In PENCIL & ERASER: LOST and FROWN!, Pencil and Eraser are excited about going to their first karate class—until Pencil’s ninja moves accidentally drop them from Emma’s backpack, forcing them to figure out how to make their way to the dojo and back into her backpack before the end of the class. In a series of adventures broken into easy to manage chapters, Eraser must rein in easily distracted Pencil as they follow a map to the dojo. Teamwork and friendship win out in the end in this short, simple text with clear illustrations that are perfect for building confidence in young readers. The expressive faces of the characters add to the narrative and humor. Fans of other early graphic novel comic duos like Pizza & Taco and Narwhal & Jelly will be drawn to this pair, too.