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Wildflowers by Liniers

Wildflowers by Liniers. Toon Graphics, c2021, 2023. 9781662665134 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback beginning graphic reader What did you like about the book? This is one of those books that I wish … Continue reading

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Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America / Blancaflor, La heroína con poderes secretos: Un cuento de Latinoamérica by Nadja Spiegelman, illustrated by García Sánchez

Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America (9781943145553) / Blancaflor, La heroína con poderes secretos: Un cuento de Latinoamérica (9781943145577) by Nadja Spiegelman, illustrated by García Sánchez. Introduction by F. Isabel Campoy. Spanish translation by María … Continue reading

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Wildflowers by Ricardo Liniers

Wildflowers (Toon Easy-to-Read Comics, level two) by Ricardo Liniers. Toon, 2021. 9781943145539 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Three sisters embark on an epic fantasy … Continue reading

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Black Heroes of the Wild West – James Otis Smith, Introduction by Kadir Nelson

 Black Heroes of the Wild West – James Otis Smith, Introduction by Kadir Nelson, Toon Graphics, (9781943145515), 2020 Format: Hardcover graphic Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ What did you like about the book? A … Continue reading

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We Are All Me by Jordan Crane.

 We Are All Me by Jordan Crane. Toon, 2018.  9781943145355 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  Easy reader/graphic novels What did you like about the book? Sparse text that can be inferred from the artwork … Continue reading

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3×4 with Annemarie by Ivan Brunetti

  3×4 with Annemarie by Ivan Brunetti. Toon, 2018. ISBN 9781943145348 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Easy reader fiction/comics What did you like about the book? Using comics to illustrate multiplication is a great idea. … Continue reading

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Snails Are Just My Speed! by Kevin McCloskey

   Snails Are Just My Speed! (Giggle and Learn) by Kevin McCloskey. Toon, 2018. 9781943145270 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Easy reader/graphic novel/non-fiction What did you like about the book? Another sweet … Continue reading

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La Matadragones: cuentos de Latinoamérica por Jaime Hernandez

  La Matadragones: cuentos de Latinoamérica por Jaime Hernandez, con introducción de F. Isabel Campoy. Toon, 2018. 9781943145300 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Folktales What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jamie Hernandez

  The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America by Jamie Hernandez, with an introduction by F. Isabel Campoy. Toon, 2018.  9781943145287 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Folktales What did you like … Continue reading

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Adele in Sand Land – by Claude Ponti

 Adele in Sand Land (Toon Easy-to-read comics, level one) by Claude Ponti. translated by Skeeter Grant and Françoise Mouly. Toon, 2017. 9781943145164 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Fantasy/graphic novel/early reader What did … Continue reading

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