Characters in action

"The Knight, Edward the chubby horse, and of course the Magic Cartooning Elf are back for more fun, but this time they're sharing the stage with a host of new characters. In Adventures in Cartooning: Characters In Action you'll learn how to create your own kooky characters. And fresh...

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Main Authors: Sturm, James, 1965- (Author), Arnold, Andrew (Artist) (Author), Frederick-Frost, Alexis (Author)
Corporate Author: Center for Cartoon Studies (Creator), Roaring Brook Press.
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership, 2023
Edition: Expanded paperback edition.
Series: Adventures in cartooning Jr. ; 2.
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Summary: "The Knight, Edward the chubby horse, and of course the Magic Cartooning Elf are back for more fun, but this time they're sharing the stage with a host of new characters. In Adventures in Cartooning: Characters In Action you'll learn how to create your own kooky characters. And fresh faces are needed -- the famous director Otto Airs is making a movie, and he's invited everyone in the kingdom to audition! It's your chance to dream up boatloads of wacky characters to star in the film. Discover how body language and expression are used to tell a story, dress a wizard to the nines, and choose the perfect rogue robot. After following the heroes on their cartooning adventure, you'll be ready to create characters to star in your own comic book!"--
Physical Description: 111 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 19 x 26 cm
Audience: Reading age: 6-10 years
Grade level: 2-3
ISBN: 9781250839428
1250839424
Author Notes:

James Sturm is a cartoonist and cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies. His books include Off Season , Market Day , and The Golem's Mighty Swing .

Andrew Arnold is an author/illustrator and the editorial director of the graphic novel imprint HarperAlley. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and son.

When Alexis Frederick-Frost was little, he made a comic about a smelly sock. Now that he's an adult, he creates graphic novels like Adventures in Cartooning.