Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends

An Honor Book in the 2022 Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards--for the most distinguished beginning reader books

Ages 6 to 10, Grades 1 to 5

Now in paperback! In the first book of a series by Norm Feuti, an outgoing bird is determined to befriend a reluctant alligator. Beak & Ally is a new early reader graphic novel series perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly. 

Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone . . . until one day a noisy bird named Beak lands on her snout.Beak thinks Ally is lonely and needs a friend. He has all sorts of friendship goals in mind, like riding bikes together, going to the movies together, and even solving mysteries together! But when a Long-Billed Party Pooper crashes Beak’s nest-warming party, Ally decides to show Beak something important to her: sticking up for what’s right.

About the Author

Norm Feuti is a nationally syndicated cartoonist, author, and freelance illustrator. He is the author-illustrator of the graphic novel The King of Kazoo and the early graphic novel series Hello, Hedgehog! Norm lives in Massachusetts with his wife and children. Norm often prefers to be alone, but enjoys the company of noisy friends from time to time.