I’m finally making time to read some graphic novels from the Cybils list and I’m enjoying them quite a bit.
I didn’t expect to like Adventures in Cartooning but it was amusing. Cute easy drawings that did make it seem like cartoons and graphic novels could be created by anyone. And, descriptions and explanations about cartooning told in story fashion. Really quite nice.
I was grouchy about The Stonekeeper’s Curse: Amulet because it’s the second book in a series and I hadn’t noticed it. Why was the mom sick, (yea yea, bit by a spider but how, why?), why does the girl have that stone? Now I need to go back and read the first book. Hmph.
I don’t think either of these will win … but I could be wrong. The Adventures in Cartooning book might appeal to the judges.
Thank you for sharing these! I’ve been looking for some graphic novels for my daughter. She and my son devoured the Bone series, but it’s been hard for me to find age-appropriate graphic novels b/c I personally can’t stand them so I don’t want to wade through them to see if they’re OK or not. 😉 I did let my 9yo read one w/o checking it first (maybe Fairy Tail?) b/c it appeared to be about Snow White and other fairy tale characters. It ended up being about a faked murder among other things. My daughter loved it, of course. {sigh} Anyone who wants my Mother of the Year award will have to fight me for it.
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