Publisher Comments:

Innovative cartoonist and renowned children's book artists from around the world have gathered to bring you the magic of fairy tales through the wonder of comics. The stories range from old favorites to new discoveries, from the profound to the silly. A treat for all ages, these picture stories unlock the enchanted door into the pleasures of books and reading!

Reviews:

"Regardless of their sources, though, all that's old is arrestingly new again in this delightfully eye- and imagination-stimulating collection. It's an extravagant treat for readers of all ages." ALA Booklist

"Sophisticated...children's literature and comics." Publishers Weekly

"Charmingly sophisticated....the collection hangs together brilliantly." Kirkus

"Brilliant.... Sensational.... This is a cool book." School Library Journal

"With all its downbeat wit, this playful book will prove a relief to all readers who are tired of reading fairy tales in which everything turns out happily ever after." New York Times

"Although this oversized volume of comic-strip folktales might at first glance seem to be an entry in the Stinky Cheese satire sweepstakes, it's actually too cool to make fun of anything, and its stories stand on their own for both comic and dramatic effect." Horn Book

Publisher Comments:

The second groundbreaking anthology from the New York Times best-selling team of Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly is here! The everyday world is turned upside down and the ordinary becomes extraordinary in this collection of the strangest tales. From Art Spiegelman's The Several Lives of Selby Sheldrake to Maurice Sendak's Cereal Baby Keller to Jules Feiffer's Trapped in a Comic Book, these stories are sure to entice any young reader. Also included are comics and features by Ian Falconer and David Sedaris, Paul Auster and Jacques de Loustal, Crockett Johnson, Richard McGuire, and Barbara McClintock, a puzzle by Lewis Trondheim, and make-your-own comic-book endpapers from Kaz. Little Lit Strange Stories for Strange Kids continues the tradition of bringing the pleasure of books and reading into the hands and minds of kids.

Reviews:

"The stories all possess a sharp intelligence and unique imagination, and the innovative use of an old format will entice both reluctant and enthusiastic readers to return again and again." School Library Journal

Once upon a time, picture books got parental approval and pulp comics were a sneaky pleasure. In this sequel to Little Lit, Spiegelman and Mouly create a hybrid of the two that may well appeal to oddballs of all ages....This compendium, with its stellar group of comix and picture-book literati, revels in its dark side and suggests that "strange kids" are the mainstream. Publishers Weekly