Toon Books continues to rules the roost where books for the youngest graphic novel readers are concerned. This spring they have three books coming out, all aimed at the age 4+, grades K-1 reading level, but all with a unique storytelling approach.
Something’s Fishy by Kevin McCloskey is the latest in his “giggle in learn” series following up on We Dig Worms! and The Real Poop on Pigeons! – perhaps you can sense the theme In this volume, McCloskey explore the world of our fishy friends, with a fish alphabet and more.
TOON LEVEL: 1
INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1
AUTHOR: Kevin McCloskey
LANGUAGE: English
PAGES: 40
SERIES: Giggle and Learn
RELEASE DATE: April 4, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-943145-15-7
Wordplay by Ivan Brunetti is the indie icon and New Yorker cover artist’s FIRST book for children. (Old time Brunetti fans are certainly smiling at this.) It’s a visual introduction to compound words filled with visual puns.
TOON LEVEL: 1
INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1
AUTHOR: Ivan Brunetti
LANGUAGE: English
PAGES: 40
RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-943145-17-1
Adele in Sandland by French cartoonist Claude Ponti (Chick and Chickie PLay all Day) follows Adele’s sandbox adventures meeting a barefoot king, a cloud of fluffy chicks, and a dessert island.
TOON LEVEL: 1
INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1
AUTHOR: Claude Ponti
LANGUAGE: English
PAGES: 48
RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-943145-16-4
Toon Books has broken new ground to become an award-winning imprint of innovative books, and the art in them is always beyond top notch. The Spring ’17 list shows no sign of breaking that streak.
Hello,
Thank you for this article, very interesting!
I also wrote articles about art on my new website!
This is a school project to promote my region in the South West of France!
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Kate
I’m always bummed that this line doesn’t get more press in comic circles.
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