Tag: First Second

Crafty Cat is the alter ego of a young girl named Birdie. When put in moments of extreme stress and frustration, she turns to her super-self to craft her way out of any situation. In …

The heroine of Eric Orchard’s Bera the One-Headed Troll is happy on her island raising pumpkins for the Troll king. Then, she finds a baby near the shore and learns a witch wants it. Determined …

Nobody Likes a Goblin. Goblin lives in an old dungeon, alone except for a few bats and his best friend, Skeleton. Then one day, a band of adventurers comes through and takes everything, including Skeleton. …

The warm-hearted, hot-headed adventurer Delilah Dirk finds herself framed for treason in Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling. Not being the sort to take half-measures, Delilah Dirk heads straight to England to set matters straight …

This year First Second celebrates its tenth anniversary. Starting in February ten years ago, the company has published a wide array of graphic novels, several of which are dedicated to starting children reading and enjoying …

I have a delicate process for when picking new books for my reading list. The first thing I look for is the cover (I know the saying, but still.) Covers are what is meant to …

The Fall of the House of West continues Pope’s chronicle of events that happened before Battling Boy, in the time when Haggard West and his daughter still patrolled the streets, protecting the city from the …

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 …

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,” …

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 …