The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley
Once upon a time I heard of a book called The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley. At first I did not realize it was to be the first book in a series, but later I saw Volume one after the words The Dog Knight. And I should have realized that it was a series as it ends on an open but also “end of this chapter of the story” note. The author is that of the graphic novel series School for Extraterrestrial Girls. I was […]
Robin’s Worlds by Rainie Oet
The Robin of this story is a nonbinary child who is living with their uncle. And while there is reference to the mother in a few places, most noticeably at the end of the story, we never really know why Robin is not with their parents. Due to the way things are set up, I am assuming we must assume the mother passed away and the mystical journey that Robin takes on their birthday to another world is one of coming to terms with this […]
The Pebble: An Allegory of the Holocaust by Marius Marcinkevičius
The Pebble: An Allegory of the Holocaust by Marius Marcinkevičius, illustrated by Inga Dagilė and translated by Jura Avizienis is a clever telling of the Holocaust story via one child’s experiences. We follow a child from inside to the ghetto, to the day they leave and do not return. The mystical element might be assumed “real” and therefore, having a younger child missing the metaphor, but older readers/children and adults will appreciate it. The artwork is sparse, but creates a tone that allows the realism […]
Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding by Maia Kobabe and Sarah Peitzmeier
I will start my review of Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding with I am a cisgender female who has never experienced the body dysmorphia the people interviewed in this book have experienced/are experiencing. I understand disliking one’s body and the emotional results that can create, as I have had my own issues with body love, but I cannot understand the depth that impact can take on one when it is not only not “right” by not only “looking wrong”, but also is the wrong gender […]
Gray by Laura Dockrill
Gwendolyn and the Light: A Picture Book by Susan Yoon
Picture books are fun, but are hard books to write reviews about. There are usually only a few hundred words (at best) and the stories short enough that to give a description of things means you told the whole book. Recently I found two books that I enjoyed, but I am not saying, “OMG BEST BOOKS EVER” about. They are cozy, their audiences are people who like a softer toned, but strong read. Please read on to learn more about them… The picture book Gray […]
Friends of Dorothy: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Icons by Anthony Uzarowski
The biographies of people included in Friends of Dorothy: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Icons starts with Dorothy herself, Judy Garland, and each person who follows has become an icon for the queer community. Garland would have gay men of her era take her name for a code, “Are you a friend of Dorothy?” Meaning, were you gay. This was during a time when their open representation of who they were could have dire consequences to their military career, jobs and safety. Rumor had it that […]
