The Art of William Steig
The cream of the crop, in the middle part of the 20th century, a New Yorker magazine cartoonist was king of his domain. They had jobs all over the place, from advertising to children’s books. They could do no wrong. William Steig was a [...]
There’s Nothing to Do on Mars
Seems the world’s nations are gunning to land on Mars. Every media outlet is leaking the buzz word of Mars and the possibilities of landing there and finding water. Why wait? Davey Martin’s family could not wait, so they decided to go [...]
Dino-Hockey (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
Didn’t the ice-age do the dinosaurs in. Apparently not, the dinosaurs took up hockey in this exciting Jurassic confrontation not seen since the summit series in the 70’s. It’s herbivores vs. carnivores. It’s a clever way for kids to root for their favorite dinosaurs [...]
GoComics has picked up what I believe will be the next Calvin And Hobbes in the comic strip business. The Sunday Funnies just don’t have it like they used to since Calvin made an exit. It needs a shot in the arm and Richard Thompson is ready to give you a [...]
Posted on September 26, 2007, , by tone, under
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The Adventures of Tintin: Collector’s Gift Set
Like rippled waves that hit the shore, Tintin will slowly be making a big splash on the American culture. It can be said that Tintin is a true long lasting graphic novel for the ages. It seems to be a pass down [...]
Posted on September 25, 2007, , by tone, under
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Graphic novels and manga are exploding like mushrooms all over North America. The major publishing companies are grabbing anything that comes down the pike after smaller companies who have made a little money on books like these. With that comes the clutter of garbage material that involves nudity and sexual [...]
Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!
Everything you always wanted to know about Nicktoons, but were afraid to ask. This gorgeous book collects the scribbles and final art for many famous cartoons created by [...]
Posted on August 1, 2007, , by tone, under
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Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
I don’t think the onslaught of Japanese pop culture would not take fruition if not for the talented work of Osamu Tezuka. He influenced his country men for many generations and his manga books are still published [...]
Billy Tartle in Say Cheese!
Michael Townsend’s debut book takes the ritual known to all kids who take classroom pictures. Every kid of a certain unique nature would love to leave an imprint on their pictures.
How can Billy Tartle make his class picture super-cool? How [...]
What Would Wonder Woman Do?: An Amazon’s Guide to the Working World
Suspend your disbelief and imagine Wonder Woman in the working force of the world. How would she handle the pressure?
Beyond saving the planet, let’s not forget that Wonder Woman also holds down [...]
Paleo Sharks: Survival of the Strangest
Paleo sharks were the largest sharks from the times of dinosaurs, they make the sharks of today seem like the tamest creatures in the waters. This is one time period in shark history not illustrated or talked about much, kids will love [...]
Arnie the Doughnut… and Other Fantastic Adventure Stories (Scholastic Video Collection)
You read the book and now you can see the adventures of Arnie the doughnut. Homer Price brought dougnuts into fame when Robert McCloskey created the character. Homer and doughnuts? Wonder where they got the idea?
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What’s Cooking?: A Cookbook for Kids (Ratatouille)
There is more to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with this Ratatouille cookbook. Lots of fun for kids and parents.
Kids can be the big cheese in the kitchen with this cookbook of kid-friendly, Ratatouille-inspired recipes. The concealed wire [...]
The Wonderful Thing About Hiccups
Hiccups and kids are hilarious in many levels, many wonder where it comes from and continuously keep talking while they hiccup. Some kids love to scare other kids to cure hiccups. Everybody has a remedy for a cure, but [...]
The Wizard
There is an old Uriah Heep song called "The Wizard" which conjures images of Brandbon Dorman’s new book called, "The Wizard". This is Brandon’s first children’s illustrated book and written by Jack Prelustsky (an artist in his own right). Brandon has great control of color and line and you can sample some [...]
