|
|
|
|
|
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez
Blancaflor, the Hero with Secret Powers by Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez
|
Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure by Nadja Spiegelman
Black Heroes of the Wild West by James Otis Smith
|
The collection covers these
|
Comics: Easy as ABC! by Ivan Brunetti
The White Snake by Ben Nadler
|
The Secret of the Stone Frog by David Nytra
Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti
|
Awards and Distinctions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This hardcover collection includes the following titles:
Please note that substitutions may apply. |
This paperback include each of the following titles:
Please note that substitutions may apply. |
OUT NOW: NIGHT STORIES!
“An appealing dose of humor, accentuated by Liniers’ artwork, full of intricate linework and muted colors [...] spine-tingling, enlightening, and fun." — Kirkus Reviews
“Liniers’ comics are funny and fanciful and whimsical and philosophical in the best sense.” — Matt Groening, The Simpsons |
|
“[...] Delicate ink and watercolor scenes accompany humorous dialogue and text (“The monkey had very little maritime experience”), showcasing the enduring power of folktales and whetting readers’ appetites for further tellings.” — Publishers Weekly
“He draws funny!” — Jeff Smith, Bone |
Thrilling tales, lighthearted twists!
Eisner Award winner LINIERS brings his exuberant cartooning style and irrepressible sense of fun to the spooky folktales of his childhood, telling three from across Latin America: the Iara, a mermaid who lures her love to her underwater domain; La Lechuza, an enormous owl who terrorizes a town after dark; and La Luz Mala, a spooky light that menaces gauchos on the pampas. Combined with back matter on the region’s fascinating ecology, culture, and history, these stories will send a delicious shiver down young spines, while encouraging children to appreciate a rich and dynamic heritage.
Eisner Award winner LINIERS brings his exuberant cartooning style and irrepressible sense of fun to the spooky folktales of his childhood, telling three from across Latin America: the Iara, a mermaid who lures her love to her underwater domain; La Lechuza, an enormous owl who terrorizes a town after dark; and La Luz Mala, a spooky light that menaces gauchos on the pampas. Combined with back matter on the region’s fascinating ecology, culture, and history, these stories will send a delicious shiver down young spines, while encouraging children to appreciate a rich and dynamic heritage.
OUT NOW:
A brilliant reimagining of one of humanity's most enduring tales . . .NOW IN PAPERBACK!
“Astonishes from start to finish...The book itself is a gorgeous and carefully made object...Their rendition brings a freshness and even a feeling of majesty to the little tale." --THE NEW YORK TIMES - click for full review
“If this isn’t the definitive edition of 'Hansel and Gretel,' it’s absolutely necessary." --Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW - click for full review |
|
“Gaiman makes the story’s horrors feel very real and very human, and Mattotti’s artwork is genuinely chilling." --Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW - click for full review
"A perfectly frightful treat."-Shelf Awareness STARRED Review - click for full review |
This all happened a long time ago, in your grandmother's time, or in her grandfather's. A long time ago. Back then, we all lived on the edge of the great forest.
Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti both remember the horror and fascination with which they read the Grimm Brothers' "Hansel and Gretel." The writer and the artist have joined forces for this chilling rendition of the classic tale, now available in paperback.
Be brave, be bold, and keep your wits about you--Gaiman and Mattotti are welcoming you into the woods.
Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti both remember the horror and fascination with which they read the Grimm Brothers' "Hansel and Gretel." The writer and the artist have joined forces for this chilling rendition of the classic tale, now available in paperback.
Be brave, be bold, and keep your wits about you--Gaiman and Mattotti are welcoming you into the woods.
OUT NOW:
Did you know that a mainstay of American folk culture was created as an advertising ploy?
★ A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection ★
★ A California Reading Association Eureka! Honor Award Winner ★ ★★★ "Readers will come away ready to question what other falsehoods they’ve been fed about the history of marginalized people [...] An accessible and important reminder of how easily the truth can be coopted. " -- Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW "Enlightening. . . . [A] frank and accessible depiction of the environmental and economic impact of boom-bust industries . . . and how the Bunyan fiction perpetuated these systems." --Publishers Weekly |
|
|
Black Heroes of the Wild West:
an essential graphic novel for every young reader!
“Black Heroes of the Wild West is a brilliant and entertaining offering. Through sharp and evocative storytelling in the exciting medium of comics, lesser-known African American historical figures will be introduced to new generations of readers.”
—From the introduction by KADIR NELSON, winner of the 2020 Caldecott Award |
"Comics That Dismantle the White Cowboy Myth"
Read the "Black Heroes" Review |
|
Featured Series:
|
|
|
Theseus and the Minotaur
|
Orpheus and the Underworld
|
Oedipus Trapped by Destiny
|
|
Featured Fantasy Series:
|
|
|
Cast Away on the Letter A
|
The Wild Piano
|
The Suspended Castle
|
Featured Series:
The Leah and Alan Adventures
The Secret of the Stone Frog
|
David Nytra has been drawing since he was old enough to hold a pencil, and has long loved stories full of critters and creatures. His first TOON Graphic, The Secret of the Stone Frog, garnered many honors including the Nutmeg Book Award and was included on the New York Public Library’s Children’s Book List of 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing and SLJ’s Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2012.
|
Windmill Dragons
|
|
Vetted by our team of educational experts, TOON Graphics introduce great storytelling traditions from around the world. Making meaning out of reading with the aid of visuals may be the best way to become a lifelong reader, one who knows how to read for pleasure and for information—a reader who loves to read.
|
|
A modern take on the classic story
A traditional Hawaiian tale
Blancaflor, the Hero with Secret Powers by Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez
|
The Japanese art of Kamishibai
The collection covers these Grades 3+ Curriculum Themes:
This hardcover collection includes the following titles:
Please note that substitutions may apply. |
An updated folktale
Folktales from Latin America
The TOON Graphics include supplemental material such as maps, illustrations, bibliography & discussion topics.
|
A modern take on the classic take
|
Featured Graphics:
|
A coming-of-age adventure
|
More about TOON Graphics
|
TOON Graphics are comics and visual narratives that bring the text to life in a way that captures young readers’ imaginations and makes them want to read on—and read more. Children also develop their aesthetic sense when they experience the relationship of text to picture in all its communicative power. Vetted by our team of educational experts, TOON Graphics introduce great storytelling traditions from around the world. Making meaning out of reading with the aid of visuals may be the best way to become a lifelong reader, one who knows how to read for pleasure and for information—a reader who loves to read.
The very economy of comic books necessitates the use of a reader’s imaginative powers. In comics, the images often imply rather than tell outright. Readers must learn to make connections between events to complete the narrative, helping them build their ability to |
visualize and to make “mental maps.” A comic book also gives readers a great deal of visual context that can be used to investigate the thinking behind the characters’ choices.
When reading with visual readers, it's important to look carefully at the artwork: it offers a subtext that at first is sensed only on a subliminal level by the reader and encourages rereading. It creates a sense of continuity for the action, and it can tell you about the art, architecture, and clothing of a specific time period. It may present the atmosphere, landscape, and flora and fauna of another time or of another part of the world. TOON Graphics can also present multiple points of view and simultaneous events in a manner not permitted by linear written narration. Facial expressions and body language reveal subtle aspects of characters’ personalities beyond what can be expressed by words. |
Readers can compare comic book artists’ styles and evaluate how different authors get their point across in different ways. In investigating the author’s choices, a young reader begins to gain a sense of how all literary and art forms can be used to convey the author’s central ideas.
|
