CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2010
"Charming and thoughtful. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Those who might be tempted to dismiss this heavily illustrated saga of middle-school angst and family upheaval as a Wimpy Kid knock-off will miss an engaging, original heroine, a satisfying story and lots of great pictures.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
Anyone who has said that pirates are an overused motif in youth literature has not yet met Walker Bean.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"The muted palette and variety of panel shapes, sound effects, expressive characters and deadpan humor work in perfect rib-tickling harmony. (Graphic fiction. 7-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"Stay tuned. (Graphic hybrid fantasy. 8-11)"
School lunch bites—literally—in the third impossibly droll escapade featuring dragonling Danny Dragonbreath and his peace-loving iguana buddy, Wendell.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"A gem—please, tell us we'll be seeing more of Sasspants! (Graphic fiction. 6-11)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
"Undoubtedly one of the cleverest graphic novels of the year; let's hope this isn't the last of Mirka. (Graphic fantasy. 10-14)"
Like all 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girls, ebullient Mirka must face a six-armed troll to avoid becoming his dinner and obtain a dragon-slaying sword—wait, what?
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