More Jackson’s Wilder Adventures Coming from Papercutz | News

You read it here first when Papercutz announced the first volume of Jackson‘s Wilder Adventures, by Sarah Davidson, and now we’re back with news of book two, Jackson’s Wilder Adventures: Dentistry and Dreams. As in the first book, which made the GNCRT’s 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List, Jackson and his thylacine Irwin travel around the world, learning interesting facts about animals. Here’s the publisher’s description:

Jackson Wilder is having a rough time. It’s bad enough that he and his dad had to move to a new apartment and leave their old home behind, but Jackson also gets his first loose tooth — he doesn’t want his teeth to fall out! That sounds super scary!

With the help of his imaginary friend Irwin the Thylacine, Jackson journeys across deep oceans and rainforest jungles to learn about animals. There’s one that loses thousands of teeth, which helps him feel better about losing just one. And when Jackson can’t fall asleep in his unfamiliar bedroom, his only hope is that Irwin can introduce him to the best sleepers in the animal kingdom so that Jackson will get good and sleepy, too.

The 96-page book, rated for grades 2-4, will be released on June 10, 2025, in both paperback and hardcover formats.

You can read more about the first volume in my Stellar Panels column on nonfiction graphic novels, and for those interested in using it in the classroom, Papercutz has a downloadable teaching guide and activity sheets at its website.

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