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Sketch Monsters Book 1: Escape of the Scribbles
Eight-year-old Mandy isn't what you'd call an emotional child. Whether at her own surprise birthday party, scoring the winning goal, or being stung by a bee, Mandy doesn't show her feelings. Instead she draws them as MONSTERS in her sketchbook But one day her emotions run wild and those monsters escape Mandy's only help catching them is an eccentric monster named Happster,...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
November 1st 2011
by Oni Press
(first published October 25th 2011)
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Mar 25, 2012
Elisandra Franzmann
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Reviewed on 03/19/2012
This story is cute and sweet and a little scary, but not much.
Mandy is a girl that never shows any emotion.
Then her big sister goes away. Mandy loves her sister deeply and is suffering with this, but her face remains flat as an ironing board. So, so sad, right?
Her sister gives her a drawing book as a goodbye gift, so that Mandy could put there all her feelings, memories and whatever crosses her mind.
Mandy loved her gift and spent all her day drawing monsters on it. Monst...more
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Mandy is your average typical girl, but she doesn’t like showing her emotions. Instead she draws them out in the sketchbook her sister gave her. Then one day...the sketches come to life! And they’re creating havoc all around around the neighborhood. What can Mandy do? With the help of one of the sketches Mandy begins to capture the escaped creations and come to term with her emotions.
This is a charming little story and I think it has a good purpose for getting kids to t...more
Mandy is your average typical girl, but she doesn’t like showing her emotions. Instead she draws them out in the sketchbook her sister gave her. Then one day...the sketches come to life! And they’re creating havoc all around around the neighborhood. What can Mandy do? With the help of one of the sketches Mandy begins to capture the escaped creations and come to term with her emotions.
This is a charming little story and I think it has a good purpose for getting kids to t...more
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Oct 26, 2011
Risa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
7-10 year olds
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Mandy is an eight-year old who has trouble expressing her emotions, no matter if circumstances are happy, joyful, sad or painful. The day Mandy's sister leaves home for higher studies, she gives Mandy a sketch book. No sooner does her sister leave than the little girl heads over to her favourite spot and sketches a whole lot of monsters. Later, in the night, Mandy finds that her monsters are missing. What happens next is this little girl's journey to learning how to express whatever she feels wi...more
The story is a character education/psychological story about the importance of expressing one's emotions. This little gal uses sketches to expose her emotions which are visualized as monsters and run loose when not expressed freely and reasonably. While the story feels a little didactic, the illustrations are fun and the message a good one.
I would recommend using this one as a spark in creative writing lessons and as an introduction to the value of journalling. I imagine this book's ultimate st...more
I would recommend using this one as a spark in creative writing lessons and as an introduction to the value of journalling. I imagine this book's ultimate st...more
ARC provided by NetGalley
Mandy is a closed-off little girl who doesn't show her feelings. When her sister leaves for school, she gives Mandy a sketchbook. Mandy fills it with drawings of monsters, but they get out and wreak havoc on the town. Only when Mandy can show an emotion will the corresponding monster be contained.
This is a unique book with its message of "don't keep feelings in." I like how Mandy was able to draw her feelings and didn't care what her monsters looked like. The escaped mo...more
Mandy is a closed-off little girl who doesn't show her feelings. When her sister leaves for school, she gives Mandy a sketchbook. Mandy fills it with drawings of monsters, but they get out and wreak havoc on the town. Only when Mandy can show an emotion will the corresponding monster be contained.
This is a unique book with its message of "don't keep feelings in." I like how Mandy was able to draw her feelings and didn't care what her monsters looked like. The escaped mo...more
Mandy learns to emote in order to get the monsters she drew back on the pages of her sketchbook and out of her world where they're wreaking havoc. More style than substance, I found the message a little heavy handed, but can see the appeal for shy or withdrawn children or simply to open a discussion about emotions and appropriate ways to express them.
I should have read the synopsis closer before starting this graphic novel because it was not at all what I was expecting. Although it teaches the lesson that it's okay to show emotions, it feels a little heavy-handed and preachy, and it's hard to believe Mandy goes through quite the change of heart that she does.
Love the illustrations in this book, the monsters are awesome. I love that the monters use all different mediums. The monsters that Mandy draws in her sketchbook escape. Mandy must express her feelings to get the monsters back into the book. A little messagey but still fun.
A girl learns to express her feelings when the monsters she draws come out of her notebook, refusing to leave until she shows her emotions toward each one. Might be nice for bibliotherapy, but I was annoyed the entire time by the preachy and obvious message.
A lesson in learning to express your emotions in a very cute, very accessible manner. I love the first page spread where you can just hear the monotone in her voice!
I just love reading graph novels like this one. :D I know it kids stuff but what the hell right?
V. cute. A young girl draws her emotions in a sketchbook and one day they escape.
A very interesting way to treat the subject of feelings. Original and fun!
Sweet, pleasant comic about expressing your emotions.
Uh-dorable.
May 10, 2013
Nick
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