Little Comics from Real Life
Drawn from real life, these tender and funnycomics about a youngboy named Lou are a joyful exploration of self-discovery and self-expression. This is a book for all ages and will be a sure hit with comics fans of Le Petit Nicolas, Charlie and Lola, Calvin & Hobbes and Peanuts.Meet Lou. Lou is many things: clever, creative, competitive, thoughtful, funny . . . and, most of all, FANTASTIC! He meets life’s ups and downs with courage, curiosity and a plucky openheartedness. He enjoys his own thoughts and solo company but is always ready todance, wrestle, wriggle, somersault and karate chop his way into his parents’ day (or night).With the sweetest touch and most expressive lines, Qin Leng perfectly captures the emotional essence of young childhood,while offering a celebration ofimaginative play and fantasy worlds.From his bedtime antics and rock ‘n’ roll moves, to his bathtub heroics and toilet musings,Lou will utterly charm readers of all ages.
About Artists & Writers:
QIN LENG has illustrated numerous picture books, magazines and book covers with publishers from around the world. Her recent picture books include the national bestseller Skinnamarink, One Elephant Went Out to Play and Peanut Butter and Jelly written by Sharon, Lois and Bram; and Trfle (Clover) by Nadine Robert, which won the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Award for Young Persons Literature Illustrated Books. She is also the illustrator of A Family Is a Family Is a Family written by Sara O’Leary and Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin, which was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and received the APALA Award for best picture book. She lives in Toronto with her husband and her son.