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My First Comics Books in Order

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See the My First Comics books by Jennifer L Holm in order, with summaries, series background, and help choosing a first read.

Last updated: July 4, 2026

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My First Comics books in publication order

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4 books

1

I'm Grumpy

by Jennifer L Holm

2016

A grumpy cloud hurts Sunny's feelings and has to make things right. It's a small, funny board book about moods, friendship, and learning to apologize.

2

I'm Sunny!

by Jennifer L Holm

2016

Sunny's cheerful energy ends up bothering a friend, and even bright days need apologies. A simple first comic about feelings, friendship, and making amends.

3

I'm Scared

by Jennifer L Holm

2017

A worried little weather friend has to face fear with help from pals and simple comic-style storytelling. It's a gentle first comic about scary feelings and what helps them pass.

4

I'm Silly!

by Jennifer L Holm

2017

A goofy tornado gets carried away and wrecks a tea party. This first-comics board book uses simple visual storytelling to show how big feelings can spill onto friends.

My First Comics books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "I'm Grumpy"

    I'm Grumpy

    by Jennifer L Holm

    2016My First Comics, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "I'm Sunny!"

    I'm Sunny!

    by Jennifer L Holm

    2016My First Comics, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "I'm Silly!"

    I'm Silly!

    by Jennifer L Holm

    2017My First Comics, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "I'm Scared"

    I'm Scared

    by Jennifer L Holm

    2017My First Comics, Book 4

Series background & context

My First Comics is exactly what the title promises: a very gentle entry point into comics for very young readers. These books are short board books, but they are built using the basic tools of comics, panels, speech bubbles, visual pacing, and expressive characters. That makes them feel a little smarter than the average board book without making them harder to enjoy.

The setup is simple.

The recurring characters are weather-flavored friends like Sunny, Grumpy Cloud, and a tornado who gets too silly for everyone else's good. In I'm Grumpy, a bad mood spills onto a friend and has to be repaired. In I'm Sunny!, cheerful energy causes its own kind of trouble. I'm Silly! pushes playfulness too far. The books are about feelings, but also about what feelings do to the people around us.

That is what gives the series its usefulness. These are not books that just name emotions and stop there. They show small social consequences. Someone gets upset. Someone makes a mess. Someone needs to apologize. For toddlers and preschoolers, that is often the most important part. The story is not only "I feel this way." It is also "What happens next?"

Because the books use comic conventions so clearly, they double as a first lesson in how sequential storytelling works. A child can follow the boxes from left to right, see how a character's expression changes from panel to panel, and start to understand that pictures can carry a story beat by beat. That sounds abstract, but in practice it just means the books are fun to point at and talk through.

The tone stays very light. Nobody is punished hard. Nobody turns into a villain. The conflicts are tiny and age-appropriate, which is what makes the books good read-alouds for little kids who are only beginning to sort out their own moods.

Parents and teachers may also like that the books feel a bit sturdier in concept than many emotional-literacy titles. They are not trying to be solemn. They are playful, a little goofy, and aware that young readers usually learn best when they are entertained first.

If you want a toddler-friendly series that introduces comics and also opens the door to conversations about feelings, My First Comics does that neatly. They are small books with small stakes, but they are thoughtfully put together and easy to revisit.

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