Last night we attended a presentation at 57th Street Books (fantastic indie bookstore) in Hyde Park, Chicago. Nadja Speigelman and her mom, Francoise Moulay, talked about their new line of beginning readers from Toon Books.
These books are so great. Beautiful colors and illustration,s and texts that don't insult their intended audience. Toon Books were designed to make kids want to read, not force them to, and that's exactly what they do.
Art Speigelman and Chris Ware were there, too, and the discussions about visual literacy and the importance of comics was fascinating. Words and pictures can do so much more than either one alone -- if they're used the way they can and should be!
Some comics I've loved recently: Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks; Smile by Raina Telgemeier; Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman; Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell; and Hopeless Savages by Jen Van Meter.
Comics rock, and so do Toon Books. Read More
These books are so great. Beautiful colors and illustration,s and texts that don't insult their intended audience. Toon Books were designed to make kids want to read, not force them to, and that's exactly what they do.
Art Speigelman and Chris Ware were there, too, and the discussions about visual literacy and the importance of comics was fascinating. Words and pictures can do so much more than either one alone -- if they're used the way they can and should be!
Some comics I've loved recently: Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks; Smile by Raina Telgemeier; Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman; Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell; and Hopeless Savages by Jen Van Meter.
Comics rock, and so do Toon Books. Read More