The Moosicians: Volume 1 - Paperback

by Jeff Crowther (Illustrator), Steve Behling (Author)

Meet The Moosicians--four ador-a-bull cows who share one dream: winning Amoorica's Next Big Thing. But there's trickery amuck. Will the other bands butcher their chances? Find out in this laugh-out-loud funny full-color graphic novel that's perfect for fans of Pizza and Taco, Fry Guys, Dog Man, and InvestiGators.

Hugh Oxley dreams of becoming a singer. But he's never left his farm. Daisy wants to shred on her guitar for big crowds. Tauro plays bass, and though he's a bull of few words, his notes can't be beat. Coco is a drummer. She's good. She's also INTENSE. Together, this ragtag crew is The Moosicians. They're hilarious, they're fun, and they're ready to ROCK.

But can The Moosicians win the music competition, or are ALL of their dreams doomed?

This laugh-out-loud graphic novel will have readers ages 7-10 cheering for The Moosicians. Plus, there's a rat named Myrna. Wait, we didn't write that. Did Myrna . . . ? Never mind.

Hey, you there. Yeah you, reading this. Got any good trash that I can hide in? xoxo, Myrna the Rat

Author Biography

Steve Behling is a passionate author of stories for kids. He has written books, comics, articles, puzzles, games, and more for a diverse clientele (including Disney, Random House, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, HarperCollins, Marvel, Hasbro, Mattel, and DreamWorks, to name a few). He's also the former comics editor for Disney Adventures magazines. Some of his works include the original middle-grade novels Avengers: Endgame: The Pirate Angel, the Talking Tree, and Captain Rabbit (Marvel Press, 2019), Onward: The Search for the Phoenix Gem (Disney Press, 2020), Agent Stitch: A Study in Slime (Disney Press, 2022), and his own series, The Adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles! (HarperCollins, 2023). He's also the author of Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Team Spidey Does it All!, a collection of first-reader comics. Steve lives in a top-secret subterranean lair with his wife, two human children, and three-legged wonder Beagle, Loomis.

For as long as Jeff Crowther can remember the only two things he's really wanted to do have been draw and tell stories. Eating burritos fits in there somewhere too. His passion for storytelling has led him to the fantastic world of children's illustration and he couldn't be happier! Jeff has illustrated a wide variety of books for kids including picture books, chapter books and graphic novels for publishers such as Penguin/Random House, Scholastic UK, Hatchette Book Group, Maverick Publishing, and Capstone Publishing. Jeff's work has also appeared in magazines such as Highlights, High Five, Disney Adventures, Cricket and Boys Life, as well as in educational publications and on television. He lives in Ohio with his amazing wife and their 4 equally amazing, talented, brilliant and inspirational kids.

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