Author & Illustrator Profile
Paige Braddock
3 Books
Paige Braddock is an Eisner-nominated comic creator, author, and illustrator known for her engaging children's graphic novels. In addition to creating original series like Stinky Cecil and Peanut, Butter & Crackers, she serves as the Chief Creative Officer at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. Through both her independent works and her contributions to the Peanuts franchise, she brings humorous, expressive storytelling to young readers.
Books in "Stinky Cecil"
Cecil the toad has a perfectly busy pond life: dodging hawks, judging splash contests, and spending time with a wonderfully odd group of friends. Then he discovers a freeway project headed straight for the pond. Suddenly, the smallest residents of the marsh are facing machines, asphalt, and a problem much bigger than any one creature.
This funny graphic novel turns an environmental crisis into a lively rescue mission, full of quirky animals and pond-side jokes. Readers who like comics with action and heart will root for Cecil, Sprout, RayRay, Jeremy, Jeff the free-range hamster, and Reggie the fly as they try to protect the place they call home. It is silly, smart, and gently eco-minded without losing its comic bounce.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
128 Pages
Cecil has barely had time to enjoy pond life again when a third-grade science class arrives for a field trip. Before he knows it, the toad has been carried off to a classroom terrarium. Being a class pet is scary at first, then surprisingly comfortable, until Nesbit the chameleon moves in and starts copying Cecil's every color and move.
Back at the pond, Cecil's friends are trying to launch a rescue plan with help from Jeff the hamster's radio-controlled helicopter. Paige Braddock's second Stinky Cecil graphic novel mixes classroom science, animal humor, and rescue-mission energy. Young readers get a funny adventure about friendship, homesickness, and learning how to handle a very clingy new companion.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
131 Pages
Spring has arrived at Cecil's Pond, and the whole marsh seems to be waking up at once. Flowers bloom, insects buzz, butterflies appear, and the pond community bursts with change. For Nesbit the chameleon, who grew up in a pet store, all that wild new life feels confusing and overwhelming. Where does he belong in this busy, muddy world?
Cecil and the pond pals return in a graphic novel that celebrates nature's messy variety with humor and warmth. As Nesbit tries to understand the pond, young readers meet a lively web of plants, insects, amphibians, and friends who all have a place in the marsh. It is a funny, nature-filled comic about change, belonging, and discovering that mayhem can sometimes be part of life.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
96 Pages
