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60 ratings, 4.15 average rating, 13 reviews
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published
September 7th 2005
by Top Shelf Productions
binding
Paperback, 144 pages
isbn
1891830503
(isbn13: 9781891830501)
description
With an ensemble cast straight from a box of Animal Crackers, this is a delightful tale of ambition, morality, and self-discovery drawn in a decidedly...more
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Read in November, 2007
Kind of a mess, but pretty fun. Just like childhood. Overall, I'd probably give childhood about three stars out of five, so I'd say this all works out.
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My freshman effort. I like a lot about it, but I shudder and cringe every time I accidentally open it up. Although... I do miss the characters and hope to revisit them before I die.
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i like this book alot with an elephant and his friends
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Read in January, 2005
recommends it for:
everyone, adults, kids, nerds
you know when you were a kid and you had all those awesome books full of great illustrations of animal homes, secret forts, grand adventures and mystery solvin all done by adorable animals who live in some magic town? and you'd get hot chocolate and sit in the livingroom and just stare at hte illustrations for hours, looking at all the secret cubby holes and crooked little houses? Renier's book makes me want to erase the last 20 years of my life so I could start over as a five year old, sitting ...more
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Read in July, 2007
This is a fun graphic novel, but I found it lacking in some respects. Parts of it really shine -- moments of awkwardness between the teenage animals in the book (an elephant named Turnip, a rabbit named Ana, an ambitious and popular dog named Stucky), occasional wild flights of imagination -- but overall I found that the plot was needlessly confused, and I often felt that there was too much information and too much action packed into very small panels. So I didn't feel it was a wholly successful...more
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Read in February, 2007
recommends it for:
people who like indie culture, food, children, or any combination of all of the above.
from my blog"OH! this is the thing i really wanted to tell you about. i just finished reading this book, aaron renier’s spiral bound. i would like to recommend it to everyone, as, i imagine, would the author. it’s a deliciously drawn graphic novel with a fantastic group of characters, and an impeccable storyline. please, please, try to find a copy. especially if you like indie culture, or food, or children, or any combination of all of the above. or vegetables. no, not vegetables, anthr...more
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Read in March, 2008
A group of teenagers find outlets for artistic expression and solve a mystery a uniquely whimsical world. The art is too busy on most pages, which diminishes the effect the truly fantastic double-page vistas, but overall, a unique story delightfully told with good design and solid art.
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Read in March, 2008
Cute and very funny. My only fault with it was that it was a little bit busy at times, and was sort of tiring to read. This was negated by the cuteness factor, however, and I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys comics.
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oh my goodness, this is a wonderful story, and the characters (elephant, bunny, dog, and mouse, to name a few) were so cute. this is good for kiddos and adults.
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this book is so fucking cute. SO. FUCKING. CUTE. it's good to read when you're depressed & need some reminder that life isn't always horrible all the fucking time.
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This book is great! It is really cute and the drawings are incredible. I think everyone should buy a copy!
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Read in January, 2008
Do you like cute animal friends, punk rock, and crushes? Oh, do read this fun tale!
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