From the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets (“A triumph for the genre.”—Library Journal), a highly anticipated new graphic novel. Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale of Dodola and Zam, refugee child slaves bound to each other by chance, by circumstance, and by the love that grows between them. We follow them as their lives unfold together and apart; as they struggle to make a place for themselves in a world (not unlike our own) fueled by fear, lust, and greed; and as they discover the extraordinary depth—and frailty—of their connection. At once contemporary and timeless, Habibi gives us a love story of astounding resonance: a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam, and, most potently, the magic of storytelling.

Habibi

Thompson, Craig

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Pantheon

Good-bye, Chunky Rice

This here be the first ever “graphical novel book” by Craig Thompson. It was winnning a Harvey Award, no less. It documentates the once upon a time in our fishing village town and a short turtle lad name of Chunky, last name Rice. Mister Chunky Rice be living in the same rooming house likewise myself, only that boy be restless. Looking for something. And he puts hisself on my brother Chuck’s ship and boats out to sea to find it. Only he be departin’ from his bestest of all friends, his deer mouse, I mean, mouse deer chum Dandel. Now why in a whirl would someone leave beyond a buddy? Just what be that turtle lad searchings for? I said you best read the book to find out. Merle said, “Doot doot.”

Comics & Graphic Novels

Manga

Space Dumplins: A Graphic Novel

Highly acclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson's debut book for young readers about a plucky heroine on a mission to save her dad. For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around and do nothing. To get him back, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is vast and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad is in big, BIG trouble. With her father's life on the line, nothing is going to stop Violet from trying to rescue him and keep her family together. Visionary graphic novel creator Craig Thompson brings all of his wit, warmth, and humor to create a brilliantly drawn story for all ages. Set in a distant yet familiar future, Space Dumplins weaves themes of family, friendship, and loyalty into a grand space adventure filled with quirky aliens, awesome spaceships, and sharp commentary on our environmentally challenged world.

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Graphix

Highly acclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson's debut book for young readers about a plucky heroine on a mission to save her dad. For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around and do nothing. To get him back, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is vast and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad is in big, BIG trouble. With her father's life on the line, nothing is going to stop Violet from trying to rescue him and keep her family together. Visionary graphic novel creator Craig Thompson brings all of his wit, warmth, and humor to create a brilliantly drawn story for all ages. Set in a distant yet familiar future, Space Dumplins weaves themes of family, friendship, and loyalty into a grand space adventure filled with quirky aliens, awesome spaceships, and sharp commentary on our environmentally challenged world.

First UK publication for this modern classic 
'It's beautifully written and drawn, it's very poetic and very romantic. I highly recommend it.' ELENA FAVILLI 
'Moving, tender, beautifully drawn, painfully honest and probably the most important graphic novel since Jimmy Corrigan.' NEIL GAIMAN 
'Blankets is a classic in every genre it touches.' STEPHEN CHBOSKY, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower 
'One of the greatest love stories ever written and surely the best ever drawn.' JOSS WHEDON 
Wrapped in the snowfall of a blustery Midwestern winter, Blankets is the tale of two brothers growing up in rural isolation, and of the budding romance between two young lovers. A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith, Blankets is a profound and utterly beautiful work.

Blankets

Graphic Novels

Faber&Faber

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around and do nothing. To get him back, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is vast and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad is in big, BIG trouble. With her father's life on the line, nothing is going to stop Violet from trying to rescue him and keep her family together. Visionary graphic novel creator Craig Thompson brings all of his wit, warmth, and humor to create a brilliantly drawn story for all ages. Set in a distant yet familiar future, Space Dumplins weaves themes of family, friendship, and loyalty into a grand space adventure filled with quirky aliens, awesome spaceships, and sharp commentary on our environmentally challenged world.

Space Dumplins

Turtleback Books

Good-Bye, Chunky Rice

Fantasy

Bt Bound

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Loosely based on the author's life, chronicles Craig's journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way.

Blankets: An Illustrated Novel (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Have you ever experienced the beauty and serenity of a float trip down the Kaw (Kansas River)?  Seen and heard Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, Least Terns and other wildlife from a canoe or kayak?  Picnicked on a sandbar and learned about the Kaw and its environs from guest speakers?  Camped under a full moon on a sandbar in the Flint Hills?  Experienced a sunset at Kaw Point - a historically significant Lewis and Clark site in Kansas?  Craig Thompson has enjoyed many of these outdoor experiences on the Kaw and is eager to share one of the state’s best kept secrets.  Along the Kaw: A Journey Down the Kansas River is a book about a recreational and scenic journey down the Kansas River.  Through seventy-five color photographs, you will discover the wonders of the Kaw, the beauty of the Kaw, and people enjoying outdoor recreation on the Kaw. Many of the photographs are brought to life by comments from various people whose lives have been touched in some way by the Kaw.  Throughout the book, comments by thirty-nine contributing authors are paired with images of the natural Kaw and images of the recreational Kaw.  Many comments point to wildlife diversity and to recreational opportunities afforded by the river.  Other comments express feelings of isolation, getting away from the hustle and bustle of life, and the peace of mind the river brings naturally. Along the Kaw is in the class of illustrated photographic books that show the beauty of Kansas.  Thompson’s book is the first of its kind to cover the entire length of the Kaw - from Junction City to Kansas City, Kansas.  The chapter map sequence in the book follows the river from upstream to downstream direction (Upper to Middle to Lower Kaw). Upper Kaw      The first chapter covers the “Upper Kaw” from Junction City to Manhattan and contains images of the magnificent Flint Hills.  One page shows an image of people enjoying a campfire on a sandbar with the backdrop of the Flint Hills behind them.  Erlene Slingsby, whose comments were matched with this image, writes, “There is simply nothing more relaxing than sitting around the campfire, swapping stories with friends and sipping a hot drink.”  This chapter also has images of the beginning of the Kaw, a two page panoramic of the Flint Hills, fall scenery, Great Blue Heron fishing, and paddlers enjoying their journey down the river. Middle Kaw      The second chapter covers the “Middle Kaw” from Manhattan to Lecompton.  Images of paddlers floating by the Flint Hills and people sitting on a sand bank watching a full moon are some of the recreational highlights of this middle portion of the Kaw.  There is an image of paddlers exploring a limestone train bridge near Wamego.  Bill Cutler wrote, “Even on stretches of the river I’ve paddled many times, I always discover something new.”  Other parts of this chapter show beautiful images of the natural Kaw, with scenes like cottonwoods along a bank in early spring, a sandbar sculptured by wind and water, an ancient glacial rock island, a Bald Eagle soaring overhead, and a flock of American White Pelicans resting in a river channel. Lower Kaw      Finally in the third chapter, there are many images taken along the Kaw between Lecompton and Kansas City, with scenes of numerous paddlers on Friends of the Kaw fundraiser float trips, scenes of Jayhawk crew members rowing, and scenes of people enjoying recreational fishing.  Near the mouth of the river, there are scenes of the urban Kaw such as old steel girder bridges and paddlers floating by Kemper Arena.  In a downtown scene showing the skyline of Kansas City, Missouri, Doug Jensen wrote, “I live one mile down the river from Kaw Point in a loft in downtown Kansas City.  Since I have no backyard, the Kaw River has become my back yard.  I am on the water most every available night during the summer.”

Along The Kaw: A Journey Down the Kansas River

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Craig Thompson

Folger guides provide lively, authoritative surveys of important aspects of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English cultural history. Attractively illustrated with material from contemporary documents, the Guides are designed for the general reader and are particularly valuable as enrichment resources for courses in Renaissance history and literature.

Universities in Tudor England

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Associated Univ Pr

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Habibi

Good-bye, Chunky Rice

Space Dumplins: A Graphic Novel

Space Dumplins: A Graphic Novel

Blankets

Space Dumplins

Good-Bye, Chunky Rice

Blankets: An Illustrated Novel (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Along The Kaw: A Journey Down the Kansas River

Universities in Tudor England