Review By KRISTIN WALD As big fans of the Zita the Spacegirl series, as well as Little Robot, our entire family was excited to receive Ben Hatke’s new graphic novel, Mighty Jack. I’d read that it was loosely based on Jack & The Beanstalk, but from the first page it was clear the story had a life of its own. […]
Entries Tagged as 'Graphic Novels'
Mighty Jack
September 14th, 2016 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Adventure·Autism·Ben Hatke·Dragons·Graphic Novels·Illustration·Kristin Wald·Older Elementary
Little Robot
September 28th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM When I received a publisher’s review copy of Ben Hatke’s hardcover graphic novel Little Robot, it was first on the list to read that night at bedtime with my almost 5- and 7-year-olds. The artwork is beautiful, much like Hatke’s last book, Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, but the style of storytelling […]
Tags: Ben Hatke·Friendship·Good for Toddlers·Graphic Novels·Homa Woodrum·Robots
Gryphons Aren’t So Great
August 21st, 2015 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I received a publisher’s review copy of Gryphons Aren’t So Great and my mother-in-law remarked at the spelling in the title so I looked into it. Griffin and grphyon seem to be variants meant to describe the same mythical creature with the body of a lion (except for the front feet […]
Tags: Alexis Frederick-Frost·Andrew Arnold·Early Elementary·Graphic Novels·Homa Woodrum·James Sturm·Mythical Creatures·Preschoolers
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures
July 23rd, 2014 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM This book has the makings of a hit – I read through my review copy of Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke and everything just suits the book so well. The illustrations, the colors, and the titular Julia herself. I love how in just a few pages you can […]
Tags: Ben Hatke·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Graphic Novels·Homa Woodrum·Kindness·Kindness to Animals