Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! (Toon)
by Geoffrey Hayes
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Author: Geoffrey HayesBrand: Baker and Taylor
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN: 0979923891
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Toon Books
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Book Review: Lush and warm
Summary: 4 Stars
The Francoise Mouly-edited Toon Books are among the best edited and conceived books in all of comics (regardless of genre). It's hard to think of a better introduction to the art form than these books, which cleverly disguise their pedagogic nature in the form of their stories. At their heart, these books are Comics 101 courses, carefully breaking down and isolating what makes comics successful and how to make this plain to anyone. Take the covers, for example. Great care is taken to indicate that this isn't simply another illustrated picture book, but rather something far more immersive. The word balloon attached to a character on the cover screams "comics!" and makes a new reader pause to try to figure out how word and image are interacting. Above the main illustration on the cover are a couple of panels depicting action, whetting the reader's appetite for the book's content and again letting them know that this is something different from what they're used to.
In the new BENNY AND PENNY book, Geoffrey Hayes once again manages to combine his delicate, feathery line with unusual page & panel composition along with an unerring sense of propulsiveness. The way he obviously manages to tap into his relationship growing up with his brother, deceased underground cartoonist Rory Hayes, gives the story a sense of verisimilitude that any children with siblings will instantly recognize. This story finds the pair going over the fence into the yard of a new neighbor in quest of Benny's missing pail. The sight gags and gentle humor of the story is fueled by the mutual love and mutual sense of aggravation that the brother and sister share for each other. They give each other a hard time one minute and are concerned for their welfare the next. Hayes' lush style will be instantly familiar to any child reading a comic for the first time, especially in the way he draws anthropomorphic animals as his characters. He uses that familiarity to go to town on the page, leading the reader's eye around the page at a near-whiplash pace. He even leads the eye entirely out of panels and into gutters, like the mysterious footprints of their new next-door neighbor.
THE BIG NO-NO! is kinetic and flowing, yet uses a warm palette and a number of decorative drawings that help draw the eye across the page. It nails sibling interaction and vividly creates a world that any young reader will relish visiting. It's remarkable in how well constructed it is, given that Hayes is not really experienced crafting long-form comics. The design of the book (simple and elegant) and the steady editorial hand of Mouly no doubt made it easy for him to adapt to a new form. The long-term effect of Toon Books won't be felt for quite some time, though one hopes it will encourage a new generation to read comics and continue to read comics throughout their lives.
Summary of Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! (Toon)
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award WinnerIn this Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner Benny and his sister Penny know it?s wrong to sneak into someone else?s backyard but their mysterious new neighbor ? or is it a monster? ? may be a thief. They go snooping and discover a lot about themselves and?a new friend.
Bestselling children?s artist Geoffrey Hayes enchants early readers with his charming and subtle storytelling. In this lively caper, the artist?s small-scale ice take on a large-scale issues with enormous comics mastery.
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