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Catch Up with Friends With Boys
It is now officially the nondenominational winter holidays, and we have some time off, so hopefully you do, too! We recommend that you use this time to catch up on one of our favorite webcomics, Faith Erin Hicks' Friends With Boys. Not only is it a delightful saga of ghosts and siblings and high school, [...]
Ethel & Ernest
You all may remember a picture book (later turned into an animated short) called The Snowman -- written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs. It's a lovely and wonderful thing, and if you're in your twenties, you probably know it well (and may be re-reading or re-watching it for the holidays). While thus enjoying yourself, you [...]
Consequences Limericks
These were some boys who went to war It was not at all what they were looking for. They wanted to know To learn and to grow; There are fewer choices when you grow up poor. This is a really lovely and thought-provoking book; you should check it out.Â
Happy Holidays!-2011
test heading (photo from the National Archive of Norway. Thanks, Norway) As we pack up our office for our non-denominational-winter-holiday-break, I just wanted to take a minute to say happy holidays to all of you who are reading our blog. 2011 is First Second's fifth anniversary year, and we've had a lovely year, with four [...]
Book Give-Away: Mush!
For your wintry reading pleasure, we're giving away Glenn Eichler and Joe Infurnari's sled dogs magnum opus, Mush!, over on GoodReads now. Enter to win!
Flatiron Snacks: Tablespoon
test heading (picture ganked from here) Tablespoon is one of my favorite places to go for a snack in the flatiron district. They have new kinds of quiche and soup every day (always an excellent thing), but what makes the top of my list is that their brownies are out of this world delicious. Tablespoon [...]
Professorial Limericks
There once was a mummy who was dead And a girl who fell for him, heels over head. Their love seemed doomed All were cast into gloom But hijinx saved the day instead. The art in this book is so lovely I have a copy in the original French, so I can see it at [...]
Flatiron Snacks: Eataly
test heading (photo ganked from here) For those of you who don't live across the street from Eataly (as we do), it is a combination grocery store-restaurant, and yes, that's exactly as complicated as it sounds. Eataly is a grocery store with different little restaurant-lets inside where you can eat dessert, pizza, vegetables, meat, etc. [...]
Princely Limericks
There once was a prince in a far-away land; Nothing went quite like he planned The wheel turns Lessons are learned Life won't give what you demand. This book is a lot of fun; you should check it out!
Brain Routers
test heading(from the desk of Derek Kirk Kim) When I was re-reading Same Difference in preparation for the new hardcover edition, it occurred to me how rooted the story is in the time of its creation. I don’t mean the art style or the writing or the human story of the book -– although others [...]
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