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Here's a super look of both the perfect bound and hardcover editions of The Lizzie Borden Story written by @jerameykraatz and illustrated by me!

The book comes out March 18th, 2025!

Pre-order Here!

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Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment. Harper Alley, 2021. 9780063065185. 208pp. http://www.powells.com/book/-9780063065185?partnerid=34778&p_bt

Iris and Sam love exploring the woods around the lake near Bugden, the town where they live. Sam loves being there more than Iris does, though -- she wants to leave Bugden and see the world, maybe as an archeologist, while he seems content to stay there for life. In fact Iris just got into a school in the city, and she's desperate to go there instead of Bugden High. So when her mom seems cold on the idea, Iris gets upset and heads to the river to be alone for a bit. The river suddenly dries up and Iris makes a big big discovery -- long-buried train tracks and a city that is normally hidden in the river. Iris drags Sam into the lost town to look around. They have a falling out when Sam wants to leave (he wants to see Bugden's new statue revealed). Iris stays there and, after the bell in the old clocktower rings, she has an adventure that is supernatural or in a different time or both. It's all rather sweet, and it involves Ben, the old guy who passes Sam and Iris on the street early in the story.

Pamment is an Australian animator, director, and designer in addition to being an author-illustrator. His art looks as if it glows! If you don't believe me, there are amazing cover blurbs endorsing this graphic novel from Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), Ben Hatke (Zita the Spacegirl) and Shaun Tan (The Arrival). You can see an animated trailer for the book (which shows how great the cover is) at Pamment's website, http://www.jasonpamment.com/

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Spy X Family, Chainsaw Man and more take over New York Times Best Seller List for May 2021

Spy X Family, Chainsaw Man, and more take over New York Times Best Seller List for May 2021 #NewYorkTimes #Manga #VizMedia #Scholastic #HarperAlley #DemonSlayer #SpyxFamily #ChainsawMan #MyHeroAcademia #チェンソーマン

It certainly is a good time to be a Manga Reader and Collector, Four or Five Weeks ago Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man Volume One made its New York Times Best Seller List Debut at No. 8, now the Second and Fourth volumes have both made their way onto the list this month, Volume Two took No.9 and Volume Four took No. 8. Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia Vol. 27 took No. 5, the series continues…

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Tidesong by Wendy Xu. Quill Tree Books / Harper Alley, 2021. 9780062955807. 236pp. http://www.powells.com/book/-9780062955807?partnerid=34778&p_bt

Sophie is a twelve-year-old member of the Wu Clan, water witches descended from a dragon who still have a portion of his magic. She's off to stay with her aunt, to study for a year before her big audition to the Royal Magic Academy. Her auntie is intimidating (and a bit harsh) and the small island where she lives is filled with magic. Sophie is determined to become the most powerful witch in the family, but she's not sure how all the chores her aunt is having her do are going to help with that. (Even worse than her aunt, Sophie has a terrible voice in her head that attacks her confidence.) Luckily Sage also lives there and is willing to teach her a bit of magic. But after Sage fails to stop a storm in the Southern Sea, Sophie takes Sage's spell book and tries to do it on her own. Her spell gets wrapped up with a young sea dragon, who is transformed into a human. If his family is angry, they might devastate the entire island. (But don't worry, they mostly just become friends.)

The manga-inspired art helps create a friendly tone throughout the book as Sophie learns the value of studying with family and makes a friend. (Xu also co-created the graphic novel Mooncakes.)

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The Odds by Matt Stanton. HarperAlley, 2020. 9780063068940. 208pp. http://www.powells.com/book/-9780063068940?partnerid=34778&p_bt

Kip awakens one morning to find ten characters have come to life -- they're from a book, video game, TV show, her dreams, the end of her pencil, the comics her dad draws, and more. This is not a dream. Her dad thinks he may be going crazy (he's not). Kip and her dad have no idea how to return them to their worlds, and keeping them all contained in the apartment where they live is about to prove impossible.

At school Kip prefers to be invisible, mostly because the other kids are mean. Thursday she has to tell her class about something that makes her unique. (Spoiler: her presentation will likely involve her new friends somehow.)

I love how straightforward and silly this book is. It's for younger kids, but it's not one of those blah blah, by-the-numbers graphic novels for young readers I've read entirely too many of lately. This book has heart, a great dad/daughter relationship, plus a talking dinosaur AND a talking chicken.

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Squalo & Mage vs. the Rage of the Bakunawa is beyond adorable and leaves us wanting more #comics #graphicnovel #kidlit

Squalo & Mage vs. the Rage of the Bakunawa is beyond adorable and leaves us wanting more

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Squalo & Mage vs. The Rage of The Bakunawa is a Middle Grade Graphic Novel Chock-Full of Video Game References, Filipino Folklore, and Fun, Funky Friendship #comics #graphicnovel #kidlit

Squalo & Mage vs. The Rage of The Bakunawa is a Middle Grade Graphic Novel Chock-Full of Video Game References, Filipino Folklore, and Fun, Funky Friendship

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Squalo & Mage vs. The Rage of The Bakunawa is a Middle Grade Graphic Novel Chock-Full of Video Game References, Filipino Folklore, and Fun, Funky Friendship #comics #graphicnovel #kidlit

Squalo & Mage vs. The Rage of The Bakunawa is a Middle Grade Graphic Novel Chock-Full of Video Game References, Filipino Folklore, and Fun, Funky Friendship