heroes"--

Book Synopsis

Pluto Rocket and Joe Pidge return with a blast in the third book of this hilarious new early graphic novel series, for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Pizza and Taco!

Joe Pidge, king of the neighborhood, and Pluto Rocket, an alien who's new in town, have left the safety of Joe's neighborhood to discover other places on Earth for Pluto's secret mission -- to explore the planet and prove that Earthlings are nice. But Joe is way out of his comfort zone! What starts as a casual walk into a new town turns into a high-speed chase as Joe is convinced the duo is being pursued by a wolf (it's really a poodle).

Later, Pluto's habit of helping people leads to the two being celebrated as heroes! But when their publicity makes its way back to Pluto's home planet, Joe and Pluto have to find a way to escape to the moon . . . and fast, in the third book of this hilarious graphic novel series from Paul Gilligan, creator of the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café!

Review Quotes

A Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Book for Kids and Teens, Fall 2025

"Lovable friends, lots of action and humor, a quirky but generally low-stakes plot, easy-to-read layouts, and bright, blocky graphics are a formula for a winning read. The interplay between the naïvely optimistic Pluto and the more cynical Joe is a delight. By turns goodhearted and goofy--and always entertaining." --Kirkus Reviews

"Gilligan delivers humor and heart in this intergalactic adventure that doubles as a generous celebration of tacos. . . With adventures ranging from a chase with the Big Bad Wolf to learning how to build a rocket, this graphic novel is full of hilarious thrills." --School Library Journal

About the Author

PAUL GILLIGAN writes and draws the syndicated comic strip Pooch Café with Andrews McMeel, which runs in over 250 newspapers around the world and has been twice nominated by the National Cartoonist Society for best strip. He is also the author-illustrator of Pluto Rocket: New in Town, Pluto Rocket: Joe Pidge Flips a Lid, King of the Mole People and its sequel, Rise of the Slugs, and the upcoming graphic memoir Boy vs. Shark. He also has other animated shows in development with Guru Animation, the CW Network and the BBC. Paul is based in Toronto, Ontario.