Known for some killer Poetry Friday posts over at her blog, Writing and Ruminating, Kelly Fineman is a children’s writer and poet, as well as a Nerdfighter Extraordinaire, as she was recently dubbed by John Green. In addition to interviewing authors and posting a whole array of info and resources about poetry, Kelly also reviews children’s books, from the classic to the cutting-edge.
Her review of The Professor’s Daughter, written by Joann Sfar and illustrated by Emmanuel Guibert, provides readers with just a taste of the atmospheric sepia-toned artwork and witty dialogue that gives this Cybils Graphic Novel nominee a unique flavor.
In this book, a seemingly innocent outing by a Victorian girl and a mummy "leads to the start of a romance, as well as the beginning of a crime novel"–read the full review here.
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