The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Pilkey, Dav. Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives. Scholastic Press, New York, NY, 2021. Hardback.

A cat named Lil' Petey and a tadpole named Molly are leading the daily meetings of the Cat Kid Comic Club. There are 21 frogs – all Molly's siblings – who attend each day. As Lil' Petey and Molly provide instructions for honing their skills as writers and illustrators, the frogs put their imaginations and newfound knowledge to work. Almost immediately, the frogs' dad, a fish named Flippy, is stressed because the frogs are behaving so badly. A frog named Naomi spends a lot of energy into tormenting her brother Melvin. When Melvin's anger gets the better of him, Flippy threatens to make Melvin sit on the time out rock. Melvin pleads for a different punishment because he is the only frog who has never been on the time out rock. Flippy agrees to let Melvin make a comic about life from Naomi's perspective. Melvin soon makes a cover for his comic, but he cannot come up with an idea that is not mean.

Meanwhile, Lil' Petey and Molly are leading the frogs as they learn drawing techniques to create perspective. Some of the frogs use this new skill as they create comics. The creations include some traditional comics with hand-drawn images, narrative, and dialogue. Other frogs take different approaches. For example, some of the frogs create characters and settings, photograph them, and compile those into stories. Two of the frogs use nature photography, haiku poems, and Shodo (a traditional Japanese writing style) to create graphic novels.

As Friday nears, Melvin follows Naomi around in the hope of being inspired. He sees her face discrimination from a dog that has a booth at a flea market. The dog ignores Naomi almost completely. He gives Melvin three balloons even though Melvin fails miserably at the game. Naomi is able to throw the ball and knock over all the cans. Then, the dog begrudgingly gives her one balloon. Naomi finally makes Melvin see that she was treated differently just because she is a girl. She also reveals that she enjoys fighting with him because she sees that as practice for when she is ready to change the world. With that experience, Melvin is able to create a comic about Naomi, making it clear that he understands her struggle and is always on her side.