By Christian Slade http://www.christianslade.com/
Published by Top Shelf Productions, Georgia, 2008
Book 1 ISBN978-1-891830-90-7
Book 2 ISBN978-1-60309010-0
Pen and Ink, pencil, black white
Annotation
A village of woodland people live with little Korgi dogs believing them to have magical powers. Ivy and her young Korgi "cub" wander out of the village and find an underground tribe of evil monsters.
Personal Reaction
This is a wordless book, which I found slightly relaxing. The illustrations are black and white pencil or ink and full of rich details. I prefer the second book over the first for a couple of reasons. It is more mature in its illustrations, the monsters seem more thought out and the plot has more action. I especially like the scene in book 2 when Ivy the fairy and her Korgi go into the alien spaceship and find tiny robots on shelves lining all the walls. Later, they come to life and attack! Surely a book about Korgis and fairy nome people isn't a real winner for older students in mass, but the ease of reading it and the richness of the illustrations and charicters might win the fans of fantasy, animal fiction and graphic novels. It might be a good choice for large populations of English learners and other special learning populations.
Children's Core Collection
Graphic Novel
Wordless book
Animal Fiction
Fantasy
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