- Comedy
- Slice of Mallow collection
- Ages 6–9
Slice of Mallow
Part of the collectionSlice of Mallow→Fast, funny, self-contained comic adventures starring a pessimistic marshmallow and his squabbling food-shaped friends. A brilliant gateway graphic novel for reluctant readers.
- Books2
- Arcs1
- Span2024–2025
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
Adam Foreman's webcomic-turned-graphic-novel series serves up quick, absurd, laugh-out-loud stories in a bite-sized comic format. Across each volume, Mallow, an excitable but pessimistic marshmallow, and his friends Pizza, Ghost, Potato and Doughnut meet ghosts, blast into space, mess about with time machines and squabble with rival Jelly over who gets to be the star of the book. The stories are self-contained and gleefully strange, with snappy pacing and bright, characterful art that suit reluctant and newly independent readers down to the ground. A perfect gateway into graphic novels for kids who would rather giggle than sit still.
Fast, funny, self-contained comic adventures starring a pessimistic marshmallow and his squabbling food-shaped friends. A brilliant gateway graphic novel for reluctant readers.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Whimsical
Fully episodic — each volume stands alone and can be read in any order.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- IStandalone collection arcBooks 1–2 · 2024–2025Low sensitivity
The whole gang
Bite-sized, self-contained comic adventures with the whole food-shaped gang.
Every Slice of Mallow volume works the same irresistible way: three short, self-contained comic adventures crammed with jokes and surreal turns. Mallow and his friends meet ghosts, blast into space, mess with time machines and, in the second helping, go head-to-head with rival Jelly to be the true star of the book. There is no ongoing plot to keep up with, so any volume is a fine place to jump in. The absurd humour, snappy pacing and bright, characterful art make it exactly the kind of low-pressure, high-payoff reading that wins over reluctant and newly independent readers.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
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- 9
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- Best fit · 6–9
- Read aloud · 5–8
- Independent · 6–9
Reluctant-reader friendliness
Very high
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Not especially
Sensitivity envelope
Low overall, and consistent.
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
About the author