Cleopatra in Space Book One: Target Practice Written and Illustrated by: Mike Maihack Publisher: Graphix Format: HC/SC, 6 x 9, 176 pages, Full Color, $22.99, $12.99 ISBN: HC: 9780545528429/SC: 9780545528436 Review Have you ever felt like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders? Have you ever felt like you have the weight…
Category: Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan: Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye
Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye Written and Illustrated By: Geoffrey Hayes Publisher: TOON Books Format: Hardcover, 6 x 9, 32 pages, Full Color, $12.95 ISBN: 9781935179993 Review As an adamant fan of the Benny and Penny Toon Book series I must honestly admit that when I learned that Benny and Penny in…
Lesson Plan: Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking
Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking Written and illustrated by: Philippe Coudray Publisher: TOON Books Format: Hardcover/Softcover, 6 x 9, 32 pages, Full Color, $12.95/$4.99 ISBN: HC: 9781935179122/SC: 9781935179252 Benjamin Bear is one unique bear, and he’s going to be a star. He’s witty. He’s logical. He thinks outside the box. And he’s captured my heart….
Lesson Plan: Batman & Robin Team Up!
Batman & Robin Team Up! Written by: Donald Lemke Illustrated by: Ethen Beavers Publisher: DC Board Books Format: Boardbook, 7.5 x 6.5, 16 pages, Full Color, $7.99 ISBN: 9781479516896 Review In our house this book is a HUGE favorite. Why? Perhaps the most critical age level reader is the emergent literacy learner, the reader who…
Lesson Plan: Adventure Time Volume 1
Adventure Time Volume 1 Written by: Ryan NorthIllustrated by: Shelli Paroline and Braden LambPublisher: BOOM! Studios/kaboom!Format: 328 pages, Full Color, HC: 8 x 11, $34.99; SC: 7 x 10, $14.99ISBN: HC: 978-1-60886-324-2; SC: 978-1-60886-280-1 One of the most vivid memories I have of the secretly-unique-and-can’t-believe-I-was-ever-experiences about being a San Diego Comic Con Eisner Award judge this…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Covid Chronicles
January 2021 Covid Chronicles Published by: AWA StudiosWritten by: Ethan Sacks Illustrated by: Dalibor Talajic, Lee Loughridge ISBN: 9781953165053Ages: 16+ Review I’ll admit: I cried and had to pause reading this anthology more than once. Reading these stories while still in the midst of nearly 4,000 people a day dying in the U.S. from COVID-19…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Wild Thing Or My Life As A Wolf
January 2021 Wild Thing Or: My Life As A Wolf Published by: Ablaze Written by: Clayton Junior Illustrated by: Clayton Junior ISBN: 9781950912032 Ages: 9+ Review Silver is an affectionate and curious farm dog who is supposed to be guarding the sheep but is often in trouble with farmer John for his unwillingness to bark….
Lesson Plan: The Lunch Witch
December 2020 The Lunch Witch Published by: Papercutz Written by: Deb Lucke Illustrated by: Deb Lucke ISBN: 9781629911625 Ages: 7+ Review If you were to catch a glance at my desk at home over the last few months you would’ve seen a copy of The Lunch Witch by Deb Lucke. Honestly, I felt it looked uninteresting. A…
Noe’s Comics Nook: My Broken Mariko
December 2020 Even if it may not feel like it, know that you are never alone. If you or someone you know is struggling, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24/7, at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). My Broken Mariko Published by: Yen Press Written by: Waka Hirako Illustrated by: Waka Hirako ISBN: 9781975318604 Ages: 16+ Review Full…
Noe’s Comics Nook: Olympia
December 2020 Even if it may not feel like it, know that you are never alone. If you or someone you know is struggling, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 24/7, at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Olympia Published by: Image Comics Written by: Curt Pires Illustrated by: Alex Diotto, Dee Cunniffe, Christian Ward ISBN: 9781534315952 Ages: 16+…