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Paperback
Published: 4th February 2025
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Published: 4th November 2025
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Published: 4th November 2025
Blue, Barry & Pancakes
By (Author) Dan Abdo
By (author) Jason Patterson
Oneworld Publications
Rock the Boat
4th February 2025
7th November 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips
Paperback
96
Width 152mm, Height 210mm, Spine 9mm
Blue, Barry and Pancakes are best friends! They love roller skates, inflatable rubber ducks and going on HIGH VELOCITY adventures! After a series of wacky mishaps, Blue, Barry and Pancakes find themselves inside a Roller Duck Ball stadium. Forced to compete in this nonsensical yet highly popular sport, the gang discovers a natural talent for the game. Soon enough, they find themselves hurtling towards athletic stardom! Will our heroes be able to stay humble and hold onto their friendship Or will the pressures of fame and success tear them apart Like all friends, Blue, Barry and Pancakes can make mistakes... but at the end of the day, they always have each others backs.
'[Dan and Jason] fill energetic and cinematic panels with sound effects and screwball comedy, resulting in an absurd tale of friendship that never stops moving.'Publisher's Weekly
'Rapidly paced and loaded with absurdity and laughs... A happy ending and gentle lesson on friendship close what is happily the first of many escapades.'Booklist
'The cartoon art is bright and appealing, with loud colours, exaggerated comic reactions, and goofy details... Riotously entertaining. Readers will look forward to more adventures with this quirky trio.'School Library Journal
'A joyful, slapstick romp.'Horn Book
Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson have directed award-winning commercials, created hit cartoon shows and even sold a feature-film concept, but nothing has prepared them for this...the pinnacle of their storied career: publishing the hilarious and heartwarming comic tales of Blue, Barry & Pancakes! Dan & Jason have packed it with everything they know about drawing, writing, and the enduring power of friendship. Please enjoy their comic book debut! They are also the creators of the bestselling graphic novel series, Barb. They make everything together. They think it, draw it, write it, mix it, bake it, and serve it together. Teamwork!