Pub date: September 5, 2023
"Viva’s crisply stylized graphics employ a palette of flat black, white, and gray, accented with a certain yellow in a watercolorlike texture [...] Funny—and comically instructive." – Kirkus Reviews
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"In this rollicking and appropriately goldenrod-washed comic, Viva assures readers that no one ever outgrows needing to go." – Publishers Weekly
“Frank Viva is always fresh and funny. Not talking down to anyone. A kind and whimsical spirit. One of a kind.” – Maira Kalman |
“Owen, are you ready? Do you have to pee before we go?”
Owen says, “No,” but, before long, it’s, “Um…Mom…I gotta go!” He really should have listened and gone when he had a chance. Now, he’s squirming. Even thinking of something else isn’t helping. Luckily for him, grampa knows exactly what to do; he’s had a lot of practice over the years. He teaches Owen the best way to hold the urge off for just long enough, with the help of some fun and funky dance moves: the Tinkle Twist, the Wee-Wee Walk, the Piddle Patter, and the Leaky Shake. Before long, Owen’s jumping in with some moves of his own! Artist Frank Viva, the acclaimed author of A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse and Young Frank, Architect, doesn't mind getting his feet wet as he dives into what can be a harrowing topic for children—and grampas—turning it into a hilarious, liberating, and joyful romp. |
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Liniers’s U.S. debut, The Big Wet Balloon, was selected as one of Parents Magazine’s top ten and his follow up, Written and Drawn by Henrietta, was named one of School Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year. Liniers is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, but he now lives in Vermont as the artist-in-residence at the Center for Cartoon Studies with his wife and three young daughters.
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Featured Author: Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Instead of going out in the hot sun to play and make friends, she stayed alone in her room, drawing. She started working on Stinky, her first published children’s book, while still a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The book went on to win numerous accolades, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year award. For Flop to the Top, she collaborated with Drew Weing, the author of Set to Sea, one of Booklist's Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010. Eleanor and Drew live in Athens, Georgia, with three floppy animals…three floppy cats who take turns napping on their drawing tables.
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Benjamin Bear by Philippe Coudray
Philippe Coudray loves drawing comics, and his many children's books are often used in the schools of France, his home country. In fact, his work was chosen by elementary school students for the prestigious Angoulême 'Prix des Ecoles'.
Although he lives in Bordeaux, Philippe does not especially like wine. He does enjoy painting, creating stereo images, and traveling each year to Canada where he searches for Bigfoot. Though he continues to search each year, Benjamin Bear will always be his favorite wild animal. |
Philippe Coudray and his twin brother Jean-Luc, who is also a humorist, relish any opportunity to collaborate on children's books and comics. Thus we have this goofy guide! Full of elegant visual gags just like the Benjamin Bear books, A Goofy Guide to Penguins shares fake but funny "facts" about these quirky birds.
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Benny & Penny by Geoffrey Hayes
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