pickA toy and some animals have adventures in search of “the biggest cookie ever” after a human child falls asleep. There‘s gentle suspense & a quiet feeling of wonder in this easy-but-not-simplistic #graphicnovel for emerging readers. Liniers‘ ink & watercolour artwork is lovely, especially his rendering of the Vermont setting. The book caught my attention by being nominated for an Eisner; each time I read it, my appreciation deepens. #kidlit
There‘s a lovely combo of fantasy and reality in this book, as shown here: the believable action of the family dog playing with a floppy toy; the pleased (and dizzy) participation of the toy.
“Please don‘t scare me… I faint easily.”
I‘m not actually sure if this toy is a fawn or a goat. I had heard about fainting goats, but it turns out that there are fainting fawns also. (I had to google that. Sometimes books take me down surprising Internet rabbit holes.)
I had expected a parody of Goodnight Moon, but this sweet #graphicnovel for emerging readers only makes a literary allusion to it, one that children will recognize, and in doing so, introduces young readers to that particular pleasure that comes from reading widely. The author based the story on his child Emma‘s real-life toy, which she named Planet.
The child in this graphic novel for emerging readers doesn‘t slow down often but here she‘s absorbed in a book titled Hat. Anyone recognize this book (or art reference, if it‘s not a book)? It looks familiar but I haven‘t had any success searching online, since the title is so generic.
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Good Night, Planet: Toon Level 2 | 
