Pub Date: September 2, 2025
Dewey: 741.5973
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.90" L x 5.90" W ( 0.55 lbs) 128 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Comics and Graphic Novels | Humorous | Humorous Stories
Description: "It's Max's first day at Coral Elementary school. The school is filled with marine animals, like dolphins, crabs, and octopus. But none of the other students have ever seen an axolotl before... and they have SO MANY QUESTIONS. Where did Max live before? Is it true he can regrow any of his limbs? What happened to his old friends? This is too much attention for Max! Hiccup! Uh-oh... Max gets the hiccups when he's nervous. Can this little axolotl adjust to his new underwater school or will the pressure just be too much? This silly and sweet graphic novel explores themes of friendship, nature conservation, and so much more!"--Provided by publisher.
Review Quotes:
Praise for Max, a Little Axolotl
2026 TX Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List: Grades K-5
A 2026 Ringo Award Nominee!
"Charming and relatable... Early elementary readers will pick this book up for the -axolotl and stay for the cute, informative, and engaging story." - School Library Journal
"A wonderfully entertaining story about the cutest creature ever!" - Dan Santat, National Book Award Winner
"In artwork maximized by bright colors and cartoonishly shining eyes, Spiotto takes readers on an adventure that encapsulates conservation and belonging all in one beautiful, silly story. This book is perfect for elementary-school marine lovers and anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong." - Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
"Readers ready to graduate from Bondestam's picture book My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl (BCCB 5/22) will appreciate this chance to build both their reading skills and their axolotl knowledge." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books