This is a toot-your-own-horn-while-you-still-can post. So toot-toot. Earthling! has received some nice reviews in the UK recently. The book was released in the UK in February, but it won’t be available in the US until July. Earthling! is a young reader graphic novel I have been working on since 1972. OK. That’s not true. But it did take a bit of time to get done!
This one is from Christopher King. Check it out here.
Here’s an excerpt:
‘…What follows is a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging graphic novel for children, with a commendable plot based around themes of science and the needless misunderstanding and paranoia of unfamiliar cultures.’
Here’s one from Win Wiacek. You can read it here, and by the magic that is clicking be taken to the review. I love clicking.
Here’s an excerpt:
‘Funny, thrilling, wildly imaginative and utterly engrossing, Earthling! blends elements of Tom Brown’s Schooldays with Joe Dante’s Explorers and Harry Potter’s best bits with the anarchic wit of Rocko’s Modern Life or Camp Lazlo to produce a delightfully compelling adventure yarn with endearing characters and a big, big payoff. This is a book any sharp, fun-loving kid can – and should – read… and so should the rest of you…’
And here’s another review here on Readaraptor.
And an excerpt:
‘I really would recommend this graphic novel to all kids in the 8-12 range, especially if they have a thing for aliens and space. Bud and the friends he makes have to fight the baddies and get Bud back to earth without his identity being uncovered and it makes for a great adventure. If you kids like comics and great illustrations they will probably love this one too, it was a great read and I’ll be passing it on to my stepson to see what he thinks of it too!’
And one more. This from the blog, We Love This Book.
And an excerpt:
