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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2010
  • Latest Book:
    September 2020
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Full Series List in Order

Aldo Zelnick Comic Novels

1 - Artsy-Fartsy (Oct-2010)
2 - Bogus (Oct-2010)
3 - Cahoots (May-2011)
4 - Dumbstruck (Oct-2011)
5 - Egghead (May-2012)
6 - Finicky (Sep-2012)
7 - Glitch (Jan-2013)
8 - Hotdogger (Sep-2013)
9 - Ignoramus (Dec-2013)
10 - Jackpot (Jun-2014)
11 - Kerfuffle (Sep-2015)
12 - Logjam (Aug-2016)
13 - Mooch (May-2018)

Year-By-Year

1 - You're Here! (Oct-2014)
2 - You're One! (Oct-2014)
3 - You're Two! (Oct-2014)

Book List in Order: 19 titles



  • Wimpy Kid and Dork Diary fans, meet Aldo Zelnick!Aldo Zelnick is not an athlete like his older brother or a rock collector like his best friend; he’s just a regular kid who likes to draw.On the first day of summer vacation after fourth grade, Aldo'...



  • Wimpy Kid and Dork Diary fans, meet Aldo Zelnick!Ten-year-old Aldo Zelnick has decided it’s fun to be artistic, and when his grandma Goosy gives him a second sketchbook, Aldo fills it with more comic drawings, fun words, and accounts of his extraor...



  • As summer draws to a close, 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick travels to the Anderson farm in Minnesota for a family vacation. Aldo’s mom is eager for him to experience her favorite childhood pastimes such as shucking sweet corn, milking cows, gathering egg...



  • Ten-year-old Aldo lives with his family in Colorado. He's not athletic like his older brother; he's not a rock hound like his best friend; and he is none too fond of the outdoors -- but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a passion. Aldo is passionate ...



  • It's October, and Aldo thinks he's Einstein. Gloating over his epic first-quarter grades and test scores, he even decides to dress as the iconic scientist for Halloween. But his bubble bursts when he realizes he's not living up to expectations in one...



  • As Thanksgiving rolls around, Aldo Zelnick -- a fifth-grade foodie if there ever was one -- is flummoxed by his best friend Jack's refusal to try new food. Jack, who famously eats nothing but peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, is so finicky that he'...



  • The Zelnick family likes Christmas a lot, but Aldo -- whose plan to get presents galore may be running into a glitch -- does not. He thinks that "giving being better than receiving” is gobbledygook and doesn’t understand what the "Adopt-a-Fam...



  • Just how humdrum is 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick’s life right now? So humdrum that he sets out to measure which January day will be the most boring. So humdrum that Jack and Bee succeed in getting him to try some weird hobbies. So humdrum that his recu...



  • If there’s a more inopportune date for an elementary school boy to have a birthday than February 14th, Aldo Zelnick wants to know what it is. With his 11th birthday -- and Valentine’s Day -- fast approaching, Aldo plans a guys-only party with abs...






  • When a warm March day beckons Aldo and his best friend, Jack, outdoors to their fort under the giant pine tree, stick-in-the-mud Aldo gets, well, stuck in the mud. As they dig Aldo’s sneakers out from the embankment, they unearth a humungous bone, ...



  • You've found the sweetest baby shower or new baby gift book! In this adorable board book for newborns -- great for both biological and adopted babies -- baby elephant's arrival is welcomed in celebratory rhyme. The sometimes sweet, sometimes s...



  • In this adorable gift board book for 1 year olds, baby bear's special year as a one-year-old is celebrated in rhyme. The sometimes sweet, sometimes silly story calls out many of the things baby will learn to do between the ages of 1 and 2.Perf...



  • In this adorable gift board book just for 2 year olds, baby monkey's special third year is celebrated in rhyme. The sometimes sweet, sometimes silly story calls out many of the things the toddler will learn to do between the ages of two and three.



  • Cue the trumpets! As the legendary 5th grade medieval banquet at Dana Elementary nears, 11-year-old Aldo Zelnick and his friends Jack and Bee develop knight fever, don homemade armor, and undertake quests as simple as cleaning up trash in the neighbo...



  • The perfect hardcover gift book for anyone head-over-hooves for unicorns, flying horses, or little ponies!"For all those little lords and ladies who adore unicorns, this book is the bedtime story for them! The illustrations are top-notch and b...



  • In their final month of elementary school, 11-year-old Aldo Zelnick and friends are faced with a series of Lasts: Last Cafeteria Meatloaf; Last Band Concert; Last Monkey Bars Fail. Blindsided by an uncharacteristic sense of loss, Aldo decides to bag ...



  • It's June, and Aldo's mom has decided to drag him―together with his classmate Marvin and Marvin's mom―on a camping trip. After a stop at majestic Mesa Verde National Park, the foursome strap on their backpacks and head into the Utah wilderness in...



  • Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn... And lucky you―whether you know it or not, you ARE a unicorn!

    In this inspiring picture book for unicorn lovers young and young-at-heart, readers are urged to believe in their remarkable, ...



  • Glide with us into the magic of nighttime under the sea...

    As the full moon rises, we meet the lively, lovely mermaids. They sing, dance, and swim with a breathtaking array of ocean-going friends, from turtles and seals to whales, octopi, pola...





Award-Winning Books by Karla Oceanak

Artsy-Fartsy
2010 Reading the West -- Children's Chapter


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karla Oceanak has published 19 books.

Karla Oceanak does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Goodnight Mermaid, was published in September 2020.

The first book by Karla Oceanak, Bogus, was published in October 2010.

Yes. Karla Oceanak has 2 series.