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Mike Lowery is a quirky artist and author whose work can be found on everything from children’s books to greeting cards to a Filipino food truck, plus a very popular Instagram account. Workman started its partnership with Mike with The Kid’s Awesome Activity Calendar, a perennial bestseller that redefined the idea of calendars for kids. Now there’s a series of write-in children’s books—Doodle Adventures—and a book for the whole family that completely reinvents the pleasure of trivia.
Books for Kids
Books for All Ages
Calendar
Videos
Introducing Mike Lowery's 'Doodle Adventures'
'Doodle Adventures: The Rise of the Rusty Robo-Cat'
Reviews
“As a parent, and a writer, I love the level of engagement they find in the Doodle Adventures and the ways in which it teaches them about storytelling and character development. Perfect for a summer birthday gift, a travel distraction, or for gathering out on the porch…and enjoying a warm evening together.”
- GeekMom.com
“Lowery's illustrations are adorable, a simple enough line style the kids don't feel their additions are inferior in any way but simultaneously clean professional, and fun. ...I would highly recommend enjoying these books as a family just for the collective giggle factor.”
- GeekDad.com
“Fantastically wacky-cool.”
- Kidliterati
“Doodle-rific for creative kids.”
- Daddy Mojo
“The clever idea is... an engaging concept executed with a fast-paced story and a loose, doodle-like art style that won't intimidate burgeoning amateur artists.”
- Booklist
“Kids will love making this story their own, and it may well hook a new crop of readers who haven't yet experienced the joy of fully engaging with a book.”
- Shelf Awareness
“It's right in my boy’s (and, I suspect, lots of other kid artists’) wheelhouse—the combo of a graphic novel with the ability to draw yourself into the story.”
- Brightly
“Engaging, fun, hilarious, and completely perfect in so many ways. We need a lot more books like this. It's like it is sprayed with Reluctant-Reader-and-Writer-Be-Gone.”
- The Picture Book Review