I’ve been reading Bone to Coop at bedtime.
I’ve been reading Bone to Coop at bedtime. Haven’t read it since Abby was about the same age. It’s still fantastic. And this panel from right after Thorn cuts off Kingdok’s arm is one of my favorites.
From Voyageurs National Park on FB:
From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
i've been encouraging G to read bone on his own. we're reading harry potty out loud together. even though he's a couple of years too old for the first book. can't really skip up to the age appropriate material.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what this is but that's pretty art. Is the story complete or ongoing?
ReplyDeleteIt was a black and white indie comic in the 90's and early 2000's. Once it was complete Scholastic picked it up and published it as graphic novels (and colored it). It's really popular with kids.
ReplyDeletemore info -> scholastic.com - Bone
ReplyDeleteit's good stuff
Bone is great.
ReplyDeleteSo that's where they got the idea for the new star wars CGI critter...
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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