Fri, October 2nd, 2009
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Sometimes books are just so special, so full of wonderful elements that I find it difficult to write about them. I don’t know where to start! The Storm in the Barn (Candlewick, 2009) is just that sort of book. This exquisitely crafted graphic novel is a wondrous blend of genres: [...]
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Fri, July 31st, 2009
Stitches by David Small
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Wow! I never thought anything would top my awed regard for Craig Thompson’s Blankets but Stitches (W.W. Norton, Sept. 2009) has elbowed through to do just that and the two stand shoulder to shoulder for me. Both books are coming-of-age stories, both explore the power of artistic expression (among other things) and both books [...]
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Thu, February 19th, 2009
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: Lynn has been waiting for me to read this for forever. I have no excuse except that it is a thin book and kept getting lost in my stacks and piles of reading despite my eagerness to read it. Fortunately it is just publishing this month, so I’m not really too far behind. Tales [...]
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