Ricky Ricotta #7: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs The Uranium Unicorns from Uranus Award-winning author by Dav Pilkey (author) and Dan Santat (illustrator)

Ricky Ricotta loves his Mighty Robot, but sometimes it’s hard for a little mouse to have a best friend who’s so BIG. One night, Ricky makes a wish: if only his Mighty Robot had a friend his own size. Little does Ricky know, his wish is about to come true. Evil Uncle Unicorn has travelled all the way from Uranus with a mean and nasty plan. He’s built a giant Ladybot to trick the Mighty Robot so he can take over planet Earth. Once again, it’s up to Ricky and his pals to save the day.

Product Details

Catalogue number

498 in Setanta SCB Offer April 2024

Series

Ricky Ricotta (book 7)

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407143392

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

November 5th, 2015

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.1; Lower years; 0.5 points

Other details

128 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Ricky Ricotta

Author/Illustrator

Dav Pilkey

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books – the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.

In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, World War Won. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy.

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the USA Today bestseller list for all books, both adult and children’s, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, also a USA Today bestseller. The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids.

His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.