One of Avatar: The Last Airbender's most iconic background characters is the star of his own book!
Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the most fondly looked on series to ever air on Nickelodeon, and continues to be held in high regard by animation fans everywhere. Often considered one of the best television shows ever, the series is usually remembered for its balance of action and humor. Dedicated fans were rewarded for sticking with the series with a selection of running bits, and the standout was probably the Cabbage Merchant who ends up with a destroyed cart in the midst of some fierce battles,
often ending up screaming "My Cabbages!"
With the beloved Nickelodeon series seeing a explosive resurgence in popularity over the last few years, the fan-favorite character has also been getting his time in the spotlight, where has seen him get his own Cabbage Merchant Funko Pop, Youtooz figure, and even his own board game. Actor James Sie, who voiced the character in the series, even got to reprise his iconic role for Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series.
And now, publisher Quirk Books is recognizing one of the greatest background actors in history with a brand new picture book starring the Cabbage Merchant, Cai!
Titled My Cabbages!, the Pop Classics book invites fans to "experience the internationally beloved cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender in a brand new way with this humorous and playful picture book, perfect for readers of all ages."
The title is by Bonnie Pang, a professional illustrator and graduate of the Academy of Art University. Pang has created concept art for animation studios, comics, commercial illustrations, public art projects, and children’s books for Scholastic, Igloo Books, West Margin Press, Usborne Publishing, Aladdin, Silver Dolphin, and Tyndale House, among others.
My Cabbages! is available to purchase in hardcover format today, including at Amazon.com.
Fans can also visit quirkbooks.com to download an exclusive My Cabbages! activity book!
Quirk Books previously partnered with Nickelodeon to publish A Rugrats Chanukah: The Classic Illustrated Storybook, based on the beloved Rugrats special.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
My Cabbages!
About the Book
Experience the internationally beloved cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender in a brand new way with this humorous and playful picture book, perfect for readers of all ages.
Meet the Cabbage Merchant. A humble purveyor of cabbages, this enterprising man dreams of selling his harvest in the big city of Omashu. But his dreams—and his cabbages—are crushed when the long-lost Avatar returns…and upends his cart!
Determined to succeed, the Cabbage Merchant hits the road only to run into the Avatar again. And again. And again. With each encounter, the Avatar and his friends leave destruction and smashed cabbages in their wake. Will the Cabbage Merchant ever catch a break?
Get ready to yell “MY CABBAGES!” and reunite with your favorite Avatar: The Last Airbender characters—including Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Zuko, and Uncle Iroh—in the cabbage merchant’s saga of perseverance and ingenuity.
Product Details
Hardcover ISBN: 9781683694236
Page Count: 40
Release Date: August 27, 2024
Stream Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra on Paramount+ and Netflix! Try Paramount+ for FREE at ParamountPlus.com
Shop Avatar merch on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Tj2RVn
Shop Avatar merch on Entertainment Earth: https://ee.toys/X49HHF
Listen to the official A:TLA podcast, Avatar: Braving the Elements!
Subscribe to the official Avatar: The Last Airbender YouTube channel!
Originally published: August 29, 2024.
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