Category: Children’s Books & Comics

Jonathan York is a bland man who avoids adventure and danger at any cost. When he uncharacteristically takes a short cut home through the swamp, he finds himself horribly lost. York discovers a group of …

Human Body Theater by Maris Wicks is an extremely thorough comic book introduction to the inside of the body. The young reader who ventures into this book will learn not only about the skeleton and …

The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue is at it again. This time they are presenting Romeo and Juliet in their own unique style. Kids will likely still appreciate the humor here as much as in the …

Author Betsy Franco and artist Michael Wertz have worked together to make A Spectacular Selection of Sea Critters an exuberant collection of poems and pictures, and poems as pictures. Each page celebrates a “sea critter” …

Feeding the Flying Fanellis is a light-hearted group of poems about feeding a circus troupe. The circus chef lists each member of the troupe’s particular preferences and the steps he takes to see that they …

Fable Comics ed. Chris Duffy is a collection of fables retold and illustrated by a variety of artists and authors. Many of the tales stick pretty close to the familiar source material; “Lion and Mouse,” …

Raising a Reader has just announced a contest with multiple possible prizes! It runs from August 31-September 13 They are teaming up with partner Hanna Andersson for an Instagram Contest to celebrate Grandparent’s Day on …

Ben Hatke packs a lot into Little Robot‘s almost entirely wordless pages. In it, a little robot gets lost in the countryside and is met by a little girl who becomes his friend. The two …

I’m probably dating myself when I say I really loved watching Punky Brewster when I was a kid. Punky was creative, smart, and all she wanted was a family for her and her dog. In …

Zee’s Story sees Zee ready for another prank-filled summer at Camp Wolf Trail. He will be with his favorite jokester-in-crime Will, and the two resident funny guys have big plans for their time at camp, …