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CM . . .
. Volume XXI Number 27. . . .March 20, 2015
excerpt: Anouk Ricard�s Anna & Froga: Thrills, Spills, and Gooseberries is a wonderful graphic book that encompasses a series of comic strips starring a little girl named Anna and her animal friends, Froga, Ron, Christopher and Bubu. In this series, stories include: �Bubu�s Vacation�, �Froga�s Garden�, �Maestro Bubu�, �The Fair�, �Rainy Day Games�, and �Sick Day�. One of my all time favourite strips can be found in �Froga�s Garden� and is aptly named �The Cabbage�:
The entire book is filled with amazing comics like this that will really resonate with children. I especially liked the characters� dialogue because it is simple and witty. Children of all ages will like Ricard�s dry humour and punch lines. Young readers who are fans of joke books in particular will really get a kick out of this book. But for me, the heart of Anna & Froga: Thrills, Spills, and Gooseberries is found in the illustrations. Ricard�s comics are bright and colourful and will catch the attention of readers both young and old. I particularly liked the fact that Ricard blended the comic strip genre with that of the picture book to create a wonderful reading experience for children of all ages. Highly Recommended. Teresa Iaizzo is a Senior Library Assistant with the Toronto Public Library.
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