Description
| Product ID: | 9781592702930 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | When You Look Up |
| Authors: | Author: Decur, Chloe Garcia Roberts |
| Page Count: | 184 |
| Subjects: | Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Graphic novels, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ★ A New York Times Best Children''s Book of 2020 Visually stunning, tactile, and mesmerizing, this graphic novel is a debut at the summit from a self-taught Argentinian visionary. Lorenzo isn’t happy about moving. But in his new room, he finds an old desk with what seems likes hundreds of drawers. Each even has its own smell! Deep inside the desk, he finds a book and begins to read. When he looks up, he sees all kinds of curious things. Has the book come to life? Or is it something else? This is a graphic novel about observation, imagination, and the many incredible lenses through which everyday experience might be perceived if you read. ? A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2020? Gold Medalist in the 2021 Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition? A 2021 Eisner Award Nominee for Best U.S. Edition of International Material? A 2021 Eisner Award Nominee for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)Visually stunning, tactile, and mesmerizing, this graphic novel is a debut at the summit from a self-taught Argentinian visionary. Lorenzo isn’t happy about moving. But in his new room, he finds an old desk with what seems likes hundreds of drawers. Each even has its own smell! Deep inside the desk, he finds a book and begins to read. When he looks up, he sees all kinds of curious things. Has the book come to life? Or is it something else? This is a graphic novel about observation, imagination, and the many incredible lenses through which everyday experience might be perceived if you read. Guillermo Decurgez, “Decur,” was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1981. He is a self-taught cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of Merci!, Pipí cucú, Semillas 1, and Mi cajón favorito. His work has been published in the newspapers La Nación and La Posta Hoy, and in the magazines Orsai, Fierro, free lyrics, Ineditadas, and Ñ. He has also illustrated “Cents del globe 3,” the board game “The Switcher,” the “Mrs. Holle” stories, “El poroto mágico,” “The almost perfect crime,” and “Ivan, the Fool.” His paintings have been exhibited in France, Spain, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, La Rioja, Buenos Aires, and Rosario. Decur’s English-language graphic novel debut, When You Look Up, will published in 2020 from Enchanted Lion Books. |
| Imprint Name: | Enchanted Lion Books |
| Publisher Name: | Enchanted Lion Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-07-16 |
