Category Archives: Children Literature

How to Be an Elephant by Katherine Roy ’10

Katherine Roy’s (’10) first book was Neighborhood Sharks. Her next book, How to Be an Elephant: Growing up in the African Wild, is due out in September 2017 through Roaring Book Press. Katherine did swaths of research for this wonderful … Continue reading

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Fable Comics by Chris Duffy

Fable Comics is an anthology of twenty-eight stories that are twists on traditional fables, such as those from Aesop. Chris Duffy is in charge of editing this book, which is intended for 7 to 10 year olds. Chris has been … Continue reading

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ALA Awards – Neighborhood Sharks, & More!

Neighborhood Sharks by CCS Alum, Katherine Roy, won a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children! Celebrating the Sibert Honor with some Neighborhood Sharks in my studio right now. #alayma pic.twitter.com/Q4jE4F3zAF — Katherine Roy … Continue reading

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The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature Featuring CCS Alum and Visiting Faculty

One of the most exciting recent acquisitions at the Schulz Library is The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature, a companion volume to the more adult-oriented, three volume Graphic Canon, edited by Russ Kick. The book features adaptations of beloved children’s … Continue reading

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The Expeditioners are here! And a Neighborhood Sharks update!

This just in at The Schulz Library… The Expeditioners Books 1 & 2 – by faculty member, S. S. Taylor (and illustrated by class of 2010 alumni, Katherine Roy!) The Expeditioners and the Secret of King Triton’s Lair, the second … Continue reading

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Elephant in the Room, Blood in the Water: Katherine Roy, nonfiction, and travel

New York-based illustrator Katherine Roy, a 2010 The Center for Cartoon Studies alumna, has been churning out book after book of gorgeously-illustrated nonfiction for young readers. In addition to her series of young adult novels, The Expeditioners, co-created with CCS affiliate … Continue reading

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Tim Stout, Jason Week, and the Curse of the Crawling Brain

CCS alumni Tim Stout and Jason Week‘s Danger and Doom: Brainless Brother is an young reader’s story packed with intrigue, chase scenes, puns, and goo of various origins. It’s a rollicking adventure that, had it been released when this reporter … Continue reading

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Big Noise: Joseph Lambert on Fairy Tale Comics

Center for Cartoon Studies alumnus and Eisner-award-winning graphic novelist Joseph Lambert was recently invited by editor Chris Duffy to participate in Fairy Tale Comics, Duffy’s second children’s comics anthology for First Second. “Chris and I have known each other or … Continue reading

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New Arrivals: Week of July 29th

Little by little the Schulz Library is always expanding its collection. Thanks to generous donations from publishers, artists, and collectors the world over, our collection is abundant and unique. From our selection of contemporary graphic novels, to our out-of-print and … Continue reading

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Visiting Artist: Dave Roman

Dave Roman Astronaut Academy is a series of short stories about school in space. Dave is the co-author of two New York Times bestselling graphic novels, X-Men: Misfits and The Last Airbender: Zuko’s Story.

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