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The Unsinkable Walker Bean (2010)

by Aaron Renier(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1596434538 (ISBN13: 9781596434530)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

First Second

review 1: A fun fantasy read with pirates, elder-sea-witches and nautical adventure. This was really aimed at 9-13 year old kids, but I picked it up on a whim and enjoyed it. The art reminds me a bit of Sergio Aragones; the style is busy and colorful. I like that Walker Bean, our main character, is a young boy who cries a lot. He cries out of fear, out of sadness and sometimes in sheer anger. If nothing else, that's pretty refreshing. The story does a good job of encouraging exploration, code-making and art in kids.
review 2: Getting in some summer reading books before the fair. I did like Walker Bean alright, but I was confused at a few plot points. Reading others reviews, I was glad to see I am not alone. It is a fast graphic novel, but suffers from what some action... more/adventure stories and movies do - skip over some points to keep things moving. Hopefully a boy would spend a few hours in this during vacation if the alternative is this or nothing. I did like the color art work all throughout the book. less

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