Two new titles to add to the graphic novel section that just came in:
Swans in Space vol. 2 by Lun Lun Yamamoto (978-1-897376-94-2)
The Incredibles: Family Matters by Mark Waid (978-1-934506-83-7, paperback)
I'm just psyched to get the next Swans, since my test reader (my daughter) liked the first one. The Incredibles leaves me psyched as well, since we've gotten several other Incredibles titles from Boom Studios, and I'm enjoyed them all. Good CLEAN superheros stories that don't read like something scripted for the back of a cereal box. So glad I have some money in the budget (this year at least) for a few things.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
3 Books I Just Read
Yeah, I know, boring title. Deal.
Anyway, I got two books on inter-library loan, and one off the shelf here. The two ILL books were to see if they were work buying (or should be teen titles) based on a great core collection list from the Good Comics for Kids people.
Long Tail Kitty by Lark Pien (978-1-934706-44-2) is great, and is going on my "must-buy" lists. Short, sweet, and entirely age-appropriate for younger readers.
Dragon Drive, vol. 1, by Ken-ichi Saura (978-1-4215-1187-0) is a manga based on a video game (and probably an anime, but I'm not sure). I'm afraid this is the kind of thing that makes me avoid manga. It bored me. The characters did not interest me, I really don't like graphic novels where most of the story is taken up by the fighting action, and even the "mystery" part of the plot doesn't inspire me to seek out the rest and read them. On the other hand, the violence contained no obvious bloodshed (it's all fighting-by-proxy) and there weren't even any "pantie shots" that I could see (though the one adult female wore some rather tight and/or short outfits). I'll put it on the "if I have money at the end of October" list and get the first few in the series. I just hope the violence doesn't accelerate.
The off-the-shelf book was just for fun. I finally read a version of Neil Gaimen's Coraline, this one the graphic adaptation by P. Craig Russell (978-0-06-082543-0). Good story. I was expecting creepy at points (this is Gaimen, after all), so I enjoyed it. I suspect this was, at least for me, much better than seeing the movie, since the people (at least, the ones who are really people) are draw more realistically than I've seen in the commercials for the movie.
Anyway, I got two books on inter-library loan, and one off the shelf here. The two ILL books were to see if they were work buying (or should be teen titles) based on a great core collection list from the Good Comics for Kids people.
Long Tail Kitty by Lark Pien (978-1-934706-44-2) is great, and is going on my "must-buy" lists. Short, sweet, and entirely age-appropriate for younger readers.
Dragon Drive, vol. 1, by Ken-ichi Saura (978-1-4215-1187-0) is a manga based on a video game (and probably an anime, but I'm not sure). I'm afraid this is the kind of thing that makes me avoid manga. It bored me. The characters did not interest me, I really don't like graphic novels where most of the story is taken up by the fighting action, and even the "mystery" part of the plot doesn't inspire me to seek out the rest and read them. On the other hand, the violence contained no obvious bloodshed (it's all fighting-by-proxy) and there weren't even any "pantie shots" that I could see (though the one adult female wore some rather tight and/or short outfits). I'll put it on the "if I have money at the end of October" list and get the first few in the series. I just hope the violence doesn't accelerate.
The off-the-shelf book was just for fun. I finally read a version of Neil Gaimen's Coraline, this one the graphic adaptation by P. Craig Russell (978-0-06-082543-0). Good story. I was expecting creepy at points (this is Gaimen, after all), so I enjoyed it. I suspect this was, at least for me, much better than seeing the movie, since the people (at least, the ones who are really people) are draw more realistically than I've seen in the commercials for the movie.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Whoops.
Summer Reading Program really ate up my time. And, starting next month, we'll be perpetually short a staff member for a few month, between vacations and someone else's maternity leave.
Here's a quick list of new titles added:
City of Spies
Max Finder v.4
Bionicle #8: The Legend of Bara Magna
Black Widow and the Avengers
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
a replacement copy of Bakugan Battle Brawlers #1 (cheap binding killed the first)
The Big Adventures of Majoko v.3
Disney's Hero Squad: Ultraheroes Save the Day
Donald Duck and Friends: Double Duck
The Incredibles: City of Incredibles (I actually read that one--fun!)
The Incredibles : Revenge from Below
Lizard Prince v.1 (the second volume is on backorder)
Meet the Muppets (finally! I've been meaning to get that for a long time)
Scooby-Doo in Dead and Let Spy (it's a hardcover the size of a single issue of a comic--should last a long time)
Tiny Tyrant 2: The Lucky Winner (just as funny as the first issue)
Twin Spica 1 (I was crying by the time I finished it--really powerful stuff, I hope the kids can enjoy it)
Wizards of Mickey 1: Mouse Magic
7 of those titles are from Boom! Studios. Since they got the license for Disney properties, they've really been going to town producing quality stuff. Lizard Prince has been on my "when I have money" list for a while. It got bumped up to "ASAP" when I heard that the publisher (CMX) was going under. Black Widow was probably one of the last of the Marvel titles for a while, until they get their supposed new line of kid-friendly titles geared up to graphic novel format (though I have a line on a new Power Pack title...)
I'm sure there are more Pokemon titles coming in from our subscription service, but someone else usually gets to those boxes before I can, so aside from the actual subscription management, I don't really see what comes in when.
Here's a quick list of new titles added:
City of Spies
Max Finder v.4
Bionicle #8: The Legend of Bara Magna
Black Widow and the Avengers
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
a replacement copy of Bakugan Battle Brawlers #1 (cheap binding killed the first)
The Big Adventures of Majoko v.3
Disney's Hero Squad: Ultraheroes Save the Day
Donald Duck and Friends: Double Duck
The Incredibles: City of Incredibles (I actually read that one--fun!)
The Incredibles : Revenge from Below
Lizard Prince v.1 (the second volume is on backorder)
Meet the Muppets (finally! I've been meaning to get that for a long time)
Scooby-Doo in Dead and Let Spy (it's a hardcover the size of a single issue of a comic--should last a long time)
Tiny Tyrant 2: The Lucky Winner (just as funny as the first issue)
Twin Spica 1 (I was crying by the time I finished it--really powerful stuff, I hope the kids can enjoy it)
Wizards of Mickey 1: Mouse Magic
7 of those titles are from Boom! Studios. Since they got the license for Disney properties, they've really been going to town producing quality stuff. Lizard Prince has been on my "when I have money" list for a while. It got bumped up to "ASAP" when I heard that the publisher (CMX) was going under. Black Widow was probably one of the last of the Marvel titles for a while, until they get their supposed new line of kid-friendly titles geared up to graphic novel format (though I have a line on a new Power Pack title...)
I'm sure there are more Pokemon titles coming in from our subscription service, but someone else usually gets to those boxes before I can, so aside from the actual subscription management, I don't really see what comes in when.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Foxtrot
I'm not sure there is any new Foxtrot content being written by Bill Amend. On the good news front, we got a new collection of his old stuff--sort of a "best of" book: Math, Science, and UNIX Underpants: A Themed Foxtrot Collection (9780740791406). Every good nerd joke Amend ever wrote! I got a copy for the branch, too.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Stuff I Got with My Budget
I almost forgot: I added several new titles to the shelves last week! I also replaced a few titles, generally the usual suspects.
The replacements: How Come I'm Always Luigi? (Foxtrot), The 3rd Garfield Treasury, Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior, and the Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack Vol. 2.
The new stuff: Amelia Rules 5: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular by Jimmy Gownley (9781416986102) I love Amelia. This one had me laughing out loud while skimming it in spots, and then going, "yeah, I've been there" in others. I had to pass it to a co-working before processing, since she's also an Amelia fan.
Fairy Idol Kanon 2 and Fairy Idol Kanon 3 by Mera Hakamada (9781897376904 and 9781897376911) More manga for young readers by Udon Kids. It's not a manga that I'd read for fun (Chibi Vampire is about as shojo/girlie as I can stand) but it's not bad. I know if I gave it to my girls, they'd love it. Fairy Idol 1 is still on backorder.
Ninja Baseball Kyuma 1 and Ninja Baseball Kyuma 2 by Shunshin Maeda (9781897376867 and 9781897376874). This is another Udon Kids title. I should probably read it, since it more of a "boy" title, and might therefore hold my attention (yes, my preferences are showing). However, the day I was dealing with this box of stuff, I forgot and sent it straight to the processing pile.
Stone Rabbit 4: Superhero Stampede by Eric Craddock (9780375858772). I didn't really read this one, since I've read and enjoyed the other Stone Rabbit books.
Edit: I forgot I also got Happy Happy Clover 3 in that shipment. A patron requested it, and the other two are always out, so it's a good thing.
Also, today I got The Adventures of Daniel Boom aka Loud Boy: Grow Up! by D.J. Steinberg (978-0-448-44701-8) It looks fun, nice and irreverent without talking down. So much nicer than Stone Arch "lo-hi" books. I'm going to have to make sure we have the other Daniel Boom titles.
The replacements: How Come I'm Always Luigi? (Foxtrot), The 3rd Garfield Treasury, Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior, and the Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack Vol. 2.
The new stuff: Amelia Rules 5: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular by Jimmy Gownley (9781416986102) I love Amelia. This one had me laughing out loud while skimming it in spots, and then going, "yeah, I've been there" in others. I had to pass it to a co-working before processing, since she's also an Amelia fan.
Fairy Idol Kanon 2 and Fairy Idol Kanon 3 by Mera Hakamada (9781897376904 and 9781897376911) More manga for young readers by Udon Kids. It's not a manga that I'd read for fun (Chibi Vampire is about as shojo/girlie as I can stand) but it's not bad. I know if I gave it to my girls, they'd love it. Fairy Idol 1 is still on backorder.
Ninja Baseball Kyuma 1 and Ninja Baseball Kyuma 2 by Shunshin Maeda (9781897376867 and 9781897376874). This is another Udon Kids title. I should probably read it, since it more of a "boy" title, and might therefore hold my attention (yes, my preferences are showing). However, the day I was dealing with this box of stuff, I forgot and sent it straight to the processing pile.
Stone Rabbit 4: Superhero Stampede by Eric Craddock (9780375858772). I didn't really read this one, since I've read and enjoyed the other Stone Rabbit books.
Edit: I forgot I also got Happy Happy Clover 3 in that shipment. A patron requested it, and the other two are always out, so it's a good thing.
Also, today I got The Adventures of Daniel Boom aka Loud Boy: Grow Up! by D.J. Steinberg (978-0-448-44701-8) It looks fun, nice and irreverent without talking down. So much nicer than Stone Arch "lo-hi" books. I'm going to have to make sure we have the other Daniel Boom titles.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Kit Feeny: On the Move
Kit Feeny: On the Move by Michael Townsend (978-0-375-85614-3)
This was on a recent list of recommended books, so I signed off on it when it came up on the ordering list for last month. I didn't realize it had actually come in until recently. Quick summary of the plot: Kit Feeny's family moves, and he misses his best friend greatly. This book reminds me a lot of a boy-oriented version of Babymouse, especially with all the art being in black, white, and orange (like Babymouse's signature pink) and the book being of a similar size. The humor is a bit cruder, but again, that seems to give it more boy appeal. I'm sure it will do well on our shelves.
This was on a recent list of recommended books, so I signed off on it when it came up on the ordering list for last month. I didn't realize it had actually come in until recently. Quick summary of the plot: Kit Feeny's family moves, and he misses his best friend greatly. This book reminds me a lot of a boy-oriented version of Babymouse, especially with all the art being in black, white, and orange (like Babymouse's signature pink) and the book being of a similar size. The humor is a bit cruder, but again, that seems to give it more boy appeal. I'm sure it will do well on our shelves.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
For Poetry Month...
I'm doing a little display case project. Every day, I'm going to http://gottabook.blogspot.com/ and getting the new poem of the day, printing it out, and putting it in the case, alongside a book by that poet (if we have one). The older poems are getting placed along the walls and sides of the case. It's fun.
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