“Goodbye, Chunky Rice” by Craig Thompson (2004)

“Clunk.”

My occasional foray into graphic novels doesn’t disappoint, and I should really read some more. The stories they tell are no less important than those we get other ways, and it’s an unfortunate soul who dismisses them as such. Here’s one.

Chunky Rice is a small turtle who spends his days playing on the shore with his good friend, Dandel the mouse. But nothing can stay the same for ever, and the shy, quiet turtle must head off for pastures new to find out where he belongs. As t...