Sophie: Wags to Wishes
(Vol 3)
by Brian Anderson
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Pub Date Oct 14 2025 | Archive Date Oct 14 2025
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Description
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Praised as “reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes” by Kirkus Reviews, and “the perfect mix of heart, humor, and hilarity” by Big Nate creator Lincoln Peirce, this comic strip-turned-graphic-novel series hits the sweet spot for both kids and any pet-obsessed grownups.
Wags to Wishes, Book 3 of this middle-grade graphic novel series starring Sophie the chocolate lab, pokes gently at family power structures. Still reeling from all the new additions to her family (a human baby along with various stray dogs and cats), Sophie decides that – as the alpha – it is up to her to protect them all. And so she tries . . . from an island of temptation made entirely of desserts, to an army of discarded chew toys seeking revenge for lost squeakers, to the cats’ unending pursuit to rule humanity, Sophie’s adventures are epic, fun, and funny.
Advance Praise
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
“The perfect mix of heart, humor, and hilarity.” ―Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate
“Fun, funny, and likely to draw new fans to the dynamic duo…broad humor is reminiscent of “Calvin and Hobbes” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Funny, well-paced, and just different than most things out there.”―Lenny Schwartz, author of Forces of Geek
“These are great! Very Calvin and Hobbes in tone. Episodic chapters full of fantastical adventures starring a baby, dogs, cats, and squirrels. Readers will absolutely love these―get multiple copies!” ―Teen Librarian Toolbox Blog (Hosted by School Library Journal)
“This graphic novel is an amiable hang-out for elementary readers. . .harkens back to those heady days of Calvin and Hobbes.” ―School Library Journal
“Here’s something fun…For doggie GN kids, this will be right up their alley.”―A Fuse #8 Production, Betsy Bird (School Library Journal)
Marketing Plan
- ALA in-booth author signings
- Author available for in-person or virtual events and customized comic strips
- Massive media blitz for the Sophie series continues with features in Comic Book Resources, Comic Watch, Boston.com, PBS Comic Culture etc…
- School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids blog sponsorship for the full month of December 2025
- SLJ Graphic Novel Webcast Sept. 16
- Publishers Weekly Spotlight campaign for Sophie series in the August PW Fall Comics / Graphic Novel Preview
- Full-page Author Q&A with Brian Anderson
- "Oversized" sponsored post in PW Daily on the same Monday
- Re-run of the post in Friday's PW Picks, consumer-facing newsletter to 92,000 subs
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781958325353 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
Links
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