Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City

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Building her own gadgets in her dad's repair shop, Juniper Mae is a certified kid wonder. She builds jet packs, socks that keep your feet warm and dry, floating fish bowls. But a slight malfunction with one of her latest inventions causes her to crash-land in the dangerous forests around her city, and there she discovers a whole world of mystery, ancient knights and even a small green tama-tama friend, Albie. Inspired by the Guardian Knights of old, Juniper Mae steps up to the plate when her city is in danger, and when a catastrophic series of events threaten to destroy her home, it's finally time for Juniper Mae to don her own armour and step into the spotlight.

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Sarah has created a truly original fantasy world that captivates you from the very first page. You are immediately hooked into Juniper's story, and loose yourself in the exquisitely rendered landscapes, and delightfully charming characters. It feels like Juniper and Albie's adventures are only just beginning and I can't wait to read more. -- Chris Garbutt, co-creator of Nickelodeons Pinky Malinky and Netflixs We Lost Our Humans
Juniper Mae strikes the perfect balance of adventure, relatability, and charm. Each page is stunning, the world rich and inviting, and the characters full of heart. -- Megan Nicole Dong, creator of Centaurworld (Netflix)
Heartwarming, action-packed and full of magical images. * Mark Griffiths, author of Space Lizards Stole My Brain! *
A beautiful book, crammed with breath-taking drawings and exciting adventures. Your jaw hits the floor in astonishment from the opening page.
When adventure takes you into darkened forests, pull up your sensational snug socks before facing the beasts! Sarah Soh's stunning story follows guardian warriors, genius inventors, and cute critters in a moving tale about friendship.
Manga-style illustrations stand out in this fantasy about Juniper Mae, a young girl from a high-tech city who discovers a world of ancient knights and becomes a hero. -- The Bookseller
A fun and engaging adventure story about a brave girl fascinated by science and technology, and there's lots of gorgeous detail and expression in Sarah Soh's adorable character illustrations.
This incredibly adorable story's up-close panel work and expansive, double-page spreads depicting landscapes and action sequences make the relatively small world feel immersive and captivating, and the vivid color scheme includes many glowing elements that give a fun effect to the artwork.
This series will offer a lovely way in to science fiction and fantasy for KS2 children.
The incandescent artwork equally embraces both verdant homespun and cool, clean technological aesthetics to give us a new magical girl for readers to follow. Soh respects the reader and delivers a smart story about respect for nature, breaking down established thinking, and being open to new ways of living to create an appealing new series for readers. A plucky heroine, a cute sidekick, and a well-crafted story that will delight readers.
If you love Hilda, Big Hero 6, adventure, amazing artwork and incredible inventions this book is for you.
A beautifully illustrated comic, for those looking for a little wonder and excitement.
Juniper is a character you want to be and Albie the tama-tama is just brilliant.
Cracking story, beautifully illustrated.
Celebrating STEM subjects & with a strong heroine at its heart (.) exquisitely illustrated with a gripping plot, this is a new series you won't want to miss!
An absolute delight (.) the world is rich and vibrant, and Juniper Mae is a lovely character who will be a great role model for aspiring engineers and scientists.
An absolute delight getting lost in this universe. Sarah Soh has created the start of something special and I can't wait to see how the journey of Juniper Mae continues.
Gorgeous visuals where a high-tech metropolis meets the natural world, and legendary stories of old inspire a great central character.
Sumptuously detailed spreads with stunning landscapes and endearing characters.
The story gripped the imagination of the children with its fictional world, a character they could relate to and the magical creatures that they met outside of the city walls.
Absolutely enthralled by this book
The artwork is my favourite thing about [Juniper Mae] as Sarah Soh draws exquisite backgrounds in both the sci-fi cityscape and the magical forest.
An absolute fantastic introduction to graphic novels for younger kids.
In three words: stylish, exciting and tech-filled.
A truly engaging adventure story that brilliantly portrays a female inventor saving her futuristic city.
Juniper Mae is a fabulous example of perseverance & pushing against the societal norms. She is an advocate for any girl who wants a job in the STEM industry.
I love the fresh, vibrant illustrations, the female engineer/ knight protagonist, the theme of finding confidence and the pacy storytelling.
A fast-paced, action packed graphic novel (.) the illustrated storytelling format may appeal to reluctant readers.
Filled with inventions, new friends, old tales and jam-packed with incredible illustrations that I'd love to hang on my wall.
I'm literally shouting from the roof tops how much I'm loving this sci-fi action filled comic vibe read!
This wonderful graphic novel story is perfect for future engineers, and lovers of girl heroines.
A firm favourite graphic novel at school.
With a superb female lead, brilliant STEM links, fast paced storytelling and a cliffhanger ending that will keep you guessing until the next book- this is an absolute must have at home and in schools.
An exquisitely drawn fantasy book (.) It's wonderful to have a strong, female lead in this genre of illustrated storytelling.
Sarah Soh's graphic style presentation of Juniper's world is immediately immersive with its wealth of glowing images and lots of mechanical detail.
A fabulous adventure (.) Juniper and Albie are a fantastic pairing, teaching us that we can all learn from each other and the value of friendship too.
The energy and cuteness is a great blend to draw in the reader to what is a fantastic story.
We love Juniper Mae- the shy, quiet girl who gains courage and confidence throughout the story and inspires young children to pursue their dreams, to have confidence and to embrace learning.

Author Bio

Sarah Soh grew up in Virginia and was always encouraged to draw by her parents (especially by her dad, who also loved to create artwork in his spare time). Moving to Los Angeles, she attended Otis College of Art + Design and graduated with a BFA in Illustration. A year later, she started working in the animation industry as a storyboard artist at South Park Studios. Afterwards, she has worked at Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Netflix, all as a Storyboard Supervisor. She is currently a Supervising Director at Atomic Cartoons.