Maybe these are rough sketches of posters for a couple of Somerville events?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Second Amendment!
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Some Shark Hunters (the book) reviews:
Publishers Weekly: "Taken from the pages of Nickelodeon magazine, this charming children's comic overflows with humor, adventure and whimsy. It's the first day of school, and kids are reading their summer vacation essays. Julie has the most interesting tales: they involve shark hunting, rocket ships and hot-air balloon chases ....(more)"
Booklist: "In this full-color graphic novel, Julie and her grampa spend summer vacation looking for the largest shark in the world, Stephen. Meeting Stephen leads to even more exciting adventures, including a quest to find Stephen's mom. The shark hunters meet monkeys at the bottom of the ocean, pirates, and even aliens. Gramma has to rescue them from a couple of scrapes. Their escapades will delight kids who like the Sunday comics. Czekaj demonstrates a wonderful sense of the absurd, and though the tension in the exploits escalates, the adventures are never truly scary. Julie and Grampa get by on their intelligence and their humor, and the results are hilarious. Parents reading this aloud will have as much fun as their children.....(more)"
Read About Comics: "Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters is totally goofy and the perfect sort of thing for a younger reader to really dig into. The only real constant in the book is that everything’s always changing, but always fun. That’s just the sort of book that kids are going to like, but thankfully it’s just as funny for adults too. Those expecting something a little grimmer and deep are going to be awfully disappointed, but this breezy book is just what I was looking for. Hopefully Czekaj will take us on another shark-hunting trip before too long. ....(more)"
Sequential Tart: "I'm always on the lookout for all-ages comics, due in no small part to the extremely curious four-year-old that lives with me, but also because I enjoy them, too. I brought home Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters with the intention of writing a review, but my copy was immediately commandeered by my boy, who was smitten from his first look at it ....(more).
Booklist: "In this full-color graphic novel, Julie and her grampa spend summer vacation looking for the largest shark in the world, Stephen. Meeting Stephen leads to even more exciting adventures, including a quest to find Stephen's mom. The shark hunters meet monkeys at the bottom of the ocean, pirates, and even aliens. Gramma has to rescue them from a couple of scrapes. Their escapades will delight kids who like the Sunday comics. Czekaj demonstrates a wonderful sense of the absurd, and though the tension in the exploits escalates, the adventures are never truly scary. Julie and Grampa get by on their intelligence and their humor, and the results are hilarious. Parents reading this aloud will have as much fun as their children.....(more)"
Read About Comics: "Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters is totally goofy and the perfect sort of thing for a younger reader to really dig into. The only real constant in the book is that everything’s always changing, but always fun. That’s just the sort of book that kids are going to like, but thankfully it’s just as funny for adults too. Those expecting something a little grimmer and deep are going to be awfully disappointed, but this breezy book is just what I was looking for. Hopefully Czekaj will take us on another shark-hunting trip before too long. ....(more)"
Sequential Tart: "I'm always on the lookout for all-ages comics, due in no small part to the extremely curious four-year-old that lives with me, but also because I enjoy them, too. I brought home Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters with the intention of writing a review, but my copy was immediately commandeered by my boy, who was smitten from his first look at it ....(more).
Some Unite or Die! reviews:
Maw Books: "Unite or Die is a perfect book to sit down with this holiday weekend with your kids and learn exactly how the constitution was created. And trust me, perhaps my own recollection of history is rusty but as an adult I learned a lot from this picture book...(more)"
Abby (the) Librarian: "This is a great introduction to the Constitution and to American government. It's accessible and fun and I'll take pleasure in recommending it...(more)"
Mother Reader: "The book’s style makes a complicated topic more accessible and enjoyable. It’s perfect for classroom use and covers a subject that all American kids will study, even if they don’t have their own class play...(more)"
School Library Journal: " The vividly colored spreads will hold the interest of even middle school students and would be useful to introduce how our form of government was created ...(more)"
Abby (the) Librarian: "This is a great introduction to the Constitution and to American government. It's accessible and fun and I'll take pleasure in recommending it...(more)"
Mother Reader: "The book’s style makes a complicated topic more accessible and enjoyable. It’s perfect for classroom use and covers a subject that all American kids will study, even if they don’t have their own class play...(more)"
School Library Journal: " The vividly colored spreads will hold the interest of even middle school students and would be useful to introduce how our form of government was created ...(more)"
Some Quest to Digest Reviews:
Brooke Dykus sez:"This is a great book! It is written so that kids will be interested in the digestive system. The use of the boy and the little green blobby caricature that talks using speaking bubbles. Kids will definitely love this book!"
The School Library Journal sez: "This graphically appealing, colorful, and fact-rich “story” describes the importance of food to the body by following an apple as it goes through the human digestion system. While there is no index, it is fairly easy to find information on each stage of digestion, from eating, saliva production, and movement through the esophagus, stomach, and intestines to the happy ending. Abundant, humorous cartoons and clever text handle explanations of belching, passing gas, and diarrhea. This picture book would be useful for reports, but it’s more for general interest."
The Old Schoolhouse opines: "The Quest to Digest presents the human digestion process from start to finish in a funny yet factual manner. As my children sat on the couch reading to each other, you could see the information was being "digested" as they laughed and smiled. It has been proven that we learn better when we are enjoying the learning process. When I asked probing questions after the reading, both children were able to answer--plus they elaborated and giggled some more."
It was also awarded a Parent's Choice award!
The School Library Journal sez: "This graphically appealing, colorful, and fact-rich “story” describes the importance of food to the body by following an apple as it goes through the human digestion system. While there is no index, it is fairly easy to find information on each stage of digestion, from eating, saliva production, and movement through the esophagus, stomach, and intestines to the happy ending. Abundant, humorous cartoons and clever text handle explanations of belching, passing gas, and diarrhea. This picture book would be useful for reports, but it’s more for general interest."
The Old Schoolhouse opines: "The Quest to Digest presents the human digestion process from start to finish in a funny yet factual manner. As my children sat on the couch reading to each other, you could see the information was being "digested" as they laughed and smiled. It has been proven that we learn better when we are enjoying the learning process. When I asked probing questions after the reading, both children were able to answer--plus they elaborated and giggled some more."
It was also awarded a Parent's Choice award!
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