Varon, Sara Sweater
Weather, GRAPHIC NOVEL. First Second, 2016. $19.99. Content:
Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G Violence: G
This graphic novel is a collection of short stories by the
author/illustrator. Each short story is preceded by a little explanation of why it was
drawn, when, and tidbits from the authors life. Some of the stories are very
cute, like a rabbit and a turtle hiding inside the turtle’s shell on a cold
day. Others were confusing. There were also pages of paper dolls and a whole
section of illustrated journal. The illustrations use pink or blue and white color schemes.
This felt more like a personal book for the author to keep as
early career memories or would be appreciated by someone who was a fan of the
author. I wouldn’t purchase this for a school library because of that. The
cover is cute and appealing as are the characters inside but it was kind of
plain for my taste in illustrations. The journal portion is more the day to day
life of an adult, nothing inappropriate, just very uninteresting for a young
reader. If I am going to add a graphic novel to my library collection, it
better be top notch stellar, because I am constantly having to defend their
checkout to parents and teachers with a dated mindset, so I will have to pass
on this one.
MS –NO Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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