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J. TORRES is a Shuster Award-winning, Eisner Award-nominated writer whose credits include adaptations of Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E and CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation, the comic book series Teen Titans Go and Wonder Girl for DC Comics, as well as the graphic novels Lola: A Ghost Story and the YALSA-listed Days Like This for Oni Press. He has also written for children’s magazines, books, and television. The author lives just outside of Toronto, Ontario.

  



book cover Alison Dare, Little Miss Adventures
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Bone

Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels; Juvenile Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels - Superheroes | 978-0-88776-934-4 (0-88776-934-9) | May 2010 | 12.99

Alison Dare: Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in fabulous, graphic adventures.

Alison Dare is not your typical twelve-year-old. She's the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she's also the niece of an international super-spy; it's no surprise that a craving for...

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book cover Alison Dare, The Heart of the Maiden
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Bone

Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels; Juvenile Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels - Superheroes | 978-0-88776-935-1 (0-88776-935-7) | May 2010 | 12.99

Alison Dare: Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in fabulous, graphic adventures.

Alison Dare is not your typical twelve-year-old. She's the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she's also the niece of an international super-spy; it's no surprise that a craving for...

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book cover Checkers and Dot
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum

Board | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Concepts; Juvenile Fiction - Concepts - Size & Shape | 978-1-77049-441-1 (1-77049-441-3) | October 2012 | 8.99

Welcome to the wonderfully patterned world of Checkers and Dot! This sweet and striking series of board books has been designed especially for babies and tots. With high-contrast, patterned art for developing eyes, simple but memorable rhyming text for reading aloud, and cute-as-a-button characters, J. Torres and J. Lum have created... [read more]

book cover Checkers and Dot at the Beach
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum

Board | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Concepts - Counting; Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Marine Life | 978-1-77049-444-2 (1-77049-444-8) | May 2013 | 8.99

 The high contrast, patterned art in these board books has been especially designed for babies and tots. 

 Checkers and Dot at the Beach invites us to follow along with Checkers and Dot as they explore the beach, counting as they go. [read more]

book cover Checkers and Dot at the Zoo
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum

Board | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Concepts; Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Zoos | 978-1-77049-442-8 (1-77049-442-1) | October 2012 | 8.99

Welcome to the wonderfully patterned world of Checkers and Dot! This sweet and striking series of board books has been designed especially for babies and tots. With high-contrast, patterned art for developing eyes, simple but memorable rhyming text for reading aloud, and cute-as-a-button characters, J. Torres and J. Lum have created... [read more]

book cover Checkers and Dot on the Farm
Written by J. Torres
Illustrated by J. Lum

Board | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Concepts - Sounds; Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Farm Animals | 978-1-77049-443-5 (1-77049-443-X) | May 2013 | 8.99

The high contrast, patterned art in these board books has been especially designed for babies and tots.
     Checkers and Dot on the Farm follows Checkers and Dot to the farm, where they meet some animal friends and learn some new animal sounds. [read more]

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