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Blip!
Barnaby Richards
(Illustrator)
Description
Using the sparsest vocabulary, Barnaby Richards creates a visually stunning world explored by a robot whose language consists solely of the word Blip. As readers follow the robot's journey, they will delight in the surreal vistas and remarkable inhabitants of the planet, all while being gently guided through a heartfelt story of finding the familiar in an unfamiliar place.
Barnaby Richards lives in London, where he shares a studio with his wife Alice and their cat Mosca. He has been doodling pictures of his little robot in the margins of notebooks and the corners of pictures for many years. Barnaby was inspired to write Blip when he felt it was time his robot found a friend.
Product Details
Price
$12.95
$12.04
Publisher
Toon Books
Publish Date
September 20, 2016
Pages
40
Dimensions
9.1 X 6.1 X 0.3 inches | 0.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781935179986
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About the Author
Barnaby Richards lives in London, where he shares a studio with his wife Alice and their cat Mosca. He has been doodling pictures of his little robot in the margins of notebooks and the corners of pictures for many years. Barnaby was inspired to write Blip! when he felt it was time his robot found a friend.
Reviews
Blip! won a Golden Duck Award! The award honors the best in science fiction for children. "It's hard to imagine a better lesson in how to read the format. A sweet introduction to sequential art." - Kirkus Reviews "The robot's difficulties in connecting with the beings he encounters heightens the loneliness and strangeness of his journey, making the friendship he finally finds all the more rewarding." - Publishers Weekly "Engaging fantastical landscape and lively action." - Booklist "Blip! is a smart book that offers an engaging story as well as amazingly detailed artwork and an assortment of visual puzzles that are fun for adults and children alike to decode." - School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids "Blip! is a fantastic introduction to the sequential art of the graphic novel and it is also (as are all the books TOON publishes) a superb example of what founder Françoise Mouly started out to do in 2008 - create beginning readers with engaging illustrations and stories that are anything but boring." - Books 4 Your Kids "The simple yet engaging artwork does a wonderful job filling in the details." - Foreword Reviews "My little guy gets a huge kick out of this one, and I can't wait to share it with my storytime crew when I have my next Robot storytime." - Mom Read It
"It's hard to imagine a better lesson in how to read the format. A sweet introduction to sequential art." - Kirkus Reviews "The robot's difficulties in connecting with the beings he encounters heightens the loneliness and strangeness of his journey, making the friendship he finally finds all the more rewarding." - Publishers Weekly "Engaging fantastical landscape and lively action." - Booklist "Blip! is a smart book that offers an engaging story as well as amazingly detailed artwork and an assortment of visual puzzles that are fun for adults and children alike to decode." - School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids "Blip! is a fantastic introduction to the sequential art of the graphic novel and it is also (as are all the books TOON publishes) a superb example of what founder Françoise Mouly started out to do in 2008 - create beginning readers with engaging illustrations and stories that are anything but boring." - Books 4 Your Kids "The simple yet engaging artwork does a wonderful job filling in the details." - Foreword Reviews "My little guy gets a huge kick out of this one, and I can't wait to share it with my storytime crew when I have my next Robot storytime." - Mom Read It
"It's hard to imagine a better lesson in how to read the format. A sweet introduction to sequential art." - Kirkus Reviews "The robot's difficulties in connecting with the beings he encounters heightens the loneliness and strangeness of his journey, making the friendship he finally finds all the more rewarding." - Publishers Weekly "Engaging fantastical landscape and lively action." - Booklist "Blip! is a smart book that offers an engaging story as well as amazingly detailed artwork and an assortment of visual puzzles that are fun for adults and children alike to decode." - School Library Journal Good Comics for Kids "Blip! is a fantastic introduction to the sequential art of the graphic novel and it is also (as are all the books TOON publishes) a superb example of what founder Françoise Mouly started out to do in 2008 - create beginning readers with engaging illustrations and stories that are anything but boring." - Books 4 Your Kids "The simple yet engaging artwork does a wonderful job filling in the details." - Foreword Reviews "My little guy gets a huge kick out of this one, and I can't wait to share it with my storytime crew when I have my next Robot storytime." - Mom Read It
