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Legendary Comics’ First Children’s Book KONG AND ME Now On Sale

Introducing the first children’s book from Legendary Comics and featuring the mighty adorable Kong.

In celebration of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ epic action-adventure movie Godzilla vs. Kong, Legendary Comics has released the monstrously adorable children’s book KONG AND ME featuring the beloved and mighty Kong. From New York Times’ best-selling author Kiki Thorpe (The Never Girl early chapter book series) with illustrations by Nidhi Chanani (Pashmina; I will be fierce), Kong and Me is now on sale in stores and online.  

Kong finds himself in the center of a charming and enthralling children’s book, Kong and Me. Young fans will be able to follow along as the mighty Titan and his new pal spend a day of fun and adventure exploring the many wonders of Skull Island—proving that friendships come in many sizes and no matter how different we are, no one is too big or small to find a true friend.

General Information

Publication date: March 30, 2021 

Publisher: Legendary Comics 

Format: Children’s Book 

Price: $19.99 

ISBN: 9781681160825 

Page Count: 36 pages 

Grades: P & up 

Age: 3 – 99 

About the creators

Kiki Thorpe is the author of over thirty books for young readers, including the New York Times best-selling series The Never Girls, which has been published in twenty-five countries. She lives in Denver, Colorado. 

Nidhi Chanani was born in Kolkata, India and raised in California. She holds a degree in literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She creates illustrations that capture love in everyday moments. In 2012 she was honored by the Obama Administration as a Champion of Change. Her illustrations are often featured at Disney Parks. She’s the author of Pashmina, the graphic novel, Shubh Raatri Dost/Good Night Friend, a bilingual board book and illustrator of the picture book I will be fierce and Binny’s Diwali. Nidhi draws and dreams in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and kid. everydayloveart.com 

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