GERALDINE PU AND HER LUCKY PENCIL, TOO!

Geraldine Pu loves to write stories with her lucky pencil, Chienbee. But when Geraldine’s teacher assigns a story for class and says everyone will read theirs out loud, Geraldine is nervous. She decides to write about her grandmother, Amah, who tells her bravery runs in the family. Will Geraldine be brave too, and share her tale?

Meet spunky, funny, and friendly Geraldine Pu find out in this book that includes instructions on how to make a scrapbook. This is the third book in the Level 3 Ready-to-Read Graphics series!

Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.

Available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book:

Written and Illustrated
by Maggie P. Chang

Simon & Schuster, June 2021
Ready-to-Read Graphics Books

Edited by Beth Barton and Sally Hasokawa, lead design by Kayla Wasil

✭ A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, 2022
✭ ALA’s Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List, 2022
✭ Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List, 2024

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Praise for Geraldine Pu and Her Lucky Pencil, Too!

“It’s perfect for early readers who also enjoy writing … I love how it encourages children to spend more time with their family while also teaching them it’s okay to ask for help.”
— YA and Kids Book Central

”In this third book, our dear main character we know so well continues her journey of self-love and identity, this time via the creative process … Lucky for us, Maggie has mined her own story and creativity to create books kids will love, cherish, laugh and feel known with.”
— Danielle Davis, author of To Make and blogger of This Picture Book Life

“An excellent choice for most public libraries and schools, this is a good title to add some diversity to the typical Fancy Nancy/Pinkalicious early readers, for transitioning readers who are interested in starting to read graphic novels, and would pair well with Capstone's series on kids from a variety of cultural backgrounds.”
— Jean Little Library

“Maggie P. Chang’s graphic early reader series, Geraldine Pu, has won me over completely … In this book, Geraldine is stumped as to what to write after she gets assigned “my family’ as her writing topic … The comic-style layout and eye-catching illustrations make it a really fun book to read.”
— AAPI Reader