The Galaxy, And The Ground Within (Wayfarers Book 4) by Becky Chambers. Harper Voyager, 2021. 9780062936042. 336pp. I’m a huge fan of Chambers’ good natured, character-centric Wayfarers series, and this, the final book, is on par with the other three. […]
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Author: Gene Ambaum
Graphic Novel Review: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen. RH Graphic, 2020. 9781984851598. 229 pages of comics plus an author’s not, an essay on creating the graphic novel, and some pages of bonus artwork. At the center of this story are Tién […]
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Picture Book Reviews!
Wildflowers: A Toon Book by Liniers. (Toon Level Two). Toon Books, 2021. 9781943145539. Inspired by his three daughters looking at the Mexican jungle (there’s a charming photo of them doing this in the back of the book), this early reader […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Farm Crimes! Cracking The Case Of The Missing Egg by Sandra Dumais
Farm Crimes! Cracking The Case Of The Missing Egg by Sandra Dumais. Owlkids, 2020. 9781771474153. 48pp. This is a very short mystery great for kids who are just graduating from picture books. A hen suddenly freaks out because her egg […]
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Book Review: TO:KY:OO by Liam Wong.
TO:KY:00 by Liam Wong. Thames & Hudson, 2021. 9780500545461. 264pp. Photography books need to be beautiful and compelling, and this one is on a new level. The opening pages, including the forward and introduction and table of contents, are all […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen? by Matt Fraction and Steve Leiber
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen? by Matt Fraction (writer) and Steve Leiber (artist). DC Comics, 2020. 9781779504623. Includes Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 1 – 12 and material from Superman: Leviathan Rising Special 1. This graphic novel opens […]
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Gene and Willow Interviewed on the Circulating Ideas Podcast
https://circulatingideas.com/2021/06/29/202-library-comic-gene-ambaum-and-willow-payne/ Listen to Willow and I talk with Steve Thomas on the latest episode of Circulating Ideas! We cover Unshelved a bit — the last time I was on the podcast was 10 years ago, on Episode #2 with […]
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Book Review: I Can Draw by Peng
I Can Draw by Peng. Thames & Hudson, 2021. 9780500652428. 160pp. Peng’s book is full of smudges and weird brush strokes and scribbles and I can’t quite explain this but it feels like it’s full of smudges and fingerprints, too. […]
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Picture Book Reviews!
Life on Surtsey Iceland’s Upstart Island (Scientists in the Field) by Loree Griffin Burns. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. 9780544687233. 73pp. including an index, source notes, photo credits, a selected bibliography, and a list of resources to turn to for more […]
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Graphic Novel Review: Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic by Wauter Mannaert
Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic by Wauter Mannaert. First Second, 2019. 9781250622044. 160pp. including a bit at the end on the origin of french fries and this graphic novel plus some pages showing Mannaert’s character design progress and thumbnails. […]
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