1. Aya by Marguerite Abouet & Clement Oubrerie
a graphic novel about Aya, a teenager in Ivory Coast during the late 1970's. the art work is beautiful. many pages contain frames all with the same color scheme, so there are red pages, purples pages, green pages, etc. i love reading graphic novels that teach me something, in this case what it was like during a time of economic prosperity in the Ivory Coast. and yet, it's also the story of a teenager and her friends and family, a universal coming-of-age comedy with which we can all relate.
2. Tales of Woodsman Pete by Lilli Carre
i love this little silly book. pete is endearing and i loved the comics featuring paul bunyan. i adore the folk tale quality of the stories and giggled out loud while reading several of them. i wonder if pete accepts visitors?
Ooooh! Tales of Woodsman Pete looks great! Off to investigate! :) I love the "With Full Particulars" bit!!
PS....I added your lovely blog to my bookmarks in my own little blog....I hope that's alright. :)
Posted by: Marjorie | September 04, 2007 at 11:46 AM
Woodsman Pete!!! Love him, look at that face!!!! xoxoxo
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | September 04, 2007 at 12:41 PM
woodsman pete looks really cute!
Posted by: marsha | September 04, 2007 at 01:02 PM
woodsman pete looks really cute!
Posted by: marsha | September 04, 2007 at 01:02 PM
woodsman pete looks really cute!
Posted by: marsha | September 04, 2007 at 01:02 PM
the front covers are really nice.
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I hope you are settling well.
xxx
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Posted by: simple me | September 04, 2007 at 04:18 PM
I am a graphic novel fan myself and love getting recommendations!
Posted by: Sonya | September 06, 2007 at 08:55 AM
I never read comics, but you are tempting me :-)
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | September 06, 2007 at 12:04 PM
Hello again! I just popped in to let you know that I tagged you to share 7 random facts! :)
Here:
http://marmeecraft.typepad.com/
Have a lovely weekend!
Posted by: Marjorie | September 07, 2007 at 06:22 AM
You know all the good reads... hey, we had Korean BBQ (yay kimchi!) before Eleni Mandell last night and thought of you.
xx
b.
Posted by: Briana | September 07, 2007 at 09:15 AM
Thanks for sharing, now I want to pick up a few comics too :)
Posted by: cruststation | September 09, 2007 at 07:28 AM
Oh, those look good...I need to start reading graphic novels again!
Posted by: Julia | September 12, 2007 at 09:53 AM
these both sound wonderful. can you believe i've never read a graphic novel? for shame. :)
xox
Posted by: amisha | September 12, 2007 at 03:43 PM