Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad - by Brandon Reese

Book Synopsis

The explosive first book in a new middle-grade graphic novel series featuring two heroic but dim-witted frog superheroes, for fans of InvestiGators and Dog Man!

No one ever said it was easy being green! The contaminated swamp where Dr. Kim conducts experiments is overrun with mutants and evil machines like the Hater Gator and the Robot Trash Dolls. That's why she tinkered with amphibian genes to create superheroes Fantastic Frog and sidekick Tad Lad.

In their first adventure, the frogs leap forth to battle the scaly swamp thing terrorizing Sector 1. Will the Hater Gator's tail flails flatten this duo before they discover the truth behind what's gone rotten in their swamp?

And in their second adventure, the duo stumble upon a landfill of disgusting, off-brand toys in Sector 2 . . . which come alive! Outnumbered and totally grossed out, can our heroes defeat these Robot Trash Dolls?

Review Quotes

"[I]f absurd action sequences in a festering bog are your jam, join in! Frog and Tad, swapping banter as they go, are certainly having fun. Comparisons to the Dog Man universe are apt -- both in tone and visually, though Frog and Tad Lad's journey promises murkier mysteries ahead. . . . Gross-out gags split the bill with silly superheroes in this wild, weird new series." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

BRANDON REESE is the author-illustrator of several picture books: Cave Dada, Cave Dada Picky Eater and Oothar the Blue. He has also illustrated album covers and picture books for Grammy Award-winning musicians The Okee Dokee Brothers. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and son.