Most Popular Books by Kate Beaton

Introducing Kate Beaton, a major new picture book talent, and author/illustrator of #1 New York Times bestseller Hark! A Vagrant! Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year. A BIG horse. A STRONG horse. A horse fit for a WARRIOR PRINCESS! But when the day arrives, she doesn''t quite get the horse of her dreams...From the artist behind the comic phenomenon Hark! A Vagrant, The Princess and the Pony is a laugh-out-loud story of brave warriors, big surprises, and falling in love with one unforgettable little pony.

Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beaton, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush—part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can’t find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton’s natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.

A laugh-out-loud picture book with royal appeal! All hail King Baby! He greets his adoring public with giggles and wiggles and coos, posing for photos and allowing hugs and kisses. But this royal ruler also has many demands, and when his subjects can''t quite keep up, King Baby takes matters into his own tiny hands.Created by Kate Beaton, author of The Princess and the Pony and #1 New York Times bestsellers Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops!, this modern, funny, and (let''s be honest) realistic take on life with a new baby is the perfect gift for anyone with an adorable little monarch in their world.

Since Kate Beaton appeared on the comics scene in 2007 her cartoons have become fan favourites and gathered an enormous following, appearing in the New Yorker, Harper and the LA Times, to name but a few. Her website, Hark! A Vagrant, receives an average of 1.2 million hits a month, 500 thousand of them unique. Why? Because she''s not just making silly jokes. She''s making jokes about everything we learned in school, and more. Praised for their expression, intelligence and comic timing, her cartoons are best known for their wonderfully light touch on historical and literary topics. The jokes are a knowing look at history through a very modern perspective, written for every reader, and are a crusade against anyone with the idea that history is boring. It''s pretty hard to argue with that when you''re laughing your head off at a comic about Thucydides. They also cover whatever''s on her mind that week - be it the perils of city living or the pop-cultural infiltration of Sex and the City, featuring an array of characters, from a mischievous pony, to reinvented superheroes, to a surly teen duo who could be the anti-Hardy-Boys. Perceptive, sharp and wonderfully irreverent, Hark! A Vagrant is as informative as it is hilarious, and a comic collection to treasure.

Six months on the New York Times bestseller list! Featured on 25 best of the year lists! “Somewhere in my heart is a folder titled Things I Did Not Know I Wanted and it is full of Kate Beaton comics... Sharp, charming, and weird, Step Aside, Pops is a fine sampling of Beaton''s work, and I can''t recommend it enough.” —NPR “Nobody’s ever gotten so much comedy out of omitting punctuation.” —New York Times Ida B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee. Kate Beaton''s second D+Q book brings her hysterically funny gaze to bear on these and even more historical, literary, and contemporary figures. Irreverently funny and carefully researched, no target is safe from Beaton''s incisive wit in these satirical strips. Beaton began her infectiously popular web comic, Hark! A Vagrant, in 2007 and it quickly attracted the adoration of hundreds of thousands of fans. It was an unequivocal hit with critics and fans alike, topping best-of-the-year lists from E!, Amazon, Time, and more. Now Beaton returns with a refined pen, ready to make jokes at the expense of hunks, army generals, scientists, and Canadians in equal measure. With a few carefully placed lines, she captures the over-the-top evil of the straw feminists in the closet, the disgruntled dismay of Heathcliff, and Wonder Woman''s all-conquering ennui. Step Aside, Pops is sure to be the comedic hit of the year: sharp, insightful, and very funny.

A laugh-out-loud picture book with a feel-good message from bestselling comics creator Kate Beaton about a half-human-half-shark bent on revenge after a greedy fishing captain messes with her waters – perfect for fans of We Don’t Eat Our Classmates and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors. When Shark Girl is captured by an evil fishing captain''s net, she makes a vow... for REVENGE! With the sea witch''s help, Shark Girl becomes a human sailor and launches a plan... for MUTINY! But Shark Girl needs the help of her crew mates before she can enact her plan. Will Shark girl SINK... or SWIM? Bestselling creator Kate Beaton has created a subversive and hilarious spin on the classic little mermaid fairytale that will inspire little readers to seek their own revenge on behalf of justice!

Originally published in single magazine form as Thought Bubble 2011-2015.

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Thought Bubble Festival, which takes place in Leeds, Northern England, from Nov 1-6, 2016, this collection features short stories and art by: ALISON SAMPSON, CHARLIE ADLARD, GABRIEL BAUTISTA, GABRIEL BÁ, KATE BEATON, JORDIE BELLAIRE, IVAN BRANDON, JEFFERY BROWN, MARK BUCKINGHAM, CLARK BURSCOUGH, ADAM CADWELL, MIKE CAREY, EMILY CARROLL, CLIFF CHIANG, BECKY CLOONAN, BOO COOK, FAREL DALRYMPLE, RUFUS DAYGLO, ANDY DIGGLE, D''ISRAELI, MARC ELLERBY, MING DOYLE, WARREN ELLIS, GARY ERSKINE, CARLOS EZQUERRA, RAY FAWKES, DUNCAN FEGREDO, ROBIN FURTH, LEIGH GALLAGHER, STUART GORDON, BRANDON GRAHAM, NICHOLAS GUREWITCH, TONY HARRIS, WILL MORRIS, ANTONY JOHNSTON, BARRY KITSON, ALES KOT, EMI LENOX, TULA LOTAY, SARAH MCINTYRE, FABIO MOON, STEPHEN MOONEY, RAMON PEREZ, SEAN PHILLIPS, RICK REMENDER, EMMA RÍOS, TIM SALE, FIONA STAPLES, CAMERON STEWART, RICHARD STARKINGS, BABS TARR, EMMA VIECELI, ANNIE WU & SKOTTIE YOUNG. All profits from this collection go to Barnardo''s, one of the largest children''s charities in the UK.