Filled with activities Comics: Easy as ABC is a fun way for young readers to effortlessly and playfully start thinking like writers and artists. This simple guide is also aimed at parents teachers and librarians: all will enjoy learning the ABCs of this popular and rapidly growing medium.
Children kindergarten-age and up are shown how to use basic shapes to make faces eyes noses and design their own characters. Ivan Brunetti’s funny and incisive advice on the language of comics (panels lettering balloons and so much more) naturally leads budding artists and writers into thinking about their characters settings and prompts. A section with essential tips on how to read comics with young children rounds out the package. Featuring advice from master cartoonists and star authors— including Geoffrey Hayes Eleanor Davis Art Spiegelman and many others.