Comics: Easy as ABC: The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781943145447)

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: 194314544X
ISBN-13: 9781943145447
Publisher: Toon Books
Language: English
Published: 04/02/2019
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.60h x 7.30w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 38
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2019 pg. 86
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