Animal Rescue Friends, Vol. 4: Finding Home

The animals still need help—but now the Animal Rescue Friends are facing challenges of their own in Book 4 of this popular graphic novel series for young animal lovers!

When ARF is flooded with requests for pet-care advice, the kids come up with a great idea to reach lots of people at once: They’ll start an animal-care podcast! But when the hard work of creating a podcast leads to lots of new and exciting opportunities outside the rescue, the gang finds itself pulled in different directions. The kids tackle big changes—to their friendships, to themselves, and even to ARF itself—in these stories about friendship, responsibility, and cooperation.

Perfect for ages 8-10, this adorable, full-color comics series is an inspiring, uplifting read for animal-loving kids.

Why young readers love Animal Rescue Friends:

• Positive, uplifting graphic novel stories centered on rescuing and caring for animals
• Relatable kid characters who learn, grow, and solve problems together
• Themes of friendship, compassion, responsibility, and teamwork
• Engaging visual storytelling that helps build reading confidence
• Accessible for independent and reluctant readers in grades 2–5

Join the Animal Rescue Friends on their biggest adventure yet and discover how compassion, cooperation, and community can make all the difference.

Jana Tropper, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a writer, presenter, and speech-language pathologist at a public elementary school outside Chicago. When she's not writing, reading, or playing video games, she enjoys visiting schools and has presented as both an educator and author at several events including C2E2, LITapalooza, New York Comic Con, and San Diego Comic Con. She lives with her husband, Josh, and their own three rescue dogs: Ripley, Newt, and Sandy Lambert.

Katie Longua is an Illustrator and designer with a passion for comics fashion and design.

Chelsea Trousdale is a Character Designer and illustrator based in Salt Lake City Utah were she lives her husband and two cats. She is passionate about character design and storytelling and creating content that is engaging and inspiring. She has created artwork for clients including Waterford Upstart, The Society of Visual Storytelling, Epic!, and Atomic Cartoons.

ANJU Abraham is an Indian illustrator and animation designer. She’s from the lush green land of Kerala, grew up in the island of Bahrain, skated the streets of New York and survived the freezing Himalayas. When she’s not out on an adventure, she’s doodling, devouring towers of chocolates and befriending all creatures.

Whitney Cogar is a comic colorist and illustrator from Savannah, GA. She contributed colors to the two-time Eisner Award-winning Giant Days (Boom! Studios), the Ringo! Award-winning The O.Z., the Steven Universe comic series (Boom! Studios), and Lucy Knisley's Peapod Farm series (Random House). She enjoys building punchy, rich environments in her work and designing enamel pins.