Category Archives: graphic novels

Tricks and Treats? Some Serious Holiday Fun

Posted on October 7, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

Today’s trick-or-treaters may not know the serious origins of this fun-filled tradition. Their masks and costumes began as disguises for All Hallows’ Eve (now Halloween), the time when ghosts, demons, and other supernatural creatures supposedly could slip easily from their … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged All Hallow's Eve, Benjamin Dewey, cats, Charles Perrault, criminal mastermind, Danny Dragonbreath: No Such Thing as Ghosts, demon, Digger: The Complete Omnibus Edition, fantasy, Ganesha, Halloween, hero's quest, Hugo Award, hyena, I Was the Cat, Lloyd Alexander, Mythopoeic Award, nine lives, Paul Tobin, Time Cat., Ursula Vernon, warriors, webzine, wombat | Leave a comment

Making the Grade

Posted on September 10, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

None of our family now remembers the actual grades that my adult son Daniel earned in fourth grade, but we all remember his early student activism. When the school principal decided that lunchroom noise was getting out of hand, she … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged Baby Mouse, Birute Galdikas, challenged books, Comics Squad Recess, Dav Pilkey, Dian Fossey, Gene Luen Yang, Genius, Jane Goodall, Jim Ottaviani, Lunch Lady, Maris Wicks, Primates, Steven T. Seagle, Teddy Krisitiansen | Leave a comment

To End All Wars

Posted on August 26, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

It was called the “war to end all wars.” Yet this month—marking the 100th anniversary of the first battles of World War I (1914 to 1918)—brings new headlines and sound bites about wars and battles. Images of wounded children, weary … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged African American soldiers, Canaan White, Charley’s War, Goddam This War, graphic novel, It Was the War of the Trenches, Jacques Tardi, Joe Colquhoun, Joe Sacco, Max Brooks, Pat Mills, The Battle of the Somme, The Great War, The Harlem Hellfighters, World War I | Leave a comment

Summertime Lessons

Posted on August 8, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

It’s summer and school vacation time here in the Northern Hemisphere. In Australian author/illustrator Shaun Tan’s ‘neighborhood,’ though, December through February are the warmest months, bringing students their long school vacation. Regardless of this geographical difference, both Tan and the … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, picture books | Tagged Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki, Oscars, Rules of Summer, Shaun Tan, The Lost Thing, This One Summer | Leave a comment

Japan–47 Ronin and 50,000 Manga

Posted on June 30, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

47 Ronin and 50,000 manga highlighted my trip to Japan last month. Our week in Tokyo began with a professional gathering featuring writer Sean Michael Wilson. His recent The 47 Ronin: A Graphic Novel (2013), illustrated by Akiko Shimojima, recounts … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, manga, Uncategorized | Tagged Akiko Shimojima, Genga' (Dash) Project, Kamishibai, Kyoto International Manga Museum, phoenix, samurai, SCBWI/Japan, Sean Michael Wilson, seppuku, Tezuka Osamu, The 47 Ronin, Tokyo | Leave a comment

Weddings–Long Ago and Far Away

Posted on June 20, 2014 by rosinskynatalie

Spurred by invitations to weddings this June, the traditional month for them in Western society, I took pleasure this past week in reading vivid, skillful graphic novels about non-Western weddings and ways. Just published, Danica Novgorodoff’s The Undertaking of Lily … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, manga | Tagged A Bride's Story, China, Danica Novgorodoff, ghost bride, Kaoru Mori, Kazakhstan, manga, marriage, nomads, Silk Road trade route, The Undertaking of Lily Chen, YALSA Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens | Leave a comment

No Joking Matter: Comic Book Creators and Manga Makers

Posted on April 1, 2014 by natalierosinsky

It’s April Fool’s Day, but—funny papers aside—comic books have often been no joking matter. Today, I am going to introduce biographies and autobiographies revealing the serious matters that motivated some comic book creators and manga makers. Some of their works … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies, graphic novels, manga | Tagged A Drifting Life, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, Adolph Hitler, Anne Timmons, Barefoot Gen, Batman, Bill Finger, Bill the Boy Wonder the Secret Co-Creator of Batman, Black Blizzard, Bob Kane, Boys of Steel The Creators of Superman, Brad Ricca, Clark Kent, comic book pioneers, comic books, Depression, gekiga, Good-Bye, graphic novels, Hiroshi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Peace Museum, Jane Martin, Japan, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Keiji Nakazawa, Kindertransport, Lily Renee, Lily Renee Escape Artist From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer, Lily Renee WIlhelm, manga, Marc Tyler Nobleman, Mo Oh, Nazi Germany, Pretty in Ink North American Women Cartoonists, Ross McDonald, Senorita Rio, Super Boys The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, superheroes, Superman, The Bat-Man, The Lost World, toons, Trina Robbins, Ty Templeton, Werewolf Hunter, White Light/Black Rain, World War II, Yoshiro Tatsumi | Leave a comment

Story Times: Kamishibai, Manga, and More

Posted on March 4, 2014 by natalierosinsky

When my son (now 27) was a tot, library story time was an important part of our week. We both looked forward to that circle of eager kids, listening and watching as the librarian dramatically pointed out scenes in the … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, manga | Tagged Allen Say, Betty Boop, California State University Sacramento, Chinese, Chu Hing, comics, Die for Japan Wartime Propaganda Kamishibai, Eric P. Nash, First Second, Gene Luen Yang, Golden Bat, graphic novels, Green Turtle, Jeffrey Dym, Kamishibai, Kamishibai Man, kamishibai story cards, Kazuo Koike, Kitaro, library, Lone Wolf and Cub, manga, Manga Kamishibai the Art of Japanese Paper Theater, narrative, paper theater, serialization, serialized, Shigeru Mizuki, Sonny Liew, storytime, superhero, Tara McGowan, Tarzan, technology, The Shadow Hero, toons, World War II | Leave a comment

Novel Approaches

Posted on February 4, 2014 by natalierosinsky

What novel approach to writing may you find on your next library or bookstore visit? Here is one you already may have encountered … Part graphic novel, part prose: this mixed-genre form of writing has gained popularity since the debut of … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged Andrew Smith, Brian Selznick, Candlewick Press, Cecil Castellucci, comics, Craig Phillips, Donald Tickman, Flora & Ulysses the illuminated adventures, graphics, Holly Trask, hybrid graphic novels, illustrated, illustrations, K.G. Campbell, Kate DiCamillo, Nate Powell, pictures, Sam Bosma, Savitri Mathur, Swati Avasthi, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Year of the Beasts, toons, William Spiver, Wonderstruck, words | Leave a comment

Clocking the Years

Posted on January 7, 2014 by natalierosinsky

Now that 2014 has eclipsed 2013, are you too clocking time? The years seem to speed by these days, yet I remember when it felt as though I had all the time in the world. In fact, as a child … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged 1960s, brains, California, clocks, David Eagleman, details, experiences, Gilbert Hernandez, Julio's Day, Love and Rockets, Marble Season, memory, Mexican-American, neuroscience, Palomar, time | Leave a comment

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