The Crush and Other Stories
Claudia Boldt
Aug 25, 2026
Hardcover
Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / Humorous / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age / Friendship
Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7
Mia and Willow share the peaks and the potholes that come with friendship in this the first volume in a funny and addictive middle grade graphic novel series.
Mia and Willow are best friends and they’d have it no other way--but Mia's giant crush on a skateboarding cat named Jesse is ruining Willow's life! The two buddies come together and apart as all BFFs do--riding bikes, complaining about homework, eating ice cream, and getting up to all kinds of hijinks. In fourteen delightful bite-size chapters drawn in comics-style panels, Dog Days is a new graphic novel series perfect for ages 8-12. It features Claudia Boldt's quirky unique art style and characters in interconnected stories. Cheeky chapter titles and ridiculous situations make for laughs on every page. Kids will relate to Mia and Willow as they take on the trials of tweendom—together!
Series Overview: In this delightful graphic novel series for kids ages 8-12, funny and
relatable episodes follow Willow (a dachshund) and Mia (a bulldog), along with their friends and families.
Mia and Willow are best friends and they’d have it no other way--but Mia's giant crush on a skateboarding cat named Jesse is ruining Willow's life! The two buddies come together and apart as all BFFs do--riding bikes, complaining about homework, eating ice cream, and getting up to all kinds of hijinks. In fourteen delightful bite-size chapters drawn in comics-style panels, Dog Days is a new graphic novel series perfect for ages 8-12. It features Claudia Boldt's quirky unique art style and characters in interconnected stories. Cheeky chapter titles and ridiculous situations make for laughs on every page. Kids will relate to Mia and Willow as they take on the trials of tweendom—together!
Series Overview: In this delightful graphic novel series for kids ages 8-12, funny and
relatable episodes follow Willow (a dachshund) and Mia (a bulldog), along with their friends and families.
