pickThis wordless painted graphic novel is stunning in every sense of the word. The illustration is truly breath-taking and the story is quietly transportive. I spent my time both trying to solve the mystery of what happened here while also taking in this strange new world reclaimed by nature in alien ways. It‘s given me a lot to think about. (I also think it‘s fun that the artists have known each other since middle school.)
The readers in our group are the best. Today one of our members joined our meeting via Zoom from her hospital room! #FirstSaturdayReaders
My library became a Book Sanctuary in 2024 🥳 The tagged book was the most recent Top 10 challenged booked I read according to ALA.
Just went to the library and raided their new graphic novel section and found some fun books to read this month. Excited to dive in this weekend. 🥰📚
The kids and I went to the library this morning and got a pretty good haul. Even though our boy struggled and disliked reading for the longest time he is now quite the reader! Once reading started clicking for him he started really enjoying books! He now reads every night for at least an hour.
#LibraryHaul #Library #RaisingReaders #EarlyReaders #KidsComicBooks
pickGot a few more '24 reads to post and here's another that fit into all my reading challenges last year!
An absolutely beautifully illustrated story of Greta, the people and dragons she meets, friendship, and community.
I love the diverse looks of all the characters in body shape, height, and type as there's humans and dragons plus the coloring is just enchanting. I could look through this a few times and not get bored 😍
#pantone2024
pickThis was such a cute and sweet read!
Plot wise, there really isn‘t much going on. It‘s about 2 girls who are dating but are keeping it a secret from everyone. Most of the story consists of semi-awkward moments of them hiding their relationship. I didn‘t mind the lack of plot. The slower pace worked well for the story.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/01/02/review-rainbows-after-storms-vol-...
pickA visual comprehensive coverage of how the science fiction genre was begun, who the major figures are, where it seems going.
This doesn‘t only name-check the books but the graphics, the manga, the films and tv shows.
A smorgasbord in other words. I wouldn‘t say this is a volume you can just breeze through; write down the names and recommendations as you go. 🛸🚀👨🚀🤖👽
