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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

PENCIL "gently yet powerfully explores the relationship between humans and nature, addressing the urgent issues of destruction and restoration while highlighting the essential qualities of ecosystems—diversity and coexistence" wowlit.org/on-line-publ...

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WOW Review: Volume XVII, Issue 4 • Page 10 of 12 • Worlds of Words

Pencil Written and illustrated by Hye-Eun Kim A Toon Book, 2021, 44 pp (unpaged) ISBN: 978-1662665530 Thin curls of pencil shavings quietly fall to the ground and a sprout emerges. The sprout grows in...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Noah Van Sciver chronicles the teenaged life of Martha Jane Canary (1852–1903) before she became Calamity Jane in a forthcoming ",riveting graphic novel narrated by a fictionalized version of the subject" CALAMITY BEFORE JANE www.publishersweekly.com/9781662665400

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Calamity Before Jane by Noah Van Sciver

Before Calamity Jane became an icon of the Wild West, she was Martha Jane Canary (1852–1903), a teen learning how to survive on ...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Thank you @cbcbooks.bsky.social for featuring CATERPILLARS: WHAT WILL I BE WHEN I GET TO BE ME? on your list of 5 weeks of Great #GraphicNovel Reading for kids! www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/04/5...

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Comics Plus @comicsplus.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez, published by @toonbooks.bsky.social #LatinVoices #ComicSky

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Comics Plus @comicsplus.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez, published by @toonbooks.bsky.social #Literacy #ComicsPlus #ComicSky

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

“Organized by studio Special Special’s 4N Magazine…the 4N Consulate is both absurdist and painfully realistic — a parody and a reality check in one” 1/2

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

ALA’s GNCR issharing the nominations for the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Children Little Mouse Saves the Day by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social After Little Mouse goes to bed, he spots a mysterious, spooky shape sitting in his closet. Little Mouse must channel his inner superhero to face his fears.

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

ALA’s #GNCRT is sharing the nominations for the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List. Look who's on it! The Fire-Breathing Duckling "When a momma duck hatches a dragon rather than a duckling, the dragon goes around their village to find where they belong" www.ala.org/gncrt/2025-b...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Have you ensured that Ivan Brunetti is in your child's library? There's lots of WORD PLAY as you both get into SHAPES AND SHAPES to tackle 3 X 4

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

"A satisfying romp for new readers building their own confidence" says @thehb about LITTLE MOUSE SAVES THE DAY by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social www.hbook.com/story/review...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

"Little Mouse wakes up, seeing a shadow in his closet. Is it a cat or a person? He summons his courage to turn on the light to see what it is in" LITTLE MOUSE SAVES THE DAY by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social www.bayviews.org/review/littl...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

THIS MAKES THAT "is sure to inspire similar #STEAM activities, such as using a lemon to light up a lightbulb or making a color wheel using candies, that explore simple science concepts" www.bayviews.org/review/this-...

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

"Whereas Hans Christian Andersen’s original is synonymous with inner beauty, Frank Cammuso’s loving update turns it into a parable of inner strength" THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING from @toonbooks.bsky.social www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/08/s...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

More praise for THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING "Anyone who’s ever wondered just where they fit in the general scheme of things will enjoy this manageable identity crisis" ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/t...

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The Fire-Breathing Duckling by Frank Cammuso

The Fire-Breathing Duckling by Frank Cammuso. Toon Books, 2025. 9781662665332 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel/early reader What did…

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Harvey Awards @harveyawards.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

🎉The 2025 Harvey Awards voting is officially LIVE! 🎉 Check those inboxes to see if you were preselected to vote—your ballot is waiting! Cast yours and be part of celebrating the best in comics at NYCC this year! If you were not preselected, visit our website to apply.

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

2/2 "when their duckling siblings find themselves in trouble, it’s our little fire-breathing friend who saves the day" in THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/08/s...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

"Whereas Hans Christian Andersen’s original is synonymous with inner beauty, Frank Cammuso’s loving update turns it into a parable of inner strength.... 1/2 THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING www.cbcbooks.org/2025/08/08/s...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

And @ala-booklist.bsky.social has praise for THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING too! "Beginning readers will enjoy the easy-to-follow story that moves along at a quick pace as Nort grows from a doubtful dragon into a creature with confidence" www.booklistonline.com/products/980...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING gives emerging readers an "appealing spin on Hans Christian Andersen’s 'The Ugly Duckling'" www.slj.com/review/the-f...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Thanks @cbcbooks.bsky.social for the welcome! THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING is featured in #HotOffThePress! www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Look who's having a #BookBirthday today! "Sure to please both animal lovers and fairy-tale fans" THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING "is a recommended purchase for graphic novel collections" says @slj.com www.slj.com/review/the-f...

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Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

"The National Literacy Trust’s research also found that: Children and young people who read comics were more engaged with reading, regardless of their age; More of those who read comics told us that they read something daily in their free time compared with their peers who did not (35.7% vs. 22.8%)"

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Patricia J. Murphy @pattyjmurphy.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Let's read and share more comics, people! I am game! ❤️PJM @toonbooks.bsky.social

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

2/2 this crisis is, apparently, confined to those who don’t read comics"

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

From the UK: "the National Literacy Trust’s research...found that nearly twice as many young people who read comics enjoyed reading compared to those who didn’t read comics in their free time (58.6% vs 33.1%)2: 1/2" readingagency.org.uk/reading-cris...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Coming soon! THE FIRE-BREATHING DUCKLING "A dragon is an accidental adoptee in a nest of ducklings" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

"Frank Viva’s artwork here is fantastic. The Antarctic night, the animals, the cold – all brought to life in a cartoony storybook way. It is wonderful stuff" A TRIP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD WITH MOUSE comicsintheclassroom.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-tr...

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A Trip To the Bottom Of the World With Mouse: A Toon Book Review

I haven’t put anything up here for a while, even though the pile of stuff I should be writing about is growing taller all the time, so I t...

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Hello, #SharkWeek "Some graphic novels are simply superb! This one, from the publisher TOON Books, is an example of the tremendous reading experiences that await kids in quality graphic novels" THE SHARK KING beehivebooksandart.com/the-shark-ki...

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The Shark King | Book Review From Beehive Books and Art

Graphic novels can be superb! THE SHARK KING, from TOON Books, is an example of a quality reading experience available in a graphic novel.

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

"An excellent book that makes light the serious work of getting dressed" for the preschooler LITTLE MOUSE GETS READY is by @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/litt...

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 24/07/2025

Come and celebrate the launch with our upcoming event - unpacking the magazine with a panel of fantastic speakers. Tuesday 5 August at St John's Waterloo, London: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-th...

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Land of the free? Trump's war on press, protest and academic freedom

Join Index on Censorship for a magazine launch and panel discussion on the Trump administration's attack on freedom of expression

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

BLACK HEROES OF THE WILD WEST cited on the TLA Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List, the ALA Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List & YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens -- and now we have a #Spanish edition! astrapublishinghouse.com/product/hero...

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Héroes afroamericanos del salvaje Oeste (Black Heroes of the Wild West) - Astra Publishing House

Exploring American history and finding diversity at its roots—now in SPANISH! Now available in an affordable Spanish paperback edition, this award-winning graphic novel by James Otis Smith stars three...

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School Library Journal @slj.com · 14/07/2025

“Reviewed titles are essential; they are part of our selection criteria. Many schools are staffed by paras, so I use lists to create ‘starter packs’ for them to purchase from.” - Len Bryan

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In Praise of Curation: The practice of advising readers holds something dear—trust | From the Editor

AI-generatedbooklists are possible—and even published. So what is the value of human curation?

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Not kidding about the MSU Library's comic book collection btw. Nearly 350,000 floppies and GNs and all manner of comics! Students & faculty can check them out. It's jaw-dropping. I got a tour from the legendary librarian Randy Scott, now retired. Didn't have my knife pen with me. Maybe Randy did.

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Touring the World’s Largest Library Comic Book Collection with MSU's RANDY SCOTT! • Detroit Festival of Books

Exclusive Interview: Touring the World’s Largest Library Comic Book Collection of 350,000 items @ Michigan State University with head honcho RANDY SCOTT!

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

In NIGHT STORIES by Liniers kids discover information about the Amazon Basin and the Indigenous fight Against Deforestation, this historical & cultural significance of owls & other cultural & scientific info. Download the guide www.toon-books.com/uploads/1/2/...

Interior illustration from NIGHT STORIES shows 2 kids in a bunk bed with the one in the lower one saying: "Can you tell me a story? A SCARY one> Scary stories are the best. Especially at night!"

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Your activism works! Here are a couple of success stories. First, after 6 months of activism from @aabbri.bsky.social & others, the Freedom to Read Act became the law of the land in Rhode Island on July 2 www.ripbs.org/education/go...

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Gov. McKee Signs Freedom to Read Act Into Law

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Toon Books @toonbooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

"From the islands of Hawaii comes the electrifying tale of Nanaue, who has to balance his yearning for Dad’s guidance with his desire for Mom’s nurture" THE SHARK KING is recommended for this year's #SRP An Ocean of Stories www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

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