Tiny Tornadoes by Jan Carr

A laugh-out-loud new illustrated chapter book series celebrating the roller coaster highs and lows of life in a second grade classroom.

It’s the second week of school, and Buddy is wondering if the other second grade class might be more fun. They’ve even chosen a cool class name. How will his class ever compete? Especially when Ms. Maple says they shouldn’t be competing at all? 

In the second installment of this new chapter book series, Buddy and Bea are still sorting out how to coexist—and making plenty of hilarious missteps along the way.

Series Overview: Buddy Finn-Lee feels ready for second grade. He knows everyone in his class and just what to expect. But Buddy is not expecting Bea. From the moment Bea bursts into the classroom and plops down in the seat he was saving, Buddy worries that this year is going to be very different from what he thought. Author Jan Car and illustrator Kris Mukai have created a chapter book series that perfectly—and hilariously—captures the ups and downs of life in a second grade classroom.

Jan Carr is the author of more than fifty books, including picture books and books in popular series. She has worked as a Head Start teacher, a book editor, and a magazine editor at Sesame Workshop. She lives in New York City, where she bikes, goes to theater and ballet, and carts her compost to the farmers market. Visit her at JanCarr.net.

Kris Mukai is a cartoonist and writer who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She has drawn illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Bloomberg Businessweek. Her self-published comic Commuter won the Medal of Excellence from the Society of Illustrators. She currently works as a writer at Cartoon Network and has written on Adventure Time, Craig of the Creek, We Bare Bears, and the WBB spin-off We Baby Bears. In her spare time she monitors hawk nests in her neighborhood.

Author Residence: New York, New York

Author Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Kris Mukai is a cartoonist and writer who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She has drawn illustrations for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Bloomberg Businessweek. Her self-published comic Commuter won the Medal of Excellence from the Society of Illustrators. She currently works as a writer at Cartoon Network and has written on Adventure Time, Craig of the Creek, We Bare Bears, and the WBB spin-off We Baby Bears. In her spare time she monitors hawk nests in her neighborhood.

Illustrator Residence: Burbank, California

Illustrator Hometown: Bel-Air, Maryland