Welcome to TOON Books, home of high-quality comics for kids of all ages!
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INTEREST LEVEL: Ages 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1 |
INTEREST LEVEL: Ages 4+
READING LEVEL: Grades 1-2 |
INTEREST LEVEL: Ages 5+
READING LEVEL: Grades 2-3 |
INTEREST LEVEL: Varies
READING LEVEL: Grades 3+ |
NEW Winners from TOON this fall season!
Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye by Geoffrey Hayes
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★★★ "Hayes’s sensitive cartooning and sharp dialogue play up the big emotions of these little mice."
--Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW ★★★ "An exemplary installment in an already successful series." --Booklist STARRED REVIEW ★★★ "A wonderful and sensitively handled offering" --School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW |
The Great Antonio by Elise Gravel
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★★★ "A tribute as heartfelt as it is joyous."
--Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW "Gravel gives us a funny, very kid-friendly story about a gentle giant" --School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids "What’s to be made of lives that don’t go the way they were supposed to? Gravel shows that they’re worth paying attention to." --Publishers Weekly |
Ape and Armadillo Take Over The World by James Sturm
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★★★ "The text perfectly captures the wildly creative narrative spirit in the play of imaginative children, who are not bound by logical rules and physical limitations...should win plenty of fans.”
--Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW ★★★ "Sturm’s deep story line gently teaches children the ways of friendship and compromise...VERDICT: An excellent addition." --School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW "Ideal for engaging young readers" --Booklist "Captures the larger-than-life emotions and imaginations of these friends in crisply drafted cartoons as Machiavellian machinations give way to compromise." --Publishers Weekly |
Blip! by Barnaby Richards
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“It's hard to imagine a better lesson in how to read the format. A sweet introduction to sequential art.” --Kirkus Reviews "Engaging fantastical landscape and lively action." --Booklist "The robot’s difficulties in connecting with the beings he encounters heightens the loneliness and strangeness of his journey, making the friendship he finally finds all the more rewarding." --Publishers Weekly |
From WORMS to PIGEONS: this man is becoming one of the most sought-after authors for school visits!
Mama Patt McCloskey (also a librarian!) and Kevin McCloskey with his new book The Real Poop on Pigeons!
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Kevin McCloskey showcases his trademark mix of humor, well-researched facts, and artistry in his new book about pigeons!
Reading Rockets Summer 2016 Reading List
New York Public Library 2016 Graphic Novel Recommendations "Budding naturalists who dug We Dig Worms! will, well, coo over this similarly enlightening accolade . . . Another feather in McCloskey's cap." --Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW ". . . smoothly mixing naturalism with offbeat visual humor." --Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW |
★★★ More STARRED Reviews for TOON's SPRING 2016 New Releases!
Birdsong: A Story in Pictures
by James Sturm For all its simplicity, an episode rich in drama, humor, pathos, and
thematic depth—with plenty of latitude for verbal embellishment. --Kirkus Review STARRED Review |
A Goofy Guide to Penguins
by Jean-Luc & Philippe Coudray "these jaunty penguins bustling about the ice cap are
here to deliver some laughs." --Booklist STARRED Review |
Françoise Mouly receives Smithsonian's American Ingenuity Award for her work in Education
Shop our packaged sets—perfect for classroom and home libraries!
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Praise for TOON from everyone!
