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A Georgie Badiel inspired picture book

The Water Princess. by Susan Verde

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So many questions come to mind during and after reading The Water Princess. Some are: How do the women get any work done in the village? Who cares for any children unable to go to the watering hole? Who fixes meals for the men who are working? Then my thoughts turn to, “What a story.” This is the journey of some women and children every day. They travel unbelievable amounts of miles to get only a few gourds of water to cook, clean and bathe […]

The Other American Dream

American (And the art of getting over it) by Luke Healy

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American (And the art of getting over it) by Luke Healy can be slow in a few places. A few times I was feeling as if I was hiking a long, hot and sometimes repetitious trail. But overall the novel-graphic novel memoir is an interesting look at another American Dream. Luke grew up in Ireland with a tight family, quirky and during a time when many young Irish people were leaving Ireland for work in other places. And he had a dream. A dream to […]

The beets are simply beat

Goodnight, Veggies by Diana Murray

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Goodnight, Veggies is one of those books where I read it and think, “Huh. Did I like this story?”  Then I look again and think, “Do I like the art?” I then realize that there is a worm wearing a hat and a single boot, but nothing else. This is creepy number one when it comes to dressing animals in a story. Please do not dress the worm, Zachariah Ohora.   However, despite this wardrobe malfunction, Diana Murray has text that helps counter this issue. […]

Born a Slave Became a Botanist, Scientist, Inventor

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta

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While The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver is a lovely snapshot of one piece of Carver’s life, I wish there was a little “more” to it. I do not mean Carver’s life as a whole. I was not looking for a biography, but I was looking for more about the growing plants in his garden and learning about them. Gene Barretta has strong text telling a good story. Everything that is told and shown is nice. It is poetic with Rank Morrison’s lyrical illustrations. […]

“I don’t know what’s so scary about zombies. … ” said the author in her hit graphic novel

The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by Noelle Stevenson

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The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures is not for everyone. It took me some time to get through Noelle Stevenson’s memoir. Before I go into the details, I will say, read this book as many times as is needed. This is not an easy read, not just because of the themes, but because of how it is written. A graphic novel is not always the best way to present yourself but also, what better way for an artist to do just that? […]



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