That Night, A Monster . . . - Hardcover

Sowa, Marzena

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1941250300 ISBN 13: 9781941250303

Publisher: odod books, 2018

Synopsis

“Lovingly written and painted, this strange and silly book will delight everyone who reads it. The grown-up people who read it may find it confusing. But young people, I think, will understand that in its strangeness and silliness it mirrors our own strange and silly world." ―Eleanor Davis, author of Stinky and How to Be Happy
Thomas is a friend to all plants. He even has a cactus collection! One morning, he discovers his mother has been replaced by a ferna monstrous fern! What happened? Is this the start of a plant revolt? Did the fern eat her? Where did this fern come from, anyway? Will it eat his father too? And then Thomas? That Night, A Monster . . . is a beautifully painted all-ages graphic novel exploring imagination: its power and its dark side.

Marzena “Marzi” Sowa is a Polish graphic novelist living in France. She was born in 1979 in the small industrial city Stalowa Wola. She left her country in 2001 and settled in Bordeaux. Marzi, her graphic memoir about childhood in communist Poland, was published by Vertigo in 2011. The book has been translated in several languages. Marzi loves dictionaries, is afraid of spiders, and is crazy about skateboarding and cheesecake.

Berenika Kołomycka is a cartoonist, sculptor, and illustrator. In 2011, she received the Grand Prix at the Łodz International Comics Festival. She lives in Poland.

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About the Author

Marzena Sowa is a Polish graphic novelist living in France. She was born in 1979, in a small industrial city, Stalowa Wola (Poland). She left her country in 2001 and settled in Bordeaux. Since 2006, she has lived partly in France, in a small village in Champagne, and partly in Belgium (Brussels). In collaboration with Sylvain Savoia, she published one comic book series Marzi which tells the story of her childhood in the communist Poland. The book has been translated in several languages, including English.

From School Library Journal

Gr 2-4-This loving, surreal story from Polish author Sowa tackles unusual family situations with humor and unexpected twists. A young boy named Thomas is shocked to find that his mother has turned into a fern. He confides his thoughts and fears to his dog. He's less concerned about how this happened and more anxious about who will take him to school and make his apricot juice. His father doesn't seem to be worried, but what will their new family look like? Thomas's fern-mother still cares for him, knows how to prepare his juice, and bugs him to keep his fingernails clean, so maybe things aren't so bad after all. The narrative meanders a bit, although the ending is satisfying. Kolomycka's artwork is the standout here-her panels are painted and give the story a softness and richness that's uncommon in other graphic novels for young children. VERDICT An easy read for kids, but an even better read-aloud between caregivers and children. Recommended for most graphic novel collections.-Gretchen Hardin, Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown, TXα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: odod books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1941250300
• ISBN 13: 9781941250303
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40