Leave Me Alone!

Leave Me Alone!
Author: Vera Brosgol
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2016-09-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1626729379

A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book that The New York Times calls “both classic and ultracontemporary,” Leave Me Alone! is an epic tale about one grandmother, a giant sack of yarn, and her ultimate quest to finish her knitting. One day, a grandmother shouts, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" and leaves her tiny home and her very big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting. Along the way, she encounters ravenous bears, obnoxious goats, and even hordes of aliens! But nothing stops grandma from accomplishing her goal—knitting sweaters for her many grandchildren to keep them warm and toasty for the coming winter. Vera Brosgol's slyly clever and unexpectedly funny modern folktale is certain to warm even the coldest of hearts. A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book A New York Times Notable Children's Book A National Public Radio Best Book of 2016 A Horn Book Best Book of 2016 A Huffington Post Best Picture Book of 2016

Faery Worlds

Faery Worlds
Author: Anthea Sharp
Publisher: Fiddlehead Press
Total Pages: 1272
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 130152381X

Six full-length novels – each the first book in six fan-favorite series by bestselling, award-winning fantasy authors! Discover the many worlds of Faerie in these novels filled with love, adventure, and – of course – Fae Magic. (best for readers 14 and up)

Absolute DC: the New Frontier 15th Anniversary Edition

Absolute DC: the New Frontier 15th Anniversary Edition
Author: Darwyn Cooke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781779501394

Welcome to the DC Universe in 1950s America -- a land of promise and paranoia, of glittering cities and segregated slums, of dizzying scientific progress and simmering Cold War conflict. A land without the Justice League--Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Or so it seems. Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Darwyn Cooke's retro-styled masterpice in a new Absolute format. The masked mystery men who fought for freedom in the Second World War have been outlawed. The soldiers and spies who conducted top-secret missions into the unknown now work in the shadows. And those icons who do still fight on -- Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman -- operate under hidden agendas and dueling ideologies. Yet this America needs its heroes more than ever. With darkness gathering on the horizon once more, only a bold new generation of adventurers -- young, daring, and dedicated to the better angels of our nature -- is equal to the challenge of the New Frontier. From Eisner Award-winning writer-artist Darwyn Cooke and Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart comes DC: The New Frontier-- a timeless tale of idealism that has become one of the most acclaimed superhero comics of the 21st century. This edition collects the original 6-issue miniseries together with the Justice League: New Frontier Special, and features over 50 pages of designs, sketches and preliminary artwork from the author.

The Boy Who Loved Batman

The Boy Who Loved Batman
Author: Michael Uslan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2011-08-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0811875504

The Boy Who Loved Batman is a coming of age story of a kid from New Jersey who used his childhood love of comics to help create the Batman franchise that we know and love today. --from inside jacket.

Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other Threats to the Nation

Bad Language, Naked Ladies, and Other Threats to the Nation
Author: Anne Rubenstein
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1998
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9780822321415

A history of Mexican comic books, their readers, their producers, their critics, and their complex relations with the government and the Church that discusses cultural nationalism, popular taste, and social change.

Selected Nonfiction, 1962-2007

Selected Nonfiction, 1962-2007
Author: J. G. Ballard
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2023-10-24
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0262375737

J. G. Ballard’s collected nonfiction from 1962 to 2007, mapping the cultural obsessions, experiences, and insights of one of the most original minds of his generation. J. G. Ballard was a colossal figure in English literature and an imaginative force of the twentieth century. Alongside seminal novels—from the notorious Crash (1973) to the semi-autobiographical Empire of the Sun (1984)—Ballard was a sought-after reviewer and commentator, publishing journalism, memoir, and cultural criticism in a variety of forms. The Selected Nonfiction of J. G. Ballard collects the most significant short nonfiction of Ballard’s fifty-year career, extending the range of the only previous collection of his nonfiction, A User’s Guide to the Millennium (1996), which selected essays and reviews published between 1962 and 1995. A decade on from Ballard’s death in 2009, a new generation of readers needs a new collection. In the period following A User’s Guide, Ballard’s writing addressed 9/11, British politics from New Labour onward, and what he termed “the rise of soft fascism”—a diagnosis that maintains its relevance amid a shift toward right populism in European and US politics. Beautifully edited by Ballard scholar and novelist Mark Blacklock, this volume includes Ballard’s editorials and manifestos; commentaries on his own work; commentaries on the work of others; reviews; and more. Above all, it makes the case for the currency of Ballard’s work at a contemporary juncture at which so many of his diagnoses concerning the media and politics have become apparent.

You Can Draw Comic Book Characters

You Can Draw Comic Book Characters
Author: Spencer Brinkerhoff III
Publisher: Walter Foster Jr
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1633228665

Learn to draw comic book characters with easy, step-by-step drawing projects, and then design your own superheroes and villains. You can draw more than 30 comic book characters by following the simple instructions, step by easy step. Once you are comfortable with the comic art style, move on to design your own heroes and villains. Tips and techniques for customizing faces, hair, bodies, and action poses will have you drawing your own characters in no time. No complicated tools are needed. You can create comic art with just a pencil, pen, markers, and paper! The book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, essential drawing techniques, color basics, and an examination of faces and basic muscle structure. This ensures that you know the basics before getting started on the step-by-step projects that follow. Included throughout the book are templates to scan or photocopy and practice on over and over again. Itin between the drawing projects and templates are closer looks at costume design, anatomy, perspective, and dynamic action poses. Drawing a character flexing, flying, running, kicking, or zapping is easy with the included tips and techniques. Written and illustrated by Spencer Brinkerhoff, Just for Kids: You Can Draw Comic Book Characters is perfect for any comic book fan, regardless of artistic skill level.

Let's Make Comics!

Let's Make Comics!
Author: Jess Smart Smiley
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0399580727

A light-hearted interactive guide to comics and cartoon-making that uses an activity book format and creatively stimulating prompts to teach the fundamentals of cartooning in a fun and easy-to-follow fashion. From a working cartoonist and comic book making instructor, this all-ages activity book uses humorous and informative one-page comics and exercise prompts to guide young readers (and readers who are young at heart) through easy-to-master lessons on the skills needed to make comics. The activities cover a range of essential comics-making tasks from creating expressions for characters to filling in blank panels to creating original characters and placing them in adventures of their own. Each exercise can stand on its own or work together with others in the book to stimulate creativity via the comics medium. In the end, readers who complete the activities inside the book itself will have created several comics of their own, and will have generated many ideas for more sequential art creations. Praise for Let’s Make Comics! “At once playful and complex, this book is a perfect introduction to cartooning, as well as a lovely (and lovingly crafted) tribute to the comics form and a timely reminder that artmaking can be fun.”—Roman Muradov, creator of Vanishing Act and On Doing Nothing “Let’s Make Comics is a book I wish I had when I was 9, but 29 works too! It’s so fun and brilliant and packed with oodles of awesome activities. Great book for learning to make comics or for a seasoned cartoonist to find some new inspiration.”—Ben Clanton, creator of the Narwhal and Jelly books “It’s fantastic! This book will make you a better writer and a better artist and show you how to think like a comic star.”—Charise Harper, creator of the Fashion Kitty and Crafty Cat books “Warning! This book will make you make comics, and it will be fun!”—Greg Pizzoli, creator of The Watermelon Seed, Number One Sam, and The Book Hog “If only we'd had this book! Our comics would be much better.”—Elizabeth Pich and Jonathan Kunz, creators of War and Peas

Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 7

Crime Does Not Pay Archives Volume 7
Author: Various
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2014-04-29
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616553065

Uncut and uncensored, the infamous pre-code Crime Does Not Pay comics are finally collected into a series of archival hardcovers! With brutal, realistic tales focusing on vile criminals, Crime Does Not Pay was one of the most popular comics of the 1940s. The series was a favorite target of Dr. Frederic Wertham and other censors and is partially responsible for the creation of the stifling Comics Code Authority.

Addition, Grade K

Addition, Grade K
Author: Spectrum
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2016-03-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1483833496

Spectrum(R) Addition for kindergarten provides focused practice in adding numbers through 10. Aligned to state standards, these activities include using visual models to represent problems, equation writing, strategies for making 10, and fluency drills. The Spectrum series offers early learning workbooks that help your child thrive in today’s standards-based classroom. Spectrum Addition builds math readiness with rigorous practice. This resource provides focused instruction and a systematic approach to skill development for concept mastery. Spectrum is your child’s path to academic success. This best-selling workbook series provides quality educational activities that meet your child’s needs for learning achievement. These comprehensive workbooks address essential skills in reading, language arts, math, and science. Students in prekindergarten to grade 8 will find lessons and exercises that help them progress through increasingly difficult subject matter. No matter your child’s academic need, Spectrum is with you every step of the way.