Smile Author and Illustrator Raina Telgemeier Announces New Kids Graphic Novel with Scott McCloud (Exclusive)

Bestselling author Raina Telgemeier is back with another graphic novel.

The writer and illustrator is teaming up with author Scott McCloud to publish a new graphic novel for young readers, Scholastic shared with PEOPLE exclusively. The Cartoonists Club will publish in spring 2025 from Scholastic and Graphix.

The Cartoonists Club follows four young creators: Makayla, who has many ideas for stories but doesn’t know how to make them a reality; Howard, who loves to draw despite his father’s disapproval; Lynda, who is always drawing but can only focus on her mistakes and Art, who simply loves to be creative. Together, the quartet forms the Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about creating comics while fostering their imagination.

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The new book will blend narrative, how-to advice and “comics magic” to showcase the power of storytelling and “inspire a new generation of cartoonists,” per a statement shared with PEOPLE.

Telgemeier is the illustrator of the graphic novel adaptations of Ann M. Martin’s The Baby Sitters Club series. Telgemeier has also written and illustrated the autobiographical graphic novels Smile (2010), Sisters (2014) and Guts (2019), as well as Drama (2012) and Ghosts (2016). Collectively, Telgemeier’s books have sold more than 16.4 million copies, according to her publisher.

McCloud is the bestselling author of Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, as well as the books Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics and Manga and Graphic Novels, amongst others. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Awards Hall of Fame in 2021 and is a lecturer on visual communication. McCloud’s work is available in more than 30 languages.

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The Cartoonists Club will hit shelves on April 1, 2025 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.