Real Kids. Good Books.
Our children are gorgeously diverse and they love a good read. At the heart of Real Kids/ Good Books are authors and illustrators who are building a new diverse canon, book by dazzling book.
Themes include: children of color, LGBTQ, adoption, special needs, math, science and writing. And of course there is also a mishmash of miscellany and reblogged tidbits that strike my fancy as they float by.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Kate
Very sincere reflection by Gene Luen Yang about the origins of Level Up.
Go to the image Source (wired.com’s geek dad blog) for a version that expands.
Level Up by Gene Luen Yang, art by Thien Pham (First Second, 2011).
Amazing artwork, right? Plus the set up for this story is a classic: a young Asian American man must choose between going to med school like his parents want or following his own dreams to become a star video game player.
Check out a preview of Level Up for yourself here. Do it. You won’t be disappointed.
(Image Source: thienisawesome.blogspot.com)
Level Up by Gene Luen Yang, art by Thien Pham (First Second, 2011).
Here’s what Gene Luen Yang says about Level Up himself:
How do you decide what to do with your life? This question took up much of my head space when I was in my late teens, and it’s also the central question of this book. This is video games vs. med school– a tale inspired by my brother (a medical doctor) and illustrated by my brother-in-cartooning Thien Pham (not a medical doctor).
(Source—Gene Yang’s site)
