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Squirrel Do Bad (1) (Trubble Town) Paperback – August 31, 2021

by Stephan Pastis (Author, Illustrator)

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From the author of the Pearls Before Swine comic strip and New York Times bestselling Timmy Failure series comes a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming, full-color graphic novel series about a quirky town—just right for young readers starting to read longer books!

Wendy the Wanderer has lived in Trubble Town her whole life but never had the chance to go exploring. For this reason, she thinks she was definitely misnamed. Her dad likes to know where she is to make sure she’s safe, so she’s never been anywhere on her own. Then, her dad leaves on a trip and the babysitter doesn’t reinforce all the usual rules. Or any of the usual rules! Suddenly, Wendy is free to do what she wants, and what she wants is to live up to her name…and find Trubble.

Turns out, there’s lots going on in Trubble Town. As she encounters endearingly goofy animals and hilariously hapless townsfolk, Wendy’s very first adventure takes more twists and turns than she could have ever expected. She learns some really valuable life lessons and even teaches a few of her own.

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Trubble Town
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6 x 0.6 x 8 inches
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Aladdin
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August 31, 2021
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1534496106
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978-1534496101
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Stephan Pastis is the creator of the syndicated comic strip Pearls Before Swine, which appears in over 800 newspapers. He is also the creator of the Timmy Failure book series and the cowriter of the Disney+ movie Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two kids.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aladdin (August 31, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1534496106
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534496101
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #129,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #232 in Children's Animal Comics & Graphic Novels
- #626 in Children's New Experiences Books
- #777 in Children's Humorous Comics & Graphic Novels

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Stephan Pastis took an unusual route to becoming a number-one best-selling comics creator: he went to law school. It's not that he didn't want to become a cartoonist - as a child growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of San Marino, he spent many happy hours off by himself drawing. He was routinely called on to create cartoons for his school newspapers. But by the time he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in political science, Pastis - a completely self-taught artist - felt it unlikely that his cartoons would ever be syndicated.

So he found himself sitting in class at UCLA Law School, hopelessly bored, sketching the character Rat (who would later become a mainstay of all his future comic strips). Creative inspiration followed him through graduation in 1993 to his first law firm job in San Francisco, where by 1996 he finally started submitting his comics to syndicates. Persisting through an initial spate of rejections, Stephan Pastis created his signature strip Pearls Before Swine, chronicling his worldview through the misadventures of arrogant Rat, dumb-but-sweet Pig, philosophical Goat, along with a brood of other anthropomorphized animals and many, many puns. The strip was eventually syndicated in 1999 and can now be read in over 800 newspapers, dozens of book collections, and on GoComics.com. Several of the collections have appeared on The New York Times Best Sellers list.

In 2013, inspired to break out of the box of a daily comic strip, Pastis took on the new challenge of becoming a children's author, penning the first book in a projected middle grade series called Timmy Failure, about an inept kid detective and his sidekick polar bear. Fail it did not; receiving stellar reviews and becoming an instant New York Times and National Indie bestseller. Now published in nearly 40 languages worldwide, Pastis' defective detective has become a breakout children's book character.

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JD Willis III

Stephan Pastis' New Hit Series!

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023

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Once again, the fertile mind of Stephan Pastis delivers great fun reading in this new novel. New characters abound and keep you laughing as the weave a wonderful story for all ages. Pastis has shown himself to be a great writer of traditional books, as well as his hit comic strip PEARLS BEFORE SWINE. Like the TIMMY FAILURE series of books, TRUBBLE TOWN is a hit. Enjoy the fun chaos.

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Silliest Thing I've Ever Read - It's Fantastic!

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021

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Stephan Pastis is not right in the head. There's something very wonderfully twisted about this guy. His humor is to say the least unique! You have to be a little warped, no, very warped to really appreciate his unique comedy. I've been reading Pearls Before Swine nearly since it first started appearing in the papers many years ago and he never fails to disappoint. He's Schultz, Adams, Larson and Watterson rolled into one. Can't wait for the next one!

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I Loved It

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2021

While I thought I’d enjoy this graphic novel, I had no idea that I’d end up loving it. Even though it’s geared toward middle-grade readers, if you’re like me, this fun novel will suck you in before you know it. So because of that, and the fact that a couple of other adults that I’ve talked to have loved this story, I’m declaring this a book for both kids and adults.

Squirrel Do Bad is the story of an overprotective dad and his daughter Wendy. At least it starts out with those two characters. We learn that Wendy has declared herself Wendy The Wanderer, Founder of V.O.O.P – Victims of Over Protective Parents. Truth be told, Dad is quite protective, and is also a “what if” person. He tries to help Wendy by continually warning her that there are consequences of even small actions. But she’s not terribly worried about Dad’s warning. Especially when she sneaks into town while her dad’s away and the babysitter isn’t watching?

The story is completely silly, and at times I had to laugh out loud because of the unexpected happenings. But Dad’s advice that everything we do has consequences became the theme.

How it all tied together at the end, was something only a master of puzzles could say. So my hat’s off to Pastis for creating such a fun story that actually had a satisfying ending.

My Concerns
While I spent more time reading text than examining the graphics, my only tiny complaint might be that the graphics didn’t really appeal to me.

Final Thoughts
I thoroughly loved this story. It was witty and silly and my kind of humor. So a definite thumbs up. Both kids and adults should get a kick out of it.

My thanks to Rock Star Tours and the publisher for a copy of this book. I was free to express my true feelings regarding the book (though a pesky squirrel kept showing up waving a sign and trying to influence me.)

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In Which Things Happen

Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2023

Stephan Pastis writes and illustrates a humorous comic strip style graphic novel about the ironies of the small actions that cause big problems. Wendy the Wanderer wants to live up to her name and experience the world, but her overprotective father Worried Willy will not let her go anywhere without supervision. When he has to go out of town, and her babysitter turns out to be quite lax, Wendy the Wanderer takes her chance to visit the home town of Trouble. Where she gives a local squirrel a sugary drink called mooshy, and causes a chain events that really causes trouble in Trouble town.

Stephan Pastis uses a very minimal style of comic strip art to create his story. Relying on simple characteristics, bright colors, and a lot of dialogue to progress his story. Separated by many hyperbolically titled chapters. The story is formatted through various everyday occurrences in the town of Trouble. Starting with Wendy and then adding new characters along the way as Wendy’s choices effect the town. It all starts when Wendy the Wanderer asks “What good does it do to always fear everything?” a question that ends up causing a lot trouble in trouble town.

There are numerous troublesome incidents, in which squirrels are guilty before proven innocent, and the citizens of Trouble town learn to take responsibility for how the town is run. Inaction, fear, and neglect is no way to help a town thrive. Or if anything, the towns people get a lot of exercise chasing after Squirrely the squirrel. Trouble Town: Squirrel Do Bad does not take itself too seriously, which makes it a fun read when life becomes a little too serious.

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022

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I love this book. I think it’s hilarious. Just the author who is great, (I love Stephan Pastis) just kept saying “and then” to many times.

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Jasmine

A fun graphic novel

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2021

Squirrel Do Bad is the first book in the new Trubble Town series. It's a fun little graphic novel done by the author behind the Pearls Before Swine comic strip, so if you're a fan of that, you'll love this book.
The story follows Wendy, a little girl in Trubble Town. Wendy's dad is super overprotective, and she's never had the chance to explore her town. But when her dad goes on a trip and hires a babysitter who is useless, Wendy decides now's her chance to go out and see what she's been missing. Unfortunately for Wendy, that means getting herself into a whole heap of trouble, thanks to one pesky little squirrel.
I found this graphic novel to be silly, a bit ridiculous at times, and overall just good fun. The illustrations are bright and colorful, and they're done in the style of Pearls Before Swine, so it also feels both nostalgic and modern. Wendy is amusing, but it's the other people in town who really bring the book to life. And poor Squirrel just wanted a hot chocolate (aka a Mooshy).
Middle-grade readers will enjoy this book, laughing out loud as they go on a wild adventure along with Wendy through Trubble Town.
4 stars!

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