Join Kyra and her sisters as they fight the mysterious forces of the forest, and the challenges of drifting apart with age.Perfect for fans of The Babysitters Club graphic novels andtransitional readers aging out of Hilda.Harvey Award nominee for Best Book of 2022!”A magical, moving celebration of sisterly bonds.”Kirkus ReviewsA sweet story that explores the changing relationships between siblings wrapped in a beautiful fantasy world. A solid read both for those coping with puberty as well as with their younger siblings.School Library Journal “In swirling, bold-hued panels, animator Spaaij conjures a liminal space as Margot hovers on the brink of a mystical womanhood in this alluringly high-pitched drama.”Publishers Weekly”Beautiful, funny and atmospheric, using magic to capture the shifts in sibling dynamics as an eldest sister becomes a teenager. Full of personality and life.”Gillian Goerz, Author of the ‘Shirley and Jamila’ series”Its not often my kids fight over books but I had to referee turns over this, always the sign of an intriguing book right?”Kids Lit is Lit Frygea Forest… An ancient and mystical place where trolls lurk in the mossy spaces between tree trunks and changelings scamper about, causing mischief. A place that Kyra and her sisters Margot and Janna return to every year to spend the summer at their grandmas farm: roasting marshmallows, catching frogs and befriending tiny, grumpy root goblins.But this summer is different, and as teenage Margot drifts apart from her sisters, slamming doors and keeping secrets, Kyra starts to worry. When Margot is enticed into the woods by the mysterious figures in the mist, Kyra resolves to do everything in her power to save her sister from danger, even if that means facing the spooky forces within Frygea Forest with just her kid sister for help.In this lively coming-of-age graphic novel, youll never have to let go of the imagination that keeps you young. And if youre careful, and ever so quiet, you might spot a root goblin marching along the ground, or a glittering alf darting amongst the leaves…Readers ages 9-12 familar with Sorceline and the Hooky graphic novel will enjoy getting lost in the whimsical and witchy elements of this fantastical world brought to life by debut creatorMarlyn Spaaij.
About Artists & Writers:
Director-writer-storyboard artist Marlyn Spaaij is amongst the key creative professionals in the Dutch animation industry. She was storyboard supervisor on American Girls 2D series Wellie Wishers (2017) and storyboard artist on the 3D series of Chinese kids brand Dr. Panda (2018), as well as character animator on the 2D feature films Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) and Triple Trouble (2014), a.o. Currently Spaaij is directing her animated short Trouble in Mind (10), with support of the Dutch Film Fund and ARTE Germanys Nadja Dumouchel as script consultant. Spaaij is a graduate from the HKU. A key figure in the animation industry, Amsterdam-based Tnde Vollenbroek lives and breathes character-driven narratives. For the last 10 years shes been active in the field, currently as producer and co-owner of animation house Studio Pupil. Vollenbroek is also a curator at the Kaboom Animation Festival, former correspondent at the worlds top animation resource Cartoon Brew, and a two-time recipient of the Business Award at the Animation Production Day. She studied at the HKU Utrecht School of the Arts (2008-2012) and Animation Sans Frontires (2012-2013).