ROVER AND SPECK, book 1: THIS PLANET ROCKS!
October 4, 2022
In this full color graphic novel (first in the series), two lost planetary explorers find each other. Follow their adventures and learn lots of Fun Science Facts!
Named on the ALA’s 2023 Core Excellence in Children’s Science Fiction Notable List!
PA Young Reader’s Choice Award 2024-25 nominee!
“Rover and Speck is a delight! A great addition to any classroom library!” – Aron Nels Steinke, Mr. Wolf’s Class
“This whimsical early reader comic will delight a young audience and give them a few science tidbits on the way. Libraries needing early reader comics will surely want to add this to their collection.” School Library Journal
“Space-loving readers will feel right at home with the adorable, digitally rendered rovers, and the graphic-novel format with its planet’s sunset rose-and-rust palette is pleasing to the eye.” Booklist
“An appealing tale that suggests that music is the path to interplanetary harmony.” Kirkus
ROVER AND SPECK, book 2: SPLASH DOWN!
October 3, 2023
In book two of the series, Rover and Speck land on a planet with…no land! Follow their adventures on this watery world and learn lots of Fun Science Facts!
An ALA 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List pick!
A Top 20 Starred Selection on the Texas Library Association’s 2025 Little Mavericks Graphic Novel Reading List!
“The series is full of giggles, but it’s also whip-smart in its language about exoplanets and gyroscopic stabilizers, and it brilliantly incorporates fun science facts about everything from how water density affects the speed of sound vibrations to the deep sea defenses of a sea cucumber. Its entertaining back matter includes Mad Libs, spot the difference, and creature features. As a quick and entertaining science read for early graphic novel lovers, it is speck-tacular.” Booklist
ROVER AND SPECK, book 3: IT'S A GAS!
October 1, 2024
In book three of the series, Rover and Speck go where no rover has gone before: to the inner cloud layers of a gas giant! Inspired by the ideas of Carl Sagan; with lots of Fun Science Facts!
An ALA 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List pick!
Selected for the Texas Library Association’s 2026 Little Mavericks K-5 Graphic Novel Reading List!
“An imaginative mission into space filled with information, humor, and action.” Kirkus
ROVER AND SPECK, book 4: CRASH COURSE!
October, 2027
In book four of the series, Rover and Speck face their gravest problem yet: how to stop a large asteroid from hitting a lush, creature-filled planet! With lots of Fun Science Facts, including NASA’s impactful DART mission!