| JUST PUBLISHED! Snails Are Just My Speed by Kevin McCloskey Kevin McCloskey Kevin McCloskey—illustration professor, nature lover, and one of TOON’s all-time favorite authors—brings his signature funny flair to Snails Are Just My Speed! —a new addition to the Giggle and Learn series... TOON LEVEL: 1 INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+ READING LEVEL: Grades K-1 GUIDED READING LEVEL: M ISBN: 978-1-943145-27-0 ★ ★ ★ "What a delight! With hip and fun graphics, just enough “ick” factor, and plenty of facts, this title offers beginning readers a great deal of information about snails and slugs." -- School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW "This will be a particular joy for the science-minded, but between spotting the snails hidden among rocks and taking a cue from the drawing lesson in back, there’s plenty of fun here for casual readers, too." -- Booklist "Savvy educators will appreciate the book's versatility: It would be the star of an intimate gross-book-themed storytime...or may be used as the inspiration for a pre-K lesson plan on anything from wildlife and nature to gardening to body fluids. Overall, a fun read and a smart selection for any elementary nature shelf." -- Kirkus Reviews Other bestsellers in McCloskey's Giggle & Learn series: We Dig Worms! Something's Fishy The Real Poop on Pigeons! Buy all 4 books and save 20% Two Eisner Nominations for TOON! Good Night, Planet by Liniers and Adele in Sand Land by Claude Ponti are Eisner nominees for Best Publication for Early Readers . The Eisners recognize creative achievement in American comic books. They are sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards. It's exceptional for a small publisher like us to receive 2 nominations. We're incredibly grateful for the recognition and keeping our fingers tightly crossed for Comic-Con San Diego! MAKE SURE TO VOTE: Award is given by librarians, educators, and anyone in the comics industry! LINK TO EISNER AWARD VOTING Good Night, Planet by Liniers VOTE HERE! Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of 2018 New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2017 ALSC's Notable Children's Books 2018 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017 Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best List 2017 2018 Tejas Star Reading List (Texas Library Association’s bilingual reading list for readers ages 5-12) ★★★ "A beautiful, original work for one-on-one or independent reading, and an excellent bedtime tale." - School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW ★★★ "There are plenty of stories about what toys get up to at night, but this quiet, masterfully executed comic is particularly enchanting." - Booklist STARRED REVIEW Adele in Sand Land by Claude Ponti VOTE HERE ★★★ "Readers, particularly the newly independent ones at whom this is aimed, will delightedly join the outing." - Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW "A bright, brimming feast of lyrical zaniness." - Booklist "Spectacular weirdness…imaginative odyssey…memorable as it is bizarre." - Wall Street Journal's Best New Children's Books "Every two-page spread in this book is a gem...The images are filled with details, making this a great book for an adult and child to read together, pointing things out as they go, or alone, all the better to pore over the pages and take in every detail." - School Library Journal's Good Comics for Kids "Readers won’t want to skip over a millimeter of artwork because you simply don’t know what unexpected treats you’ll find. Prepare for numerous re-readings of this creative tale to experience the joyous journey that is Adele in Sand Land." - Good Reads with Ronna Did you know... ...there's much more to Adele than first meets the eye!? Our Editorial Director, Françoise Mouly fell in love with Adele and Claude Ponti's work when she was reading it (in French) with her children . She's been eager to bring this imaginative work to North American sudiences. This is TOON's second Ponti book. The first, Chick and Chickie Play All Day has been a bestseller since 2010. Besides all the marvelous details and chick jokes everywhere (a trademark of Ponti's work,) Françoise points out that, when you look closely, the story is an exploration of all our senses. Adele begins her journey by entering the mouth of a Sand Dragon. She hears the King scream and he locks her up in a Cage Bird with giant ears; she feels fluffy chicks and tickles the ground; she eats delicious sweets on a dessert island, and she takes a ride in the nose of a giant Snack Man. It goes without saying that her eyes experience constant stimulation! She even ends her journey through the mouth of the Snack Man, thus concluding the bodily exploration. It’s a tribute to the rich sensory experience that is a day of playing at the park. The mysterious Skeeter Grant who is credited as the translator is none other than Art Spiegelman (the Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist and Françoise's longtime collaborator and husband.) The two of them combined their strengths to translate the book together. Françoise’s native language is French and Art, a cartoonist, is aware that you want the text to complement the action depicted in the panels rather than repeat what’s happening. Many of Ponti verbal's jokes didn't make literal sense, so the translators spent days and hours trying to find new jokes in English that fit with the drawings. This lends emotion to the story and calls attention to the global warming subtext, supported by images of the shrinking glacier. Our translators know how to encourage readers to look into pictures and make inferences of their own! Coming up next! TOON at TCAF May 11-13, 2018! Our 10th anniversary celebration continues at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). Françoise Mouly will be the Keynote Speaker on Library & Educator's Day and all these fantastic TOON authors are heading to Toronto next week! Françoise Mouly Kevin McCloskey Sergio García Sánchez Liniers Jaime Hernandez Frank Viva More about TCAF! |
★★★ "What a delight! With hip and fun graphics, just enough “ick” factor, and plenty of facts, this title offers beginning readers a great deal of information about snails and slugs."
-- School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW
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"This will be a particular joy for the science-minded, but between spotting the snails hidden among rocks and taking a cue from the drawing lesson in back, there’s plenty of fun here for casual readers, too."
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"Savvy educators will appreciate the book's versatility: It would be the star of an intimate gross-book-themed storytime...or may be used as the inspiration for a pre-K lesson plan on anything from wildlife and nature to gardening to body fluids. Overall, a fun read and a smart selection for any elementary nature shelf."
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Other bestsellers in McCloskey's
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The Real Poop on Pigeons! | | |
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Two Eisner Nominations
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Good Night, Planet by Liniers and Adele in Sand Land by Claude Ponti are Eisner nominees for Best Publication for Early Readers.
The Eisners recognize creative achievement in American comic books. They are sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards. It's exceptional for a small publisher like us to receive 2 nominations. We're incredibly grateful for the recognition and keeping our fingers tightly crossed for Comic-Con San Diego!
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MAKE SURE TO VOTE:
Award is given by librarians, educators,
and anyone in the comics industry! | |
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★★★ "A beautiful, original work for one-on-one or independent reading, and an excellent bedtime tale." - School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW
★★★ "There are plenty of stories about what toys get up to at night, but this quiet, masterfully executed comic is particularly enchanting." - Booklist STARRED REVIEW
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...there's
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Our Editorial Director, Françoise Mouly fell in love with Adele and Claude Ponti's work when she was reading it (in French) with her children. She's been eager to bring this imaginative work to North American sudiences. This is TOON's second Ponti book. The first, Chick and Chickie Play All Day has been a bestseller since 2010.
Besides all the marvelous details and chick jokes everywhere (a trademark of Ponti's work,) Françoise points out that, when you look closely, the story is an exploration of all our senses. Adele begins her journey by entering the mouth of a Sand Dragon. She hears the King scream and he locks her up in a Cage Bird with giant ears; she feels fluffy chicks and tickles the ground; she eats delicious sweets on a dessert island, and she takes a ride in the nose of a giant Snack Man. It goes without saying that her eyes experience constant stimulation! She even ends her journey through the mouth of the Snack Man, thus concluding the bodily exploration. It’s a tribute to the rich sensory experience that is a day of playing at the park.
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The mysterious Skeeter Grant who is credited as the translator is none other than Art Spiegelman (the Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist and Françoise's longtime collaborator and husband.) The two of them combined their strengths to translate the book together. Françoise’s native language is French and Art, a cartoonist, is aware that you want the text to complement the action depicted in the panels rather than repeat what’s happening. Many of Ponti verbal's jokes didn't make literal sense, so the translators spent days and hours trying to find new jokes in English that fit with the drawings. This lends emotion to the story and calls attention to the global warming subtext, supported by images of the shrinking glacier. Our translators know how to encourage readers to look into pictures and make inferences of their own! | |
Coming up next!
TOON at TCAF
May 11-13, 2018!
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Our 10th anniversary celebration continues at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). Françoise Mouly will be the Keynote Speaker on Library & Educator's Day and all these fantastic TOON authors are heading to Toronto next week! | |
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