Tag Archive | "Toon Books"

Four from Toon Books – a magnificent debut from our youngest reviewers Katy (8) and Lucy (7)

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Here at the FPI blog we’re very keen on Toon Books; the graphic novel series designed for the youngest of readers. But I’m definitely not the target readership, no matter how much I try to think younger. And even when I get my 11 year-old Molly to review them I still feel she’s slightly too [...]

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If you go down to the woods today – you’ll read a lovely, gentle, funny little Toon Book.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

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Patrick in A Teddy Bears Picnic And Other Stories By Geoffrey Hayes Toon Books There was a time, not so long ago, that the old credo of “comics aren’t just for kids anymore” suddenly seemed to be closer to “comics aren’t for kids at all anymore“. Thankfully, over the last few years this has been [...]

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Benny And Penny in the Toy Breaker

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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Benny And Penny in The Toy Breaker by Geoffrey Hayes Toon Books The latest Toon Books release sees another in Geoffrey Hayes’ award-winning Benny And Penny series, the gentlest of adventures of two little mice. The last Benny And Penny book – The Big No-No! won the prestigious 2009 American Library Association’s Theodor Seuss Geisel [...]

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Zig And Wikki – hugs and bugs from Toon Books

Friday, April 2, 2010

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Zig And Wikki – Something Ate My Homework by Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler Toon Books “I wanted to write a story that would have both hugs and bugs— a friendship and gross facts about flies” Nadja Spiegelman in School Library Journal. Poor Zig – he’s late with his homework and needs to find a [...]

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Toon Books get a Geisel or two!

Saturday, January 23, 2010

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It’s been a week of congratulations for some great publishers and creators. First Kate Brown, whose Spider Moon graphic novel will be coming soon from David Fickling books, wins the Arts Foundation graphic novel prize (Joe covered the story here) And now news comes of Toon Books sweeping the American Library Association’s awards. Although it [...]

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Toon Readers, new from Toon Books..

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Over on the Toon Books website, they’ve a couple of very nice tools for early readers; Toon Creator and Toon Reader. Two lovely little applications, one allows children to listen to the authors reading the books aloud while they click on the balloons and turn the pages whilst the other allows the readers to make [...]

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Little Mouse – read the book, buy the soft toy…..

Saturday, October 3, 2009

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Isn’t that the cutest thing? Little Mouse by Jeff Smith was the latest in the first graphic novel series from Toon Books. We thought it was lovely. But if just the book isn’t enough Toon Books are now offering the book, signed by Jeff Smith and this gorgeous 9.5″ tall plush Little Mouse of your [...]

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The Toon Treasury Of Classic Children’s Comics – hard to pick up and even harder to put down.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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The Toon Treasury Of Classic Children’s Comics Selected & Edited by Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly Abrams ComicArts The Toon Treasury is a huge (really huge – 350+ pages) hardcover of seemingly every wonderful comic for children from the 30s to the 60s, all lovingly compiled by Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman. Okay, not every [...]

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Little Mouse – A Toon Book by Jeff Smith

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith Toon Books. The Toon Books series has been extensively reviewed here on the FPI blog, simply because it’s so enjoyable to be able to actually celebrate smart, funny and entertaining graphic novels specifically written for younger children. Francoise Mouley’s initial idea for Toon Books was a very simple [...]

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Toon Books – Benny And Penny: The Big No-No

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Benny & Penny in The Big No-No by Geoffrey Hayes Toon Books. This is the second in the Spring 2009 releases from Francoise Mouly’s Toon Books line for younger readers. It’s also the first sequel in the line, following on from Benny and Penny in Just Pretend which I reviewed back here, saying that it [...]

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Propaganda loves Toon Books’ Luke On The Loose

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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Luke On The Loose by Harry Bliss Toon Books Luke On The Loose from the ever excellent Toon Books is a kinetic MAD influenced romp through New York city as one little boy chases and chases and chases pigeons all the way across the city. The MAD influence comes out in the little touches on [...]

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Little Lit – It Was A Dark And Silly Night

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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Little Lit: It Was A Dark And Silly Night Edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly Raw Junior / Little Lit (Big cover image for a BIG book!) In recent weeks I’ve reviewed the entire line of Toon Books releases and enjoyed them greatly, but a recent bookshop find means I can go a little [...]

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Mo And Jo: Fighting Together Forever

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

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Mo And Jo: Fighting Together Forever by Dean Haspiel and Jay Lynch. Toon Books. This is one of the most advanced of the Toon Books catalogue, both in concept and language. It’s also the one most grounded in standard superhero ideas. But it’s going to be immediately familiar to the younger readers it’s aimed at, [...]

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Stinky – more early reading from Toon Books

Monday, January 12, 2009

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Stinky by Eleanor Davis Toon Books Another great comic tale for kids from Francoise Mouly’s Toon Books. This one will find children loving the grossness of Stinky; a monster living in the muckiest, smelliest swamp and keeping well away from the kids of the town who have baths, don’t like mucky mud, slimy slugs or [...]

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Benny And Penny: Let’s Pretend.

Friday, January 9, 2009

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Benny And Penny by Geoffrey Hayes Toon Books Benny just wants to play at being a pirate with his cardboard box ship and his wooden sword. But his annoying little sister wants to play as well, dressed in her finest princess outfit. Benny doesn’t want to play with her and calls her a cry-baby and [...]

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