Adventures in Cartooning: Christmas Special

Adventures in Cartooning: Christmas Special
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1596437308

A story about the magical cartooning elf and a brave knight creating a book for children for Christmas introduces information about story elements, rhyming text, and creating comic strips.

Adventures in Cartooning

Adventures in Cartooning
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2009-03-31
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781596433694

"Can you draw simple things like trees, fish, and candy? Then you can be a cartoonist!!! This book will help show you how"--Cover.

Adventures in Cartooning Activity Book

Adventures in Cartooning Activity Book
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781596435988

The magic cartooning elf is back—along with the Knight, Edward the hungry horse, and a whole new cast of charming characters! And this time, readers can join in the fun—right IN the book! ALA Notable Children’s Book Adventures in Cartooning was called “the best book of the year,” in a starred review in Booklist, and was named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Building on the basic lessons presented in Adventures in Cartooning, this activity book leads kids through a story that they help tell by doodling and completing comics activities. And at the end, readers are invited to make their own comic book story!

Gryphons Aren't So Great

Gryphons Aren't So Great
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1596436522

Refusing to be left behind when the Knight befriends a gryphon, Edward teams up with a bat to learn how to fly.

Sleepless Knight

Sleepless Knight
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-04-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1596436514

The Knight and his trusty horse Edward go on a camping trip, but the Knight cannot sleep when he discovers he has left his beloved teddy bear behind.

Ogres Awake!

Ogres Awake!
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1596436530

The knight and her horse, Edward, have made a startling discovery: there are three huge ogres asleep at her doorstep! When they wake up, the kingdom is in big trouble! The knight, Edward, and some garden gnomes fight back, not with swords and shields, but with potato peelers and spoons. It turns out that ogres are pretty friendly when they have full stomachs!

Market Day

Market Day
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2021-06-10
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1770465774

An expectant father, Mendleman's life goes through an upheaval when he discovers he can no longer earn a living doing the work that defines him: making well-crafted rugs by hand. A proud artisan, he takes his donkey-drawn cart to the market only to be turned away when the distinctive shop he once sold to now only stocks cheaply manufactured merchandise. As the realities of the market place sink in, Mendleman unravels. Sturm draws a quiet, reflective and beautiful portrait of eastern European in the early 1900s, bringing to life the hustle and bustle of an old-world market place on the brink of the Industrial Revolution. Market Day is a timeless tale of how economic and social forces can affect a single life.

Hocus Focus

Hocus Focus
Author: James Sturm
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2017-01-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1596436549

All day long, the Knight peels turnips. This isn’t what she had in mind for her first magic lesson. She wants to make a magic potion, not soup! Things get a lot more exciting when she steals the wizard’s magic wand and spell book. Her potion transforms Edward into a giant worm—and he’s hungry! Hocus Focus offers more sweet, goofy storytelling from the creators of Adventures in Cartooning. With simple how-to-draw tutorials on the endpapers, these cute picture books are a playful extension of the hit instructional series.

Cartoon Marriage

Cartoon Marriage
Author: Liza Donnelly
Publisher: Random House Incorporated
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2009
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1400068088

A pair of married New Yorker cartoonists expose the hilarious complexities and eccentricities of love and matrimony in a collection of more than two hundred cartoons and original graphic narratives that explore such topics as "I Do," "Play with Me," "Gifting and Getting," Ex-Whatevers," "Come Hither," "Is It Worth It," and "In Bed." 30,000 first printing.

What's the Matter, Marlo?

What's the Matter, Marlo?
Author: Andrew Arnold
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250793505

What's the Matter Marlo? is a picture book about best friends that highlights empathy, as well as anger and sadness, and reminds us that these aren't feelings to run away from, but instead to help each other through. Marlo and Coco are best friends. They do everything together—they read together, laugh together, and play games together. After all, they’re best friends. And that’s what best friends do. But one day, when Coco asks Marlo to play, he doesn’t answer. Instead, Marlo turns away ignoring Coco, until he’s lost in his anger. Coco is worried about her friend, but then she remembers she can always find Marlo. In this charming, thoughtful picture book, author-illustrator Andrew Arnold explores empathy and sadness, and how friends can help each other navigate big emotions. Because that’s what best friends do.