Specially Priced Ariol #3 "Happy as a Pig..." (Ariol Graphic Novels) - Softcover

Guibert, Emmanuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1545805261 ISBN 13: 9781545805268

Publisher: Papercutz, 2017

Synopsis

A full sized graphic novel for the special price of a comicbook!

Ariol's best friend, Ramono, is a pig. He's also loud, impulsive, irresponsible, and has a big snout that looks like a light socket. Sneaking into a parking garage to play with fuses, carting grandpa's dog around in a wheelbarrow, wrestling matches with his sister; you may have thought Ariol was trouble enough, but you've never seen Ramono on the loose!

About this title

About the Author

EMMANUEL GUIBERT has written a great many graphic novels for readers young and old, among them the Sardine in Outer Space series, The Professor's Daughter with Joann Sfar, and Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope. Another of Guibert's recent works is The Photographer. Showered with awards, it relates a Doctors Without Borders mission in 1980s Afghanistan through the eyes of a great reporter. Guibert lives in Paris with his wife and daughter.

Originating from Burgundy (as do the best snails), MARC BOUTAVANT now lives and works in Paris. His work springs from a wry observation of life and the interaction of his friends and children. Their quirks of personality, mannerisms and reactions to situations are transposed onto his characters.

From Booklist

This latest installment in the charming French comic series is more of everything there is to love about Ariol, the precocious blue donkey, and his myriad animal friends and family. Here, he nurses a powerful crush on Petula and writes her a poem (“Your eyes are pretty like two TVs showing cartoons all the time”). He also handily manages to get a copy of his favorite comic, Thunder Horse, signed at a convention and plays mischievous games with his rambunctious best friend, Ramono. But it’s not all roughhousing and video games: Ariol is a deeply feeling boy. He tries to avoid trouble and worries when he gets caught up in something wrong. He innocently loves Petula, but he also expresses harmless curiosity at Ramono’s sister’s prodigious bust. None of these events, however, are treated as anything other than a little guy learning about the world. All the while, Boutavant’s bright and buoyant illustrations and Guibert’s pitch-perfect dialogue elevate the simple, everyday stories to illuminate something refreshingly honest about being a kid. Grades 2-5. --Sarah Hunter

About this edition

• Publisher: Papercutz
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1545805261
• ISBN 13: 9781545805268
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124
• Illustrator: Boutavant Marc