Comics: Easy as ABC: The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781943145393)

Filled with activities, Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists. This simple guide is also aimed at parents, teachers, and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium.
Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces, eyes, noses, and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti's funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels, lettering, balloons, and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters, settings, and prompts. A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package. Featuring advice from master cartoonists and star authors-- including Geoffrey Hayes, Eleanor Davis, Art Spiegelman, and many others.

Author: Ivan Brunetti
ISBN-10: 1943145393
ISBN-13: 9781943145393
Publisher: Toon Books
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2019
Pages: 52
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 10.30h x 7.20w x 0.20d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 38
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2019
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2019 pg. 88
School Library Journal 06/01/2019 pg. 94
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 108
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average