Dog Days

Name: Dog Days
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ISBN: 9781662641404

The Crush and Other Stories

Claudia Boldt

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Hippo Park
25 August 2026

Graphic novels

Mia and Willow share the peaks and the potholes that come with friendship in this the first volume in a funny and addictive middle grade graphic novel series.

Mia and Willow are best friends and they'd have it no other way--but Mia's giantcrush on a skateboarding cat named Jesse is ruining Willow's life! The two buddiescome together and apart as all BFFs do--riding bikes, complaining about homework,eating ice cream, and getting up to all kinds of hijinks. In fourteen delightful bite-sizechapters drawn in comics-style panels, Dog Days is a new graphic novel seriesperfect for ages 8-12. It features Claudia Boldt's quirky unique art style andcharacters in interconnected stories. Cheeky chapter titles and ridiculous situationsmake for laughs on every page. Kids will relate to Mia and Willow as they take on thetrials of tweendom-together!

By: Claudia Boldt
Imprint: Hippo Park
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781662641404
ISBN 10: 1662641400
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 25 August 2026
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Claudia's work has been exhibited in London, Z rich and Berlin and has been selected to show at the illustrators' exhibition in Bologna. In 2011 she was awarded the Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award in the UK. She attended Glasgow's School of Art and then Kingston University, graduating with her Masters in Illustration in 2007 - the same year she founded Cloud Cuckoo Studio with fellow illustrator Katharina Koall in London's East End.

Reviews for Dog Days: The Crush and Other Stories

""Author and illustrator Boldt specializes in anthropomorphic animal characters for her fun and entertaining stories. The characters come off as authentic in their feelings and actions, and the artistic design is on the minimalistic side, allowing the emotion of the narrative to shine through... Best shared between friends and family, this graphic novel provides an honest normalcy to growing up and is highly recommended.""–School Library Journal