Ogres Awake! (Adventures in Cartooning) - Hardcover

Sturm, James; Frederick-Frost, Alexis; Arnold, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1596436530 ISBN 13: 9781596436534

Publisher: First Second, 2016

Synopsis

The knight and her horse, Edward, have made a startling discovery: there are three huge ogres asleep at her doorstep! When they wake up, the kingdom is in big trouble! The knight, Edward, and some garden gnomes fight back, not with swords and shields, but with potato peelers and spoons. It turns out that ogres are pretty friendly when they have full stomachs!

About this title

About the Author:

James Sturm is a cartoonist and educator whose books include The Golem's Mighty Swing, Market Day, and Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow. He is the co-founder of The Seattle alternative newspaper The Stranger and The Center for Cartoon Studies, an MFA degree granting college in White River Junction where he currently serves as the school's director.

Alexis Frederick-Frost is a co-author and illustrator of the Adventures in Cartooning series of graphic novels. Alexis's illustrations have appeared in a variety of publications by Nickelodeon Magazine, First Second Books, and others. Alexis currently lives with his wife in Maryland.

Andrew Arnold is one of the co-authors of the Adventures in Cartooning series, as well as the illustrator for Little Green at Men at the Mercury Inn, written by Greg Leitich Smith. His work has also appeared in several publications from Cambridge University Press and Nickelodeon Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1–3—The knight and her trusty horse Edward from the popular series are back in this short graphic novel. When sleepy ogres are spotted outside the kingdom, the overly enthusiastic knight is ready to take them on, while the king and the others have their own ways of dealing with the problem. Unlike the previous books in the series, this title focuses on the characters and the jokes, rather than trying to teach about comics. This is somewhat beneficial, as those instructional bits were often too brief to be informative and slowed down the storytelling process. There is a quick tutorial on how to draw some of the characters on the inside book covers, so it's good to see that the instructional aspect has not been completely dropped. VERDICT This is a quick and funny read, and the simple word choice makes it ideal for reluctant readers. A fine addition to graphic novel and picture book collections.—Peter Blenski, Greenfield Public Library, WI

About this edition

• Publisher: First Second
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1596436530
• ISBN 13: 9781596436534
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40