

Toon Books posted a new blog entry Comics in the Classroom: Student Activity.
As a follow-up activity to a lesson on Benny and Penny, first and second graders were asked to create a comic strip using the text features they had learned (speech balloons, thought balloons, and captions)....


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Response from Maryland Educator.
Thank you so much for giving me this wonderful opportunity to introduce these books to my classroom. My students loved Benny and Penny in Just Pretend and being able to identify the text features of the comic. They...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Rain or Shine.
We had a marvelous rainy afternoon in Madison Square Park for Kids Fest. After a dramatic reading of Benny and Penny, everybody pulled up a yoga mat and huddled under the tent for readings of Silly Lilly and the ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry TOONS in the Park.
For those of you who will be in New York over the weekend, join us on Saturday for Kids Fest! Time Out New York Kids teams up with the Madison Square Park Conservancy for this annual outdoor fair chock-full of art ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry TOON Books at BEA.
TOON Books looks forward to attending this weekend's BookExpo America at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Our books will be on display at Diamond Book Distributors' booth and TOON Books principles will ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry More on D+Q's John Stanley Reprint Plans.
Drawn and Quarterly has posted follow-up information to indicate that the publisher's previously announced plans to reprint comic book work by John Stanley have expanded to include Stanley's Nancy and Sluggo comic ...


With Art Spiegelman, Jeff Smith, Mike Mignola & Jeph Loeb
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/en-us/graphicnovelbreakfast.cfm Saturday morning breakfast with host Jeff Smith, an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the self-...
Host:Toon Books
Time:8:00AM Saturday, May 31st
Location:Los Angeles Convention Center

May 28, 2008 at 9:18am


An all-day symposium on the growing cultural significance of comics
Over the past few years comics have escaped from the shtetl and entered the salon. A “big bang” has exploded the assumption that the medium is inherently immature, and comics ...
Host:Toon Books
Time:11:00AM Friday, June 6th
Location:Cantor Film Center at NYU

May 22, 2008 at 8:27am


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Henry's Letter to TOON Books.
Otto's Orange Day writer Jay Lynch passed along the following letter from a young reader along with a note from his teacher, Tracy Edmunds.Hello Mr. Lynch,I teach in a Reading Intervention program and have been ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Brenda Bowen Talks Comics.
Publishers Weekly interviews Brenda Bowen about plans to publish comics as part of Bowen Books, her new children's book imprint at HarperCollins. Bowen had previously been an editor at Hyperion, where she ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Bone Exhibit Opens Saturday.
"Bone and Beyond," a major exhibition of work by Jeff Smith, opens at Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts on Saturday, May 10th. The exhibit is presented in conjunction with OSU's Cartoon Research ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Benny and Penny Cover TONY Kids.
The May issue of Time Out New York Kids features an original Geoffrey Hayes drawing of TOON Books characters Benny and Penny on its cover. The magazine previously featured the imprint in its April issue....


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Eleanor Davis: Up and Coming.
Eleanor Davis, author of TOON Books' upcoming Stinky, is briefly profiled by Publishers Weekly as part of a survey of notable young cartoonists. "She was still in school when Mouly approached her to contribute to ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Hayes, Spiegelman in VQR.
The Spring 2008 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review features a suite of comics-related material including a remembrance of underground comix artist Rory Hayes by his brother, TOON Books author Geoffrey Hayes. The ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Françoise Mouly at Length.
In a follow-up to his piece for the Harrisburg Patriot-News, Chris Mautner posts the full text of his lengthy interview with TOON Books Editorial Director Françoise Mouly to his Panels and Pixels blog.I just felt ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Billy and Bonny Bee.
Pappy's Golden Age posts a six-page "Billy and Bonny Bee" story by Frank Thomas, originally published in 1943's New Funnies #79....


Toon Books posted a new blog entry TOON Books Events This Week.
Several events are taking place this week in New York City to mark the launch of the TOON Books line. Event information is as follows:Friday, April 11Borders Books & Music, Columbus Circle6 - 8 pmJoin us for a...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Edgar Allan Poetry.
More advanced readers may enjoy Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder's adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," originally published in 1954 during MAD's first incarnation as a full-color comic book. The seven-page ...


Jim Hanley's Universe Kids' Day 10AM - 6PM An extravaganza of comics, cookies, and creativity. Special guests Nick Bertozzi, Frank Cammuso, George O'Connor, Kevin Pyle, Aaron...
Host:Toon Books
Time:10:00AM Saturday, April 12th
Location:Jim Hanley's Universe

April 11, 2008 at 8:16am


Toon Books posted a new blog entry TOON Books Profiles Proliferate.
This month's launch of the TOON Books collection continues to draw feature attention in a variety of venues. Time Out New York Kids profiles the imprint at length. The Harrisburg Patriot-News extensively features...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Dewey Decimal Funnies.
The Librarian Mom blog on Scholastic's website features a series of Dewey Decimal-themed knock-knock jokes. The first humorously treats the placement of comics and graphic novels within that system while ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry The Clouds Above Reviewed.
Jordan Crane's The Clouds Above, recently published by Fantagraphics in a softcover edition, is reviewed on the Pink Me blog. The blog, written by a public librarian who runs a Graphic Novel Appreciation Club at ...


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Ingram Surveys Kids' Comics.
Ingram Library Services' Children and Teen Librarian newsletter surveys comics for children and young adults, making prominent mention of TOON Books among other recommended titles....


Toon Books posted a new blog entry Supermouse in "The Country Under the Sea".
Pappy's Golden Age posts another Supermouse story by Milt Stein, this time from Supermouse #12. The twelve-page story was originally published in 1951....














Toon Books posted a new blog entry Desert Island : Friday September 5.