★ The Starred Reviews are in! ★ Wordplay is Ivan Brunetti's
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INTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1
PAGES: 40
DIMENSIONS: 9" x 6" ISBN: 978-1-943145-17-1 |
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CALLING ALL BOOKWORMS! Go “outside,” “elsewhere,” and down the “rabbit hole” with this hilarious introduction to compound words. Young readers will fall in love with the English language as they watch star cartoonist Ivan Brunetti put his sly spin on vocabulary. The lesson here? Even “homework” is fun when you let yourself play with the words. |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ivan Brunetti is the celebrated author of Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice, Misery loves comedy, and Aesthetics: A Memoir, among others. He teaches at the University of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago. His drawings have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and McSweeney's. He is the editor of Yale University Press's two-volume Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories. Wordplay is his first children's book. |
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★★★ "Throughout, humorous digitally colored cartoon illustrations provide context clues for readers decoding the compound-word-rich text. The use of panels in the well-designed spreads makes it easy to follow the engaging, sequential illustrations. Praiseworthy!"
--Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW
★★★ "An amusing language arts lesson in a comic book format, perfect for individual or small group sharing. What's not to love?"
--School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW |
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"Brunetti buoyantly conveys the joy of diving into newly acquired knowledge and the idea that learning and play aren’t mutually exclusive."
--Publishers Weekly
"This playful graphic novel for early readers offers an entertaining lesson in some quirks of the English language."
--Booklist
"The grammar lesson takes full advantage of the illustrated format by showing, for example, what a kid might imagine when hearing 'housework', with a house dusting. As the students think of more compound words, we’re shown multiple levels of language meaning. That also explains the terrific title."
--Comics Worth Reading |
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Submit your information HERE to receive a FREE digital review copy of Wordplay. Follow Ivan Brunetti's lead and encourage your students to play with words and to illustrate compound words. - Send us your favorite examples of students drawings of compound words.
- We will proudly display your students' drawings on the TOON website and social media.
- EVERY MONTH, we will select MULTIPLE WINNERS among the participants to receive free copies of all 3 of our hot new Spring releases, including WORDPLAY!
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In Chicago? See Ivan Brunetti's exhibit and get your signed copy of Wordplay! |
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From the organizers at Columbia College Chicago's bookstore, ShopColumbia, "Ivan Brunetti, rockstar Columbia faculty member, frequent New Yorker cover artist, and all-around genius creator of visual symbols, brings his stylish touch to a comic about compound words with WORDPLAY, his first book for children, with publisher TOON Books." |
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A shout-out from the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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We were thrilled to see this description of TOON in an article about Free Comic Book Day by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "The publishing house, TOON Books, is an industry leader when it comes to comics for the very young. The size and formatting of their books is that of a beginning level reader, but the quality of creators they enlist to make books is top notch. Adult comics fans will likely recognize some of the names in their stable of creators -- Art Spiegelman, Neil Gaiman, Jeff Smith, Eleanor Davis and Rutu Modan have all made books for TOON. While many of these creators are well known for their more esoteric literary and visual creations, their books for children feature a high level of storytelling and artistic acumen." Read the whole story>> |
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