Told with kid gloves, the children’s graphic novel Hidden by Loic Dauvillier is a sweet, sad, and hopeful WWII story told by a grandmother to her granddaughter. The story opens at night with a young…
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Fairy Tale Comics
A couple years ago I read and loved Nursery Rhyme Comics, a fabulous, updated look at beloved nursery rhymes with the cartoonists and illustrators making them their own. I was really excited to see the…
Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick is so talented, it’s sickening. Seriously, could he make the rest of us feel even more inadequate? He can weave a great tale, but he can also draw beautifully. Thanks, Selznick, for making…
A Tale Dark and Grimm
We all know the story of Hansel and Gretel: sweet, innocent brother and sister are almost eaten by an old hag living in an amazing house made of candy and cakes. Or at least this…
Nursery Rhyme Comics
Regardless of age, many of us probably know the same nursery rhymes. I think I was always partial to “Three Blind Mice” and “Humpty Dumpty,” though I have no clue why I liked the idea…
Say Hello to Zorro!
I love getting books in the mail. You could shorten that to just, I love getting mail. But I love getting books in the mail especially. Say Hello to Zorro! showed up last week, out…
The Bake Shop Ghost
I picked this wonderful little book on title alone, because who doesn’t like cake or ghosts? The story revolves around Miss Merriweather, the town sour-puss spinster and bake shop owner. When Miss Merriweather dies, the…
A trio of modernized fairy tales by Lynn Roberts
I love a new take on an old tale. It’s why I see every version of Hamlet I can. There is a comfort in knowing what comes next, but there is also sheer excitement in…