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"In these pages, the author has endeavored to paint that species of noisy, frolicsome, mischievous children which is now almost extinct, wishing to preserve a sort of fabulous remembrance of days long past, when young people were like wild horses on the prairies; rather than like well-broken hacks on the road; and when, amid many [...]

By |2010-08-20T08:31:00-04:00August 20th, 2010|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Quote of the Day

A juicy comics treat: HAMSTER AND CHEESE

When she's not designing books for First Second, Colleen Venable's secret lives include being an author. This first in a delicious new series, HAMSTER and CHEESE introduces a new Private Eye to reckon with: a guinea pig named Sasspants and the case of the stolen sandwich.

By |2010-02-23T13:19:00-05:00February 23rd, 2010|News|9 Comments

SARDINE FAN MAIL

Jane in California wrote to us, asking us to tell Emmanuel Guibert that she loves the Sardine books and to please hurry up and make her a movie too. We passed on the message. And here's what Emmanuel sent back: And Jane was thrilled: ... and when she found out Emmanuel lived in Paris she [...]

By |2024-03-18T01:27:47-04:00December 4th, 2007|Behind the Scenes|Comments Off on SARDINE FAN MAIL

The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard

Another must-have picture book, all in wordless panels: a wild tale set in and around the Globe theater -- hey Booksellers, Librarians, Homemakers, Collectors, here's another treasure to help raise the next generation of graphic novel readers! From Roaring Brook Press/Neal Porter books:

By |2006-04-14T07:25:00-04:00April 14th, 2006|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard

Seadogs in Blue Bonnets

Hm. Shall I shamelessly exploit this new YOUNG READERS CORNER for purposes of ignoble self promotion? Why of course! SEADOGS, An Epic Ocean Operetta was my first comics entry into the world of picture books. The script is by beloved author Lisa Wheeler, and was my first project with one of the greatest living editors [...]

By |2006-03-17T06:50:00-05:00March 17th, 2006|Uncategorized|2 Comments

THE ADVENTURES OF POLO

Hey there! Here's a new category in the :01 blog: YOUNG READERS CORNER! Brought on by popular demand, from the many librarians, booksellers, educators and parents begging for a list of "graphic novels' for ages 6 and up... So YOUNG READERS CORNER will include highly recommended quality comics, and before long, it should be VERY [...]

By |2006-03-09T06:23:00-05:00March 9th, 2006|Uncategorized|5 Comments
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