Authors/Illustrators: James Sturm, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Andrew Arnold
Publisher: First Second Books
Grade levels: 2-3, 4-5
Genre: How-To
Special Attractions: Teaching Comics
Once upon a time . . . a princess tried to make a comic. And with the help of a magical cartooning elf, she learned how – well enough to draw her way out of an encounter with a dangerous dragon, near-death by drowning, and into her very own adventure! Like the princess, young readers will discover that they already have the drawing and writing skills it takes to make a comic – they just need a little know-how. And Adventures in Cartooning supplies just that. In this action-packed cartooning adventure, kids will have as much fun making comics as reading them! (From publisher’s site)
Other books in this series:
Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action
Adventures in Cartooning: Christmas Special
Adventures in Cartooning Activity Book
Read Kiddo Read review: http://books.readkiddoread.com/book/371#
Books4YourKids review: http://www.books4yourkids.com/2013/11/adventures-in-cartooning-characters-in.html
Diamond Comics interview with the creators: http://www.diamondbookshelf.com/Home/1/1/20/626?articleID=81407
Publisher site: http://us.macmillan.com/series/AdventuresinCartooning