Into the Volcano
10 best books like Into the Volcano (Don Wood): Cupcake Tycoon, Emiko Superstar, Magic Trixie, Thoreau at Walden, Keeping the Night Watch, Water Baby, Janes in Love, City of Light, City of Dark, Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates, Travels of Thelonious
The word is out. Kids love Babymouse—star of the popular, award-winning, hilarious, PINK graphic-novel series showcasing the trials and tribulations of elementary school. The sassy mouse with attitude to spare has charmed her way into the hearts of kids, parents, and teachers everywhere! The...
Emiko's summer looks like this: babysit all day, hang out with her own parents at home in the evening, rinse, repeat. It's pretty dull, but the babysitting gig pays well.
But then Emiko sees a charismatic artiste called Poppy at the mall, and Poppy personally invites her to the Freak Show, held...
| Author | Jill Thompson |
| ISBN | 0061170453 |
This one did not charm me. But Trixie’s baby sister having the name Abby Cadabra is enough for an added star. I really enjoyed that name. I guess this would be a good book for kids experiencing sibling rivalry.
But, I kind of hated the artwork and I was mildly amused and touched during a small portion...
| Author | John Porcellino |
| ISBN | 1423100387 |
"I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship, but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely." So said Henry David Thoreau in 1845 when he began his famous experiment in living on Walden Pond. In this graphic masterpiece, John Porcellino uses...
| Author | Hope Anita Smith |
| ISBN | 0805072020 |
So many unanswered questions weigh down thirteen-year-old C.J. as he struggles to understand why his father walked out. His father is back now, though C.J. is not as quick to forgive as the other members of his family. He still feels the weight of responsibility that fell on his shoulders when Daddy was...
Hmm. The weird thing about Sophia Campbell is that she's totally white and her main characters always seem to be vaguely asian-looking, black punk rock girls. While I definitely like seeing some strong black female characters in comics, she does draw them in a ludicrously sexualized way. They all have...
| Author | Cecil Castellucci |
| ISBN | 1401213871 |
"This graphic novel for girls feels like a teen movie and teaches young women the joy of being original." -- USA Today on THE PLAIN JANES, Best Graphic Novels of 2007
The art attacks continue in this sequel to the acclaimed graphic novel THE PLAIN JANES. The coolest clique of misfits ever plays...
Two kids fight to save their city from eternal winter in this gripping fantasy by Newbery Medalist Avi, illustrated by three-time Sibert honouree Brian Floca.
The Kurbs give people light and warmth to establish a city, on one condition: The people must return the Power every year or risk losing...
| Author | Kevin O'Malley |
| ISBN | 0802795714 |
Planet Jurassica is under siege. The sinister space pirates have raided the Imperial palace and stolen the famous Jewels of Jurassica. This looks like a job for . . . Captain Raptor!. . . hero of a thousand space missions; champion of truth, justice, and dinosaurs in space throughout the galaxy. If anyone...
"In ancient times human beings ruled the Earth -- at least that's what the old legends claim. But is it true?"Thelonious Chipmunk is a Talker -- an animal who has inherited the gift of language -- and he, for one, believes in humans. Who else could have made the old paper postcard he treasures? His desire...
| Author | Joann Sfar |
| ISBN | 1596430931 |
Meet Ferdinand, a vampire who bites his victims with only one tooth in order to pass as a mosquito, who loves the music of dead singers, and who has no end of trouble trying to make sense of his relationships--some with the living, some with the undead. Vampire Loves follows the strange and comically romantic...
| Author | Youme Landowne |
| ISBN | 1933693061 |
On the subway, do ever notice that people are always looking, but they only see what they want to? Things can be sitting right in front of them and still they can’t see it.
That’s your guide Anthony speaking. He’ll show you how he lives in the tunnels underneath the New York City subway system—that...
| Author | Danica Novgorodoff |
| ISBN | 1596435224 |
Fathers, sons, and the war that comes between them.
There's nothing Josh, Cody, and Gordon want more than their fathers home safely from the war in Iraq -- unless it's to get out of their dead-end town. Refresh, Refresh is the story of three teenagers on the cusp of high school graduation and their...
| Author | Jimmy Gownley |
| ISBN | 0971216959 |
Life never seems to slow down for nine year old Amelia Louise McBride.
There's work to do at school and home. In her spare time, as Princess Powerful, she has to join her teammates in G.A.S.P. (Gathering of Awesome Super Pals) in their adventures. Then there's the trip to Manhattan with her friends...
| Author | Régis Faller |
| ISBN | 1596431601 |
Equipped with a backpack full of supplies, Polo sets off on a little boat--and on a series of delightful adventures that take him across (and under) the ocean, to an island and a frozen iceberg, to space and home again, with a world of magical encounters along the way. Polo's journey is packed with incident...
My Dead Girlfriend: Volume 1 "A Tryst of Fate"
| Author | Eric Wight |
| ISBN | 1598169963 |
I discovered Eric Wight when I stumbled upon his Frankie Pickle books and bought them for my son. I fell in love with his art and humour straight away and started looking for his other work, which led me to My Dead Girlfriend.
There is only one way to describe this book: cute.
I like cute....
| Author | Scott Morse |
| ISBN | 1929998333 |
Magic Pickle, also known as Weapon Kosher, was a regular pickle that accidentally was infused with superhero powers. He was not the only ones, except the rest of the vegetables went bad and formed the Brotherhood of Evil Produce. Magic Pickle has been was frozen, and was just woken up in order to protect...
Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean
| Author | Sarah Stewart Taylor |
| ISBN | 1423113373 |
Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, a graphic novel written by Sarah Stewart Taylor and illustrated by Ben Towle, tells the story of Amelia Earhart's historic crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1928.
Earhart developed a love of flying at a very young age...and she wasn't about to let any man get...
Four Eyes, Vol. 1: Forged in Flames
| Author | Joe Kelly |
| ISBN | 1607062925 |
It's 1934 in New York City during the Great Depression and dragon eggs are a coveted item as they can be trained for arena fights which are quite lucrative. Wait, what? Dragons? That isn't in the history books but then this isn't your reality or world, people.
Enrico, a boy who seems to be barely...
Jack and the Box: TOON Level 1
| Author | Art Spiegelman |
| ISBN | 0979923832 |
I love the toon books and recommend them often, but I have mixed feelings about this one. Some children will likely enjoy the silliness that is part of this story. But my concern is that for some it might actually be frightening. The looks on the face of Jack (the rabbit) is at times scary...Jack seems scared...
