{"product_id":"sloomoo-making-friends-a-graphic-novel-9781954689367","title":"Sloomoo: Making Friends (a Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSLIME, STEM \u0026amp; JOY MEET in New Graphic Novel by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Disney's Descendants, Melissa de la Cruz and Mike Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGet ready to mix, squish, and slime your way into a whole new world of friendship, dripping with joy, fun, and charm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Daisy Sterling-Chan\u003c\/b\u003e, an eleven-year-old with a serious slime obsession and a love of STEM. Daisy idolizes the brilliant slime scientist Miss Joon, who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Daisy thinks Miss Joon is still out there, along with Sloomoo, the playful slime-based life\u003cbr\u003eform. Can Daisy bring back the magic? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith cute, cool, quick-thinking Ren Tanaka, Daisy discovers that making slime is easy, but making friends can get messy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloomoo: Making Friends\u003c\/b\u003e is the first graphic novel from the beloved, award-winning team of\u003cbr\u003eMelissa de la Cruz and Mike Johnston and the slime-filled universe of Sloomoo. Read it to learn\u003cbr\u003eabout creativity and connection, and to discover the very things that make you YOU!\u003cbr\u003eSlime on. Friendship ahead \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Authors Melissa de la Cruz and Mike Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eare a married couple who have written and created many books together, including the Heart of Dread series. Melissa is the author of Disney's Descendants series, the Never After series and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMike is the author of the Soleri duology and the Confessions of a Dork Lord series. They live in Los Angeles with their daughter, who introduced Karen, co-founder of Sloomoo Institute, to slime \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Sloomoo Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSloomoo Institute is a real place.It's a slime-inspired universe, oozing with #satisfying. Just imagine thousands of gallons of handmade slime. Everywhere. You can walk on slime, slingshot slime, design your own slime (over 4 million combos!), and discover never-ending textures and scents. There's an ASMR sound bath, a squishy pit, and a huge wall where you can\u003cbr\u003eleave your mark with slime.\u003cbr\u003eThere are locations throughout the country where everyone is welcome. They look like the Sloomoo Institute in the book! When you visit, be ready to make some major memories. You may just spot Sloomoo too! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Illustrators\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCaballo Loco is an independent animation and illustration studio founded in 2019 in Bogotá, Colombia. Known for its bold visual identity and emotionally driven storytelling, the studio specializes in original content development, visual design and 2D \u0026amp; 3D animation. Their work has received international recognition, including Best Episode at LALIFF 2023 and the MIFA Pitches Award at Annecy 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Encantos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954689367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melissa de la Cruz,Mike Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197357355189,"sku":"9781954689367","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aabb5a6d-f459-44c7-b49b-5678ba3609ec.jpg?v=1769623407","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sloomoo-making-friends-a-graphic-novel-9781954689367","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}