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Luke on the Loose
by
Harry Bliss
“[A] fun romp, a child’s fantasy, and a great little easy-to-read comic that everyone can enjoy.” – Publishers Weekly
Luke looks on at the pigeons in Central Park, while Dad is lost in “boring Daddy talk,” and before you know it – Luke is on the Loose! He’s free as a bird, on a hilarious solo flight through New York City.
Harry Bliss, the renowned illustrator of many bests...more
Luke looks on at the pigeons in Central Park, while Dad is lost in “boring Daddy talk,” and before you know it – Luke is on the Loose! He’s free as a bird, on a hilarious solo flight through New York City.
Harry Bliss, the renowned illustrator of many bests...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
April 1st 2009
by TOON Books
(first published 2009)
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The TOON Book idea was simple. Produce books for early readers in a comic book format, as created by a variety of different author/illustrators. Cat in the Hat with speech bubbles, if you will. The problem? Children's authors often say that novels are easy and picture books are hard. I'd take that one step further. Picture books are hard but easy books are near impossible. To be truly great you have to reinvent the genre. Seuss did. Mo Willems certainly has with his Elephant and Piggie. And unti...more
"Luke On the Loose" is a cute illustrated book by Harry Bliss. The story has Luke going on a big adventure as he chases birds in the park. He ends up essentially dashing around town, causing funny chaos as he and the birds interrupt diners and engagements and other events.
The artwork is good and kid-friendly, and the story is one that most people will enjoy --regardless of age -- at least once. My son, who's 7, found it amusing, but he didn't really laugh out loud or anyth...more
The artwork is good and kid-friendly, and the story is one that most people will enjoy --regardless of age -- at least once. My son, who's 7, found it amusing, but he didn't really laugh out loud or anyth...more
I really like the idea of TOON books but have largely been disapointed by the ones that I've read so far. This one seemed better than the other two with more humour in the illustrations. In fact, the details of the pictures have a lot of story woven into them, making the text very simple (pages and pages of "YAAAA!"). One of my concerns is that the overall joke of the book of the comarison of child to pet ending with the child on a leash so that he can't chase the pigeons seems more...more
In this graphic novel for beginning readers, Luke gets away from his dad at a park and chases a long-suffering flock of pigeons all over NYC, causing much chaos. It reminds a bit of Once Upon a Banana by Armstrong but is not so madcap. This is fun but the illustrations are a bit flat, given the surreal nature of Luke's adventures (he achieves almost super-human feats of leaping and climbing). Still, a fine offering from the folks at TOON Books.
The Toon Books are early readers in comic-book format, and this is Harry Bliss's first comic book story. I must say, he does it very well! There are lots of visual jokes in the background for discerning readers, but the main story is simple enough to entertain beginning readers (Luke decides to chase pigeons and ends up running all over NYC). Would be fun to pair with "Knuffle Bunny" just for the location.
The blurb says he goes on a "hilarious" trip through New York. The only part I found remotely amusing was the cartoon bubble above the dad's head saying "boring dad talk".
I know it's a kids comic and you have to make them simple. But this one was simply dull. You know it's a bad book if the high light is a girl dropping her ice cream cone.
I know it's a kids comic and you have to make them simple. But this one was simply dull. You know it's a bad book if the high light is a girl dropping her ice cream cone.
A boy, bored with the grown up conversation of his dad, chases pigeons all across New York City. Pictures a wide variety of people (main character is African American, and also includes Sikh, Jewish, and other characters depicted among the NYC denizens. Funny dialogue and colorful depictions of NYC make for a fun and easy read.
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Luke doesn't want to listen to his dad's boring adult talk. He'd rather chase pigeons through the city. He chaos running across a busy street traffic, interrupting an engagement and storming the Brooklyn Bridge. The firefighters help him get down from the pigeon coop. Consequently Luke is kept on a short lease from that point.
This is a cute little story about a little boy named Luke who runs after pigeons. He runs and runs after them, forgetting about the rest of the world. This book would appeal to the recommended age group (grades K-2). There are lots of fun and silly illustrations.
This is a graphic novel for an early reader. There are very few words in this 32 page, full-color book. Try it with reluctant readers. They will appreciate the slapstick humor. A boy in New York City singlemindedly chases pigeons.
Harry Bliss + TOON Books = awesomeness. I gave it one less star because I just wasn't all that crazy about the conclusion (don't want to spoil it). On the other hand, the squirrel declaring "This kid is nuts!" was hilarious...
Nick loves comic books. It was nice to find one he could read himself with minimal assistance. Nick and Zoe both thought the story and pictures were laugh-out-loud funny, worthy of repeat readings.
Kids might like this book because of it's comic format. Simple story with little text about a boy who chases pigeons all over the city while the dad searches for him frantically. Onomatopoeia.
Cute easy graphic novel. Young boy escapes and runs through the (NY?) city chasing pigeons. Panels, noise sounds, cute. Another candidate for an EZ GN section. ;)
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Luke gets away from his father at the park and has an adventure. Graphic novel type reader but catalogued graphic novel. AR 1.4
My kids have really enjoyed this offering from Toon Books. Good intro to the comic style of writing.
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Such fun to read! Luke chases the pigeons, wreaking havoc throughout the city.
The illustrations in this book are phenomenal and they need to be to show the audience all of the reactions to Luke running loose through the city. The dialogue is simple and the pictures tell more than enough, making it a great graphic novel for younger readers.
An interesting yet, for me, a tad overated entry to the graphic novel genre. Reviews for this book made me pick it up but there was really nothing distinctive about it. It does have a tone to it that adults would probably enjoy more than kids. The audience that it is intended for will probably not get many of the jokes and visual gags presented. An O.K. book overall.
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Harry Bliss grew up in upstate New York in a family of successful painters and illustrators, so it wasn’t any surprise that he, too, went on to study painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and illustration at the University of the Arts and Syracuse University. He has illustrated numerous book covers and is a cartoonist and cover artist for THE NEW YORKER magazine. In the tradition o...more
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