The Book No One Wants to Read by Beth Bacon Wow! What a brilliant, wonderful experience! This book tells jokes, keeps secrets, plays games, and makes deals with the reader (while also endearing the reader to the power of words in the most delightful and clever ways). This wildly subversive celebration of literacy (including visual…
Kerry and the Knight of the Forest Written & Illustrated by Andi Watson Wow! I’ve had my eye on Kerry and the Knight of the Forest for a while and I’m glad I finally got the chance to read this with my daughter. Kerry and the Knight of the Forest is a fantastic adventure for…
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The Sprite and The Gardener Written by Rii Abrego Illustrated by Joe Whitt A stunning, glittering, enchanting visual feast, focused on magic, gardening, and friendship. A simple and flowery tale for tweens. What’s better than marveling at beautiful, completed illustrations? Getting a glimpse into the creative process! The back of The Sprite and The Gardener…
Two-Week Wait: An IVF Story Written by Luke Jackson and Kelly Jackson Illustrated by Mara Wild Two-Week Wait combines the experiences of the authors and couples around the world as they struggle with infertility and the many pressures, stresses, and disappointments that often accompany the condition. I found myself relating with Conrad and Joanne, as…
Wow! Any effort to say something meaningful or insightful about this book (and the collective body of work Sergio Toppi gifted the world) will be dwarfed by the sheer scope and brilliance of the stories themselves. That being said… The Collected Toppi Volume 5 is yet another staggering, magnificent collection of stories masterfully expressed through…
White All Around Written by Wilfrid Lupano Illustrated by Stephane Fert 136 pages, Europe Comics Historical Fiction / Graphic Novels / Historical & Biographical Fiction Graphic Novels A harrowing and deeply affecting recounting of a series of events and issues revolving around the Prudence Crandall School’s announcement to accept “black students” thirty years before the…
Honeycomb by Joanne M. Harris with illustrations by Charles Vess 432 pages Dark Fantasy / Mythology / Folk Tales / Fantasy / Adventure Aesop’s Fables meets the Brothers Grimm in this brilliant, glittering, gushing collection of fantastic fairy tales and folklore, written in thoughtful prose and masterfully illustrated by living legend Charles Vess. From the…
Script by Betbeder & art by DjiefPublished by Europe Comics72 pagesSci-fi / Action & Adventure / Fantasy / Esoteric Wow! What a fantastic weave of characters living in a post-apocalyptic New York City, struggling to survive a gritty, changing landscape of horrific zombies and a strange green fog. Action-packed with frightening, nightmarish creatures and jump-scare…