Cool Buds: To the Rescue! - (I Can Read Comics Level 3) by Barbara Lehman

About the Book

"Here is a story about three best friends living in the Arctic: Blue, Puff, and Sealy. When Puff rescues a stranded sailor, Tip, everyone wants Tip to be able to stay and be one of the Cool Buds--but where does Tip fit in? The Buds already all have their own little homes, perfectly suited to each of them. Tip has a genius idea and soon they have formed their very own little town--population 4"--

Book Synopsis

Caldecott Honor artist Barbara Lehman's latest addition to Harper's I Can Read Comics line familiarizes kids with the world of graphic novel storytelling and teaches visual literacy to emerging readers. Celebrating teamwork and friendship, To the Rescue! is a Level Three book, meaning it's a complex story for an independent reader.

Here is a story about three best friends living in the arctic: Blue, Puff, and Sealy. When Puff rescues a stranded sailor, Tip, everyone wants Tip to be able to stay and be one of the Cool Buds--but where does Tip fit in? The Buds already all have their own little homes, perfectly suited to each of them. Tip has a genius idea and soon they have formed their very own little town: "population 4"!

Review Quotes

(Cool Buds: To the Rescue!) "This charming tale of friendship centers on being welcoming and flexible. A welcome new graphic novel series for early readers." -- School Library Journal

(Cool Buds: To the Rescue!) "The characters all have helpful, can-do attitudes, which leads to lots of cheer. An idyllic and cozy comic. (Facts about Arctic foxes.)" -- Kirkus Reviews

(Cool Buds: To the Rescue!) "With clearly written text in crisp, white speech balloons, this is a pleasant read for newly independent readers that emphasizes themes of community building and welcoming newcomers in need." -- Booklist Online

(Little Red and the Cat Who Loved) "Another winning picture book that blurs real and imagined worlds . . . The sturdiness and clarity of the ink-lined, watercolor-and-gouache art juxtaposes wonderfully with the story's airy world of imagination." -- Booklist (starred review)

(Red Again) "Lehman gives readers the satisfaction of learning more about the original story while leaving them with more to ponder. Together, the two volumes form a pleasing and perplexing Möbius strip of a story." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

(Red Again) "... A twist ending that will blow many young minds (and some not-so-young ones, as well)." -- Booklist (starred review)

(Museum Trip) "Another mindbending foray into a wordless metafictive narrative. . . . It's a playfully subtle celebration of the possibilities offered by seemingly dry and dusty museums and, like museums, entirely worthy of several lengthy visits." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

(Rainstorm) "Lehman compacts a wealth of storytelling into her wordless narrative. . . . Another surrealist triumph from a vigorous emerging talent." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

(The Red Book ) "Lehman's story captures the magical possibility that exists every time readers open a book." -- School Library Journal (starred review)