Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles (Ronan Boyle #1) - Hardcover

Thomas Lennon is a writer, comedian, and actor who has worked on a number of things you probably love, including Reno 911! and Night at the Museum. Lennon lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress Jenny Robertson, and their son, Oliver.
 
John Hendrix is the illustrator of Nurse, Soldier, Spy and author/illustrator of Shooting at the Stars and The Faithful Spy, which won the 2018 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal and received 4 starred reviews.

"Perhaps the finest children's novel of all time (in the ever-burgeoning leprechaun crime-drama sub-genre). Equal parts JK Rowling and Douglas Adams, which, y’know... ain’t a bad thing."
  ("Weird Al" Yankovic)

"A touching, funny read for smart kids young and old. Flat-out laughed out loud!” (Patton Oswalt)

"Actor/screenwriter Lennon (the Night at the Museum series) makes a spirited debut with this mythology-laden tale . . . the memorable voice and playful sensibility make this an entertaining series opener." (Publishers Weekly)

"As flavorful as the strongest Irish stout." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Delightfully absurd." (The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books)

"The main thing that readers ages 10 to 15 will want to know about “Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles” (Amulet, 286 pages, $17.99) is that it’s extremely funny. Styled as a personal journal and set in a magical Irish subculture, Thomas Lennon’s caper starts out in a state of wild high humor and never really lets up. Featuring exuberant artwork by John Hendrix and humorous footnotes (“Trolls eating children is really just nature’s lint catcher—filtering out some of the ones that shouldn’t get through”), “Ronan Doyle and the Bridge of Riddles” leaves a clear opening for a sequel and is, to repeat, extremely funny.” (The Wall Street Journal)

"In the author’s forward, Lennon states this book is his “love letter to Douglas Adams,” and his efforts to emulate Adams’ linguistic zaniness are evident throughout the book." (School Library Journal)

"Actor and humorist Lennon introduces readers to a bright, but also endearingly bumbling, tween protagonist and a fantasy faerie land filled with strange characters . . .  A hilarious, otherworldly book." (Booklist)