It's Open Mic Night at the Story Zoo and the dogs are up to tell their tales in this hilarious graphic novel for young readers.
DAN BAR-EL is an award-winning children's author, educator and
storyteller who has published chapter books, picture books, and
graphic novels. Over the past twenty-one years, he has worked with
children ages 3 to 13 as a school age childcare provider, a
preschool teacher, a creative drama and a creative writing teacher.
Dan is the author of Audrey (Cow), It's Great Being a Dad and Nine
Words Max. He lives in Vancouver with Dominique, and Sasha, the
best cat in the known universe. The author lives in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Classically educated and poorly socialized,VICKI NERINOlikes to
make a mess of things like comics, illustrations and paintings.
Vicki appreciates visual dirt and noise, but shshsshhh be quiet,
please. She smears paint with her fingers and scratchs ink off with
her nails, but holy smokes does she ever clean up nice. She has a
thing about tigers.Dog Night at the Story Zoois her first book for
kids.Vicki Nerino lives in Toronto, Ontario.
One of CCBC’S Best Books for Kids & Teens (2018)
“If ever there was a graphic novel geared toward young readers just
begging to be made into a movie, this might be it.” --Vancouver
Sun
"Perfect for young readers wanting to try a graphic novel and will
be enjoyed by reluctant readers and avid readers alike." --Calgary
Herald
PRAISE FOR Audrey (Cow):
"Move aside Wilbur and Babe. There's a new farmyard hero in town,
and she has no desire to end up hamburger. In a
multiple-perspective, documentary-like format, each animal tells
its part of the story with terrific humor and personality. ...the
many voices make the book an ideal read-aloud for a classroom and
ideal fodder for readers' theatre. Bar-el is also unafraid to
engage in truly lovely descriptive writing. Part Great Escape, part
Hatchet, part Charlotte's Web, all wonderful."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"...[a] cleverly constructed story.... Bar-el creates a humorous
chorus of perspectives, temperaments, dialects, and cadences.....
Thoroughly charming...."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Animal Farm meets The Great Escape.... Bar-el manages to gently
and thoughtfully introduce kids to the concept of the abattoir
while also underscoring that a farm's very purpose is producing
food. At its heart, Audrey (Cow) encourages kids to think even as
it entertains - the mark of wonderful children's literature."
--Quill and Quire, Starred Review
"This is no simple farm story; it is a powerful tale that takes a
philosophical stance against today's meat industry. Written in
transcripts of interviews from the perspective of various animal
and human characters, the book emphasizes the emotional reactions
of those surrounding Audrey. These monologues give readers the
opportunity to discern different perspectives about the same
events. Readers must make conclusions and predictions about the
events, weighing the relative reliability of the various narrators.
A unique approach to a sensitive topic."
--School Library Journal, Starred Review
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