Guy Kopsombut – författare

From beloved creator Guy Kopsombut—aka 4amshower—comes a fast-paced, full-color story about gaming, courage, and belonging. Squad Goals is a heartwarming, laugh-out-loud graphic novel all about middle school friendship, eSports, video games, and finding your people.Ronin’s family just moved to a new town to open their dream Thai restaurant. But while his parents are serving up curry and pad see ew, Ronin’s trying to cook up a new life. And that includes the hardest recipe of all: new friends. When Ronin stumbles upon a mysterious “Support Needed” sign at the school club fair, he discovers a mismatched crew of gamers desperate for a support mage before their big eSports tournament.The catch? Ronin’s never played before.Between long shifts helping his family and late-night gaming sessions, Ronin must learn to level up fast—and before the team falls apart and their shot at victory disappears. Along the way, he finds friendship, confidence, and a whole lot of heart in unexpected places.Bursting with humor, action, and warmth, Squad Goals is perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Jerry Craft, and Kpop Demon Hunters—and anyone who’s ever felt like an underdog trying to find their squad.

Pillow the bear needs to earn badges to become a hero. Fae the shape-shifting fairy needs to earn petals to earn her flower wand. Together, this unlikely duo sets out on a journey in this first book of a new graphic novel series for young readers, Badge Quest, by Guy Kopsombut. Includes a sheet of stickers!“An exciting start to a new series.” - School Library Journal“The wordplay is sure to garner some big belly laughs, but it also serves up several important literacy lessons, including the concepts of homonyms and context clues . . . Fans of Song’s squirrels (Donut Feed the Squirrels, BCCB 9/20, etc.) will be absolutely thrilled to find another punny pair to accompany them on their quest to solo reading.” - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksPokémon meets Boy and Girl Scouts meets hilarious cheese puns in this all-new first book in an original graphic novel series, Badge Quest!Pillow the bear wants to become a hero. In order to become one, he must collect Hero Badges. Pillow has collected a lot of badges, but one in particular eludes him . . . The Dragon Slaying Badge. So when Pillow learns about a dragon that has stolen all of his town's cheese, he figures it's finally his chance to earn his badge. But the dragon isn't guilty after all. In fact, she isn't even a dragon! She is a shape-shifting fairy named Fae, and thanks to Pillow's tip, must now clear her name, find out who took the cheese, and why.This book includes:80 pages of full color comics, recommended for ages 6 to 9 (but great for all ages!)Dyslexia-friendly font to support confident readingBonus sticker sheet to collect your own “Hero Badges”Art and storytelling from popular webcomic creator 4amshowerClassroom-friendly content that encourages empathy, teamwork, and problem-solving