Tiger vs. Nightmare By Emily Tetri ISBN: 9781626725355 Author Website: emilytetri(.)com Brought to you by OBS reviewer Caro Summary: Tiger is a very lucky kid: she has a monster living under her bed. Every night, Tiger and Monster play games until it’s time for lights out. Of course, Monster would … Continue reading
Title: Science Comics: The Brain – The Ultimate Thinking Machine By: Tory Woolcott ISBN: 1626728003 (ISBN13: 9781626728004) Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary: With Science Comics, you can explore the depths of the ocean, the farthest reaches of space, and everything in between! These gorgeously illustrated graphic … Continue reading
On a Sunbeam By Tillie Walden ISBN: 9781250178138 Author website: tilliewalden(.)com Brought to you by OBS reviewer Caro Review: The story begins with a girl joining a group of people that specialize in rebuilding structures throughout space. Mia, the new recruit, meets the crew and is immediately taken into … Continue reading
The Divided Earth The Nameless City, Vol #3 By Faith Erin Hicks ISBN: 9781626721609 Author Website: faitherinhicks(.)com Brought to you by OBS reviewer Caro Review: The Divided Earth begins with people burning evidence of a tool that can serve as a powerful weapon against any war. One woman saves … Continue reading
and a half Title: Science Comics: Solar System: Our Place in Space By: Rosemary Mosco, Jon Chad ISBN: 1626721424 (ISBN13: 9781626721425) Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary: With Science Comics, you can explore the depths of the ocean, the farthest reaches of space, and everything in between! These … Continue reading
Fake Blood By Whitney Gardner ISBN: 9781481495561 Author Website: heywhitney(.)com Brought to you by OBS reviewer Caro Synopsis: It’s the beginning of the new school year and AJ feels like everyone is changing but him. He hasn’t grown or had any exciting summer adventures like his best friends have. He … Continue reading
Title: Kitten Construction Company: Meet the House Kittens By: John Patrick Green ISBN: 1626728305 (ISBN13: 9781626728301) Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary: All Marmalade wants to do is build things. She is, after all, a trained architect. She’s also a distractingly adorable kitten. Fed up with … Continue reading
Title: SCIENCE COMICS: Robots and Drones – Past, Present, and Future Series: Science Comics By: Mairghread Scott ISBN: 9781626727922 Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary: In factories! In the sky! In your cars and phones! In your own home! Robots are everywhere! And they have been … Continue reading
Crafty Cat and the Crafty Camp Crisis Crafty Cat, Book#2 By Charise Mericle Harper ISBN13: 9781626724853 Author’s Website: https://www.goodreads.com/chariseharper Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary Second grade isn’t always a breeze for Birdie. There are just so many opportunities to embarrass herself! But Birdie’s got … Continue reading
Science Comics: Plagues: The Microscopic Battlefield Science Comics By Falynn Christine Koch ISBN: 9781626727526 Author’s Website: http://www.falynnk.com/ Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary In PLAGUES, we get to know the critters behind history’s worst diseases. We delve into the biology and mechanisms of infections, diseases, and … Continue reading
Science Comics: Volcanoes Fire and Life Jon Chad ISBN 978-0-9906031-0-8 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: The newest entry into the Science Comics line by First Second Books, is Volcanoes, those frightening, yet magnificent wonders of the world. Jon Chad, weaves a plot into this one, and … Continue reading
Katana at Super Hero High DC Super Hero High Girls, Book #4 By Lisa Yee ISBN: 9781101940686 Author Website: http://www.lisayee.com/ Brought to you by OBS reviewer Caro Synopsis: Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls(TM)–the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all … Continue reading
Science Comics: Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared By Alison Wilcus, Molly Brooks ISBN 978-1-62672-139-5 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: The latest installment of Science Comics – Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared takes the series to new heights (literarily and figuratively). This volume … Continue reading
The Amazingly Crafty Cat By Cherise Mericle Harper ISBN 978-1-62762-468-0 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review The Amazingly Crafty Cat is first and foremost a young female reader’s graphic novel about solving problems by doing crafts. It even includes its own craft section at the end … Continue reading
The Nameless City The Nameless City Trilogy, Book #1 By Faith Erin Hicks ISBN 978-1-62672-157-9 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review The first of what seems to be an enchanting trilogy, The Nameless City, is an engrossing, well written and drawn piece that delivers high adventure, … Continue reading
The Human Body Theater By Maris Wicks ISBN13: 9781596439290 Brought to you by OBS reviewer Scott Review The Human Body Theater by Maris Wicks is what Will Eisner would refer to as Educational Graphic Media. It’s a Graphic Novel, but one designed to teach and instruct, rather than tell a tale. … Continue reading
Star Scouts By Mike Lawrence ISBN 978-1-62672-280-4 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: Star Scouts by Mike Lawrence is a heart-warming tale of an intergalactic misfit scouting group at the Star Scout Andromeda Camp, where competition and humanism play out. A universe in which the badges you … Continue reading
Animal Crackers: Circus Mayhem Scott Christian Sava, Mike Holmes, Hillary Sycamore ISBN: 978-1-62672-504-1 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: Animal Crackers: Circus Mayhem starts innocuously with young Owen’s unwanted trip to the circus and quickly spirals out of control as more and more of the zany circus … Continue reading
California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot before the Mamas and the Papas Penelope Bagieu ISBN 978-1-62672-546-1 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: The Mamas and the Papas were a musical phenomenon of the sixties and it was the song California Dreamin’ that propelled them to the charts. Enter the … Continue reading
Decelerate Blue By Adam Rapp & Mike Cavallaro ISBN 978-1-59643-109-6 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review “In a hyperkinetic future, the ultimate act of rebellion is slowing down” – Decelerate Blue Cover Blurb Angela’s story, Decelerate Blue, is definitely that one of a few, handful of … Continue reading
The Demon: Volume 2 Book 2 of The Demon Quartet By Jason Shiga ISBN 978-1-62672-453-2 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Synopsis: The OSS is after Jimmy, and they’re planning on using his daughter to catch him. But Jimmy will tear the world apart to keep his daughter safe. … Continue reading
Artemis: Wild Goddess of the Hunt The Olympians, Book #9 By George O’Connor ISBN 978-1-62762-552=2 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: After Apollo: The Brilliant One, it comes as no surprise that George O’Connor would move to Apollo’s sister Artemis: The Goddess of the Hunt; it is … Continue reading
When You’re Feeling Sick By Coy Bowles (Illustrated by Andy Elkerton) ISBN#9780399552861 Author Website: Coybowles.com Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Daniele Synopsis: This laugh-out-loud picture book from Coy Bowles, guitarist for the Grammy Award winning Zac Brown Band, will have sick kids feeling better in no time! Sneezing? … Continue reading
The Rescue The Last Man, Vol. 6 By Balak, Sanlaville, Vive̒s ISBN: 978-1-62672-051-0 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: It is with fever pitched action, fisticuffs and gun-battles that draws the first arc of The Last Man to a close. Needless to say the stakes have never … Continue reading
Quirk’s Quest: Into the Outlands By Robert Christie and Deborah Lang ISBN 978-1-52672-233-0 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: Captain Quirk is out for King and Country as he is charted to explore the ‘unknown regions’ that ply the lands surrounding his home. Quirk’s Quest: Into … Continue reading
Paths and Portals The Secret Coders, Book #2 By Gene Luan Han and Mike Holmes ISBN 978-0-9906031-0-8 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: Warning: This book does not stand on its own. It requires you to have read the previous book The Secret Coders, and is … Continue reading
Friends is Friends By Greg Cook ISBN 978-1-59643-105-8 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: Friends is Friends is a stark look at how friendships form, bloom, are rekindled, die and reborn. Anthropomorphized characters, in the form of elephants, pigs, and the like speak of a bygone age … Continue reading
Ogres Awake By James Sturm ISBN 978-1-59643-653-4 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: Any graphic novel that includes a “How to draw the characters” section earns brownie points in my books. Ogres Awake by James Sturm, just happens to have that and more. A whimsical flight of … Continue reading
Nobody Likes a Goblin By Ben Hatke ISBN 978-1-62672-081-7 Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Review: A whimsical fantasy tale, Nobody Likes a Goblin, flourishes in the glut of children’s (and adults) graphic novels. Incredibly well written and beautifully drawn, it is sure to invite the reader in … Continue reading
Hippopotamister By John Patrick Green http://www.johngreenart.com Brought to you by OBS Reviewer Scott Synopsis: The zoo isn’t what it used to be. It’s run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make … Continue reading
