Mightier Than the Sword #1
  • Published: 16 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780593093641
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $19.99
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Mightier Than the Sword #1

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"Hilarious, fun, and wonderfully insane! It's more than just a book--it's a book you can play!"--Kristen Schaal

Wildly funny and inventive, this interactive book pulls you, the reader, into the action. Yes, YOU!

"Hilarious, fun, and wonderfully insane! It's more than just a book--it's a book you can play!"--Kristen Schaal

Wildly funny and inventive, this interactive book pulls you, the reader, into the action. Yes, YOU!

You wake up in the fictional land of Astorya, where stories from our world come to life. You're a real human being (we assume), and in this fictional world, that makes you a superhero. Armed with your trusty pencil you have the power to create: what you write, draw, or scribble in the book becomes part of the story!

Only you can rescue Prince S. from the evil Queen Rulette. Aided by the Couriers--a French stoat with dangerous dance moves, a giant dung beetle, a fire ninja, a Pegasus-centaur-cowgirl and a super-intelligent femalien chameleon--you must write, draw, and puzzle your way through a hilarious adventure that is unique to every reader! And most importantly, you must prove that the pencil is mightier than the sword.
  • Published: 16 July 2019
  • ISBN: 9780593093641
  • Imprint: Penguin Workshop
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $19.99
Categories:

Praise for Mightier Than the Sword #1

"Hilarious, fun, and wonderfully insane! It's more than just a book--it's a book you can play!"--Kristen Schaal

"[A] Carrollian adventure written in the second person, and arch humor and goofy jokes provide continual laughter along the way."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Told in a hilarious, second-person voice, this thrilling interactive adventure invites readers to draw, write and create their own elements of the story through word puzzles, Mad Libs-like fill-in-the-blanks and illustrations. Along the way, Callander and Harrison offer wonderful word plays and quips while fleshing out the story with a varied and fantastical cast of Couriers... Daringly original and quick-witted, Mightier Than the Sword deftly pairs lighthearted humor with themes of bravery, friendship and the power of imagination, putting this story in a category all its own."--Starred Review, Shelf Awareness

"Callander and Harrison have created an adventure that combines the best elements of choose-your-own-adventure books with a more cohesive narrative for readers to follow. Full of puns, humorous footnotes, and a chance to skip ahead to the 'shortcut' ending (ill-advised), the book plays with what it means to be a 'character' in a 'book.'"--Booklist

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