The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
Selected Book Details
- Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
- Release Date: September 2009
- Reading Level: Young Adult
- ISBN-10: 0810957302
- ISBN-13: 9780810957305
- List Price: $40.00
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryThe TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics is an unprecedented collection of the greatest comics for children, artfully compiled by two of the best-known creators in publishing and the field of comics--Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. This treasury created for young readers focuses on comic books, not strips, and contains humorous stories that range from a single-page to eight or even twenty-two pages, each complete and self-contained. The comics have been culled from the Golden Age of comic books, roughly the 1940s through the early 1960s, and feature the best examples of works by such renowned artists and writers as Carl Barks, John Stanley, Sheldon Mayer, Walt Kelly, Basil Wolverton, and George Carlson, among many, many others. Organizing the book into five categories (Hey, Kids!; Funny Animals; Fantasyland; Story Time!; and Wacky & Weird), Spiegelman and Mouly use their expertise in the area of comics to frame each category with an introductory essay, and provide brief biographies of the artists. The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics is essential reading for kids of all ages. . |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Full Circle
Rating:
Our kids like sharing their parents' pasts, and The TOON Treasury is another way of doing this. My expectations have been exceeded. When the cover was opened, silence ensued. I think that the matching of words to graphic deeds in comics is probably the best early reading program we will ever create. The same applies to Masterpiece Comics.
Cartoon Classics
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My adult son loved this book as he is a fan of classics and a fan of comics. This is like a history book of all those comics from the early days when everyone was buying them or reading them in the newspaper, maybe in the 40's and 50's.
Hey, kids! Comics!
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This oversized book reprints children's comic books from the 1940s and 1950s. Of course, nearly all comic books of the time period were aimed at children, but in this case it means comic books that are appropriate for the very youngest children. Almost all of the comics here could be classified as "humor" comics. There are many classic stories featuring well known characters like Donald Duck, Little Lulu and Dennis the Menace. But the real find is great stories featuring obscure characters like Intellectual Amos, Nutsy Squirrel, Supermouse and Burp the Twerp. This book puts the "treasure" in "treasury".
Cartoon book excellent
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Nostalgic for the comics of old? This book gets top marks for bringing back the best memories of childhood. The Barks and Kelly comics of the long past, especially, hit home. Fun comics that everyone from 6 to 96 could enjoy. Its lack of super duper musclebound silliness was especially appreciated. They just don't make comics like they used to. An especially enjoyable journey back into childhood.I hope there are sequels in the future. My most hearty recommendation.
Amazing Book--worth every penny.
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This book is a treasure. The title fits. I'm sure my grandson will love it--I peeked and had lovely memories!
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