An Eisner Nominee for Best Publication for Early Readers
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Elizabeth Bird's A Fuse #8 Production 2016 Graphic Novels & Comics for Children
Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List 2017
"Apes and armadillos! Magic! If you're looking for a good friendship tale, this entry into the TOON Books oeuvre will hit the spot." - Elizabeth Bird
"The text perfectly captures the wildly creative narrative spirit in the play of imaginative children, who are not bound by logical rules and physical limitations." - Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW
"Sturm's deep story line gently teaches children the ways of friendship and compromise...VERDICT: An excellent addition." - School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW
"Whichever character's side readers are on, they'll appreciate this pitch-perfect push-and-pull between disagreeing parties and it only gets better (and funnier and more surprising) when Ape comes up with his own plan." - Horn Book Magazine
"Captures the larger-than-life emotions and imaginations of these friends in crisply drafted cartoons as Machiavellian machinations give way to compromise." - Publishers Weekly
"Sturm's large, vibrant panels are ideal for engaging young readers, and quirky details (is that an alligator in the sewer?) will ensure devoted contemplation." - Booklist
"Simply but colorfully drawn with emotion-filled characters, young readers will thoroughly enjoy this cartoon story of Armadillo and Ape's friendship and where it takes them." - School Library Connection
"If Ape and Armadillo can get along, then there's hope for all of humanity." - Judy Schachner, author of Skippyjon Jones
"A fantastical story for children, every page rich in giggles and gorgeously illustrated." - Jules Feiffer
"Kids will love this graphic novel that touches on a situation very familiar to kids: the bossy friend who wants everything done his or her way." - Mom Read It
"[ Sturm] makes the smart choice of stuffing a lot of comics in here: main storylines, marginalia and add-ons. Perceived value was a big deal for me as a kid -- not the in the price-point way, but that there were enough elements in a book for me to want to pick it up more than once." - The Comics Reporter
