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GRAPHIC NOVEL

 

ADVENTURE

FANTASY

GRAPHIC NOVEL

HISTORICAL FICTION

HUMOUR

HORROR

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NOVEL LIST 2007

 

 

It was a Dark and Silly Night
(Little Lit series)
Edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly, and including work by such authors as Lemony Snicket, William Joyce, Neil Gaiman and many more
Date of Publication: 2003
ISBN: 0060286288
Number of Pages: 48

REQUIRED READING ABILITY: Junior: Average Intermediate: Low
GENRES: Graphic Novel/Anthology
THEMES :  Good versus Evil - Family - Survival


SUMMARY:
The book is a compilation of 14 comics with activities worked into the text (e.g. open-ended questions, fill in the blanks, rearrangement of scene order, comic recognition, etc.). All of the comics reflect the central theme of “Dark and Silly Nights” while having various settings, types of characters, and plots.

WHO WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- loves comics and graphic novels
- is imaginative
- is open minded and likes creativity
- has a good sense of humour
- doesn’t want to read a “big book:

RELATED LINKS:
This is one of a series of graphic novel anthologies on different topics edited by two champions of the genre. You can find more information about them at www.little-lit.com .