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In School or At Home–Go Graphic!

Posted on August 24, 2020 by rosinskynatalie

As this new school year begins so uncertainly, with COVID-19 affecting where and how youngsters learn their official lessons, I have a new resource to recommend. Ivan Brunetti’s Comics: Easy as ABC! The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids (2019) … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, comics | Tagged at home, Black Heroes of the Wild West, Booklist Top 10 Art Books for Youth, Chris Ware, classroom, comics language, Comics: Easy as ABC!, Comics: Easy as ABC! The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids, Covid-19, drawing, Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers, elementary age-readers, grades 1 and 2, grades 3 to 6, graphic novels, in school, Ivan Brunetti, James Otis Smith, James Sturm, Jeff Smith, K/grade 1, Kadir Nelson, Kevin McClosky, lettering, librarians, Neil Gaiman, panels, parents, parents as teachers, point of view, reading comics with kids, reading levels, Roz Chast, short strips, teachers, TOON Books | Leave a comment

Cracking Codes and Making History: Then and Now

Posted on February 1, 2016 by rosinskynatalie

What connects award-winning graphic author/illustrator Gene Luen Yang and film luminary Orson Welles? Both have cracked codes—figuratively, and in Yang’s case literally, too—and made history. Welles did this back in the 1930s and 40s, when kids sometimes thought that access … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, graphic novels | Tagged 1930s films, 1930s Macbeth, American Born Chinese, Bill Foster, Black History month, Black Macbeth, Boxers and Saints, Chinese-American, code switch, computer programming, Craig Voe, Gene Luen Yang, graphic novels, jewel theft, Jonathan Cash, Macbeth, Mike Holmes, mystery, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Norris Borroughs, Orson Welles, racism, Secret Coders, Sonny Lieuw, Superman, teen, The Last Airbender, The Shadow Hero, The Untold History of Black Comic Books, tween and up readers, upper elementary readers, Voodoo Macbeth | 1 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

Challenged and Challenging

Posted on November 5, 2013 by natalierosinsky

How do you face a challenge? Are you quietly scared and nervous? Do you bluster and bull your way through? Do you take a deep breath, find out what is involved, and then act? Or do you avoid doing anything? … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged banned books, bias, book burning, book challenge, challenged books, Color of Earth, Color of Heaven, Color of Water, comics, Eleanor & Park, gender bias, graphic novels, Hitler, Iran, Kim Dong Hwa, Korea, Marjane Satrapi, Nazi Germany, Parents Action League, Persepolis I, Perspolis 2, Rainbow Rowell | Leave a comment

Halloween All Year Long—Manga Style

Posted on October 1, 2013 by natalierosinsky

Perplexed by that drawing of a shaggy-headed, one-eyed boy, with an eyeball-shaped critter perched on top of his head? You may be amazed to discover that Japanese storyteller Shigeru Mizuki has spun hundreds of tales about this cartoon creation of … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels, manga | Tagged Angouleme award, comic books, Creature from the Deep, Drawn & Quarterly, Eisner Award, eyeball, gegege, graphic novels, Japan, Kitaro, manga, Marzena Showa, Natalie M. Rosinsky, NonNonBa, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Shigeru Mizuki, The Cat Master, yokai | Leave a comment

War-Torn Pages Ripped from History

Posted on August 20, 2013 by natalierosinsky

World War II is making headlines again. A 94-year-old man, living just a few miles from me here in Minnesota, has been revealed as a probable war criminal. Michael Karkoc was an officer in two Nazi-led Ukrainian military units. He … Continue reading →

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Captaining America: Tales of Two Icons

Posted on July 2, 2013 by natalierosinsky

What could Captain America and Helen Keller possibly have in common? Read on . . . . As Independence Day approaches, movie theaters try to lure customers with patriotic blockbusters, or at least action-packed adventures, echoing the fight for freedom … Continue reading →

Posted in graphic novels | Tagged African American, African American soldiers, Annie Sullivan, Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller, Axel Alonso, Black soldiers, Boston, Captain America, Captain America: Truth, cartooning, cartoons, comic books, experimentation, Faith Bradley, graphic novels, Helen Keller, Helen Keller in Love, illustration, Isaiah Bradley, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Joseph Lambert, Kyle Baker, Latino, Man of Steel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Publications, Massachusetts, Miles Morales, Mohammed Ali, Nelson Mandela, Oscars, Perkins School for the Blind, Peter Parker, plagiarism, racism, realism, realistic, Robert Morales, Rosie Sutton, science, social justice, Spiderman, Spike Lee, Steve Rogers, Superman, The Frost Fairies, The Frost King, The Miracle Worker, Truth: Red White and Black, Tuskegee Sylphilis Experiment, William Gibson, YALSA Best Graphic Novel | Leave a comment

Private Lives and Public Moments: Making Memories

Posted on May 7, 2013 by natalierosinsky

“Go make some good memories for yourself,” my father used to say, giving his approval for a teenage outing. “Making memories” is still an expression some people use for being alive. Yet there can be gaps between living through experiences … Continue reading →

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