The Odds
Matt Stanton
(illustrator),
Sydney
:
ABC Books
,
2020
19752097
2020
single work
graphic novel
children's
'They're invaders from another world. Your imagination.
'Kip is a quiet kid in a loud city. She's easy to miss and that's the way she likes it.
'Then, one day, Kip's quiet life is suddenly interrupted. Ten of her favourite characters have stepped out of their worlds and into hers.
'But what happens when a dragon-hunting rabbit leaves his comic strip? When an old man leaves his picture book? When a ninja leaves her TV show, a race-car driver leaves their video game, and a dinosaur turns up from Kip's nightmares?
'From million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton comes the start of a hilarious and heart-filled graphic novel series about identity, imagination and discovering who you are.
'Meet The Odds ... because fitting in is overrated.' (Publication summary)
Run, Odds, Run
Sydney
:
ABC Books
,
2021
22123815
2021
single work
graphic novel
children's
'It's a dangerous thing, your imagination.
'The sequel to the bestselling graphic novel, THE ODDS
'The Woman in the Suit is here. She wants to know about the ten odd characters who escaped Kip's imagination and now live with Kip and her dad in their two-bedroom apartment.
'She's asking questions Kip doesn't want to answer.
'NOW THE ODDS ARE ON THE RUN!
'The problem is ... the rabbit and the ninja are duelling, Racer's trying to drive, the rooster wants to leave and the unicorn and the cat are not getting along. Kip is hiding secrets from her dad, the dinosaur keeps giving her a fright and the Woman in the Suit seems to know their every move.
'From million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton comes another hilarious and heart-filled story about imagination, anxiety and accepting ourselves.' (Publication summary)
The Power of Being Odd
Sydney
:
ABC Books
,
2023
25769231
2023
single work
children's fiction
graphic novel
children's
'Two worlds collide in this conclusion to The Odds trilogy
'Kip, Dad and the Odds have been taken to Kip's Imaginatorium -- a mysterious building in the middle of the desert. This is her imagination in real life. Going in is easy. Getting out might be impossible.
'A place filled with magnificent new characters, unbelievable rooms, secret doors, terrifying Fears and the incredibly strange Dots, could this finally be the way for the Odds to get back to their own worlds? And will the greatest adventure of Kip's life be inside her own mind?' (Publication summary)
