adam and dog
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the relationship between adam and the dog was portrayed in such a beautiful way. the animation was also really gorgeous and the use of light was amazing
the story about the dog of eden. what happened in those first days of creation that made man and dog so inseparable? the dog, as he lives through this curious world, encounters a strange creature; a human being named adam - and with that discovers a new found connection to the world .
... and now for
a boy and his dog
, just to round things out .
madison mega - mara... : # 14 the inquisitor' s tale by adam gidwitz
dog explores eden alone curiously exploring creatures and plant life alike. he then meets a creature that approaches and bonds with him - he meets adam. they venture together through this paradise inseparably until an indirect threat to their bond emerges: eve. with this new arrival, dog struggles to keep their connection close despite distance, hardships, and unspoken emotions leading to whatever end. he will not fail to be adam' s best friend .
in the u. s. , a country founded on religious faith, we like stories about righteous characters with well - defined moral values operating within clearly delineated paths of good versus evil, of right and wrong. enter minkyu lee and his oscar nominated film, adam and dog, a film about the first days of creation in the garden of eden and how dog befriended and became inseparable from adam. a beautiful, traditionally animated 2d film, adam and dog delves into the most fundamental biblical themes in subtle, gentle tones. i recently had a chance to talk to minkyu about the making of his film, the challenges of both directing and producing at the same time and his thoughts on how people will view the religious foundation of the story .
in semi - alternating chapters, the narrative voice switches from the somewhat detached third - person (adam’s chapters) to a more natural first - person (the dog’s), and readers are treated to the humble story of a pit bull (aptly named chance) redeemed. once a fighter in a dog ring, chance gleefully embraces his brief stretch of freedom as a street hound (delectable smells abound! other dogs’ crotches to sniff! poles to pee on everywhere !) before suddenly being recaptured and sent to the pound. when adam rescues chance from certain death as a favor to one of the homeless shelter’s regulars, adam’s and the dog’s fates are irrevocably intertwined. and thank goodness for that .
dog walks eden. then one day he meets a strange creature, adam. side by side, they spend their days in the flourishing garden, and become inseparable companions - until a new creature arrives: eve. after meeting this new companion, who is similar to him, adam neglects dog. but after the fall of man, when the two humans must leave the garden, he consorts with them into the realm of hardship .
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“sometimes, it turns out, the most important decisions in life are made by your dog. ”
in the enchanting and delightful garden of eden, a solitary dog wanders the unspoiled landscape inconspicuously. and then, unexpectedly, the little dog encounters god' s newest creation, the human adam, and intrigued, interacts with him and soon befriends him. however, as the two companions explore the wonders of the magnificent and lush garden, the red - haired eve is introduced to this world, disrupting the fine balance of things .
instead of giving chance back to the pound like he had planned, adam begrudgingly keeps him. the more he communes with the dog, the kinder and more generous a person he becomes. soon, he' s turning over all sorts of new leaves in an attempt to become
a better person .
despite a sometimes predictable and tidy plotline, one good dog is rewarding - - - and that' s mostly thanks to chance. readers (especially fans of marley & me) will adore his spunky personality and root for his (and ultimately adam' s) rehabilitation. in the end, wilson' s uncanny channeling of this scrappy misunderstood dog with a heart of gold strikes just the right chord to overshadow any of the book' s shortcomings .
' adam and dog' took me by complete surprise. i had heard and seen very little about the short film on the internet. the parts i had seen were simply short clips or conceptual drawings of various vistas and maybe one or two pictures of adam or of dog. all of these had piqued my interest, but i ended up forgetting about the film... ... until now. once it was released, my anticipation grew again, and i finally managed to see it. i was completely blown away. the sheer amount of emotion and beauty that you find in this film is breathtaking. minkyu lee and his team of animators sidestep the usual difficulties of animation and have created something so effective, it feels like something disney could have made. the story is simply, which is why it works on so many levels. the animation is spectacular and beautiful. there is nothing that takes you out of the world that' s created by the film. everything has a purpose and a drive, and you can feel that when you watch it. so, if you haven' t seen' adam and dog' yet, buy it and watch it immediately .
let’s change subjects. dog is man' s best friend. i think the people’s love for dogs is pretty ubiquitous in every culture. wherever there are people there are dogs. the variety of dogs you find today is tremendous. you chose to use a fairly non - descript, simple dog…
ml: that’s a really good a question as well. i tried different types of dogs in the beginning. i thought, maybe it’s a great dane, maybe it’s a german shepherd or a saint bernard. but here’s the reason why i chose a black mutt, kind of a scrawny, in my mind, a dumpster dog. when i think of eden, i think of adam experiencing all the animals, like i show in the film, peacocks and butterflies, beautiful, magnificent, wondrous looking animals. compared to the other animals, i wanted the dog to look like a bland creature. nothing in terms of the color, nothing that wows in terms of the fur, nothing really majestic about it. i wanted to show what makes us close to dogs isn’t really the appearance of the dog, even though these days some dogs look really, really cool. i thought it would be interesting to show that all our beautiful dogs of today came from this scrawny mutt. this black dumpster dog if you will. it wasn’t about this dog being a beautiful creature itself, but what was inside the dog that created all these beautiful creatures .
we are so happy that adam and dog will get to be in front of such a wide audience. it is screening all across america, so if you had been wanting to see our little film on the big screen, there couldn’t be a better chance! especially because it is screening with its fellow nominees for the category, you get to see a bunch of great short films .
i absolutely loved this book. i like how the story is never told by the main characters themselves. this book had a lot of action. adam gidwitz made this story seem longer than it actually is .
this is a rough animation test done by jennifer hager, from a scene that was edited out of the film. jen brought so much knowledge of dog movement to the film. enjoy !
why? aside from being the to - be president and ceo of a gigantically corporate cosmetic firm, 46 - year - old adam march is arrogant, intolerant and selfish. he only eats fancy granola imported from norway. and he has willingly married a vapid social climber obsessed with “being seen” and “supporting the right charities” while flitting between one of their three houses equipped with countless underpaid servants, driving the “best and most current automobiles - - - gas be damned, ” and wearing the most “fashion - forward clothes and legitimate designer accessories” on the racks. but these grating qualities can all be attributed to adam before his nervous breakdown and subsequent downfall (he physically attacks his secretary for being insubordinate, gets fired and loses everything). after that? if you can stomach it, mr. march actually gets even more loathsome .
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duncan the wonder dog is a very ambitious editorial project: nine volumes, 2600 pages to be completed in the next 25 years. in comics the only similar editorial projects that come to my mind are cerebus by dave sim and age of bronze by eric shanower: have you already planned the overall plot of all the other 8 volumes of duncan the wonder dog? in the meantime are you going to draw something else in the years to come ?
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there was a time when vic edwards (burt reynolds) was the toast of tinseltown — handsome, talented and a top box - office attraction for five years running. if this precis sounds familiar, that' s because it' s very close to reynolds' own. and at the start of the new indie comedy dog years, writer - director adam rifkin, who penned the film specifically for his star, furthers the connections between fiction and reality by using actual footage of reynolds (introduced, through some adr magic, as
vic edwards
) on a david frost - hosted interview show from the 1970s .
i finished this book last night teetering on the verge of tears. not because it' s a sad ending, although there is sorrow, and not because it' s a happy ending, although there' s a lot to be glad about. but because i lived with these children (and their holy dog) through 368 pages of fear and hardship and friendship and doubt and certainty and at times it was hard to tell whether or not things were going to turn out ok - this is, after all, an author who feels free to kill and (sometimes) resurrect
i finished this book last night teetering on the verge of tears. not because it' s a sad ending, although there is sorrow, and not because it' s a happy ending, although there' s a lot to be glad about. but because i lived with these children (and their holy dog) through 368 pages of fear and hardship and friendship and doubt and certainty and at times it was hard to tell whether or not things were going to turn out ok - this is, after all, an author who feels free to kill and (sometimes) resurrect child characters - and so the tension was just about killing me. and now all i want to do is read it again, for the beauty and the tragedy and the talmudic wisdom and the monastic scholarship. and the cheese. mustn' t forget the cheese. sigh .
okay. three children with magical powers going on an adventure with a dog. nothing special, to be honest. they' re definitely gonna end up saving the world or something heroic like that. wrong. rather than telling it' s readers about predictable, overtold adventures, this book tells more about religion, persecution, prejudice, and farting dragons. especially the last one. i really enjoyed reading adam gidwitz' s
the inquisitor' s tale
. not only because it was informative (in a way), but also because
when the judge sentences adam to a lengthy stint of community service at a homeless shelter instead of doling out jail time (“you’re an arrogant son of a bitch and need to be taken down a peg… you need to eat a little humble pie, and i’m about to serve you a big bite. ”), it’s hard not to feel at least a little disappointed for a missed opportunity. the guy is a pompous blowhard, to put it mildly. why not give him what he deserves? but as the plot moves forward, it’s clear that adam has been handed his just reward. it’s time he learned how the other half lives. and that’s when the scruffy pooch of the title makes his entrance .
to review: we have a dog that' s been resurrected, a peasant girl who sees the future, a supernaturally strong oblate, and a jewish boy with the power of miraculous healing .
the children almost laughed in the silence that followed. when you put it that way, it sounded rather insane. that pretty much sums it up - three children and a dog go on a grand adventure in an attempt to stop a massive book burning. i doubt there are few goodreads members who would not champion their cause. though not as f
for a portion of susan wilson’s latest “feel good” book, one good dog, it’s quite possible that you won’t feel good at all while reading it. in fact, you might want to pummel the main character senseless. then pummel him some more .
adam gidwitz is the christopher moore of middle grade fiction. not the moore of the lust lizard of melancholy cove or bloodsucking fiends, but the moore of lamb and fool —funny, irreverent, not above a good fart joke, and way more intelligent than you would gather from a casual read. the inquisitor' s tale is maybe not as broadly humorous as his grimm tales (though it is certainly not lacking in humor) nor is it as meta - fictional (though the narrator does inject himself into the story). it is, instead, much more philosophical and delves into matters of faith and friendship and morality and mortality. gidwitz never shies away from the darker, more brutal aspects of humanity, but they are deftly balanced with grace and beauty and innocence. this is a book both sacred and profane; it will make you laugh and think and probably cry a little. it is a reading experience well worth having and may even make you believe in miracles .
set in france in 1242 and told in the style of medieval travel tales, the inquisitor' s tale follows three children who are either heretics or saints, depending on how one views their accomplishments. jeanne, a peasant girl, has
fits
and sees visions of the future. william, son of an african mother and french crusader father, is both exceptionally bright as well as big and strong. jacob, a jewish boy, can heal with plants and prayers. along with the saintly dog gwenforte, these three children t
an exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of a tale dark and grimm. 1242. on a dark night, travelers from across france cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. their adventures take them on a chase through france: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. on the run to escape prejudice and persecution and save precious and holy texts from being burned, their quest drives them forward to a final showdown at mont saint - michel, where all will come to question if these children can perform the miracles of saints. join william, an oblate on a mission from his monastery; jacob, a jewish boy who has fled his burning village; and jeanne, a peasant girl who hides her prophetic visions. they are accompanied by jeanne' s loyal greyhound, gwenforte... recently brought back from the dead. told in multiple voices, in a style reminiscent of the canterbury tales, our narrator collects their stories and the saga of these three unlikely allies begins to come together. beloved bestselling author adam gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed grimm series. featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator hatem aly and filled with adam’s trademark style and humor, the inquisitor' s tale is bold storytelling that’s richly researched and adventure - packed. beautifully illustrated throughout! includes a detailed historical note and bibliography .
i wish goodreads had a
currently listening
button. borrow some of the narrative structure & settings of chaucer' s canterbury tales, add some medieval fairy tale elements and an out - of - time joan of arc - type girl, a jewish boy, and a young african monk and a resurrected dog who form a band dodging pogroms, anti - semites, witch hunters and book burners; toss in a tragicomic cameo from a deadly farting dragon and you get the gist of the inquisitor' s tale. there was bit too much religion for me
i wish goodreads had a
currently listening
button. borrow some of the narrative structure & settings of chaucer' s canterbury tales, add some medieval fairy tale elements and an out - of - time joan of arc - type girl, a jewish boy, and a young african monk and a resurrected dog who form a band dodging pogroms, anti - semites, witch hunters and book burners; toss in a tragicomic cameo from a deadly farting dragon and you get the gist of the inquisitor' s tale. there was bit too much religion for me (and i like reading about religion), too little dog, and the story goes long about 2 / 3s through, but it' s an interesting meditation on the times of the story and - - if readers are prone or prodded to think about it - - our own times as well. probably more a classroom than an under - the - covers - after - lights out book, though. nicely done audio by an ensemble cast .
okay. three children with magical powers going on an adventure with a dog. nothing special, to be honest. they' re definitely gonna end up saving the world or something heroic like that. wrong. rather than telling it' s readers about predictable, overtold adventures, this book tells more about religion, persecution, prejudice, and farting dragons. especially the last one. i really enjoyed reading adam gidwitz' s
the inquisitor' s tale
. not only because it was informative (in a way), but also because it was so funny. evidently, the author spent a long time researching different topics in order to write this book. his story telling skills are astounding. i highly recommend this book .
why do you mix different drawing styles in the same page, for example cartoonish and simple sketches for characters vs. photorealistic and accurate drawings for the landscapes and the backgrounds, and why do you use very often graphic collage with every kind of items ?
to review: we have a dog that' s been resurrected, a peasant girl who sees the future, a supernaturally strong oblate, and a jewish boy with the power of miraculous healing .
the children almost laughed in the silence that followed. when you put it that way, it sounded rather insane. that pretty much sums it up - three children and a dog go on a grand adventure in an attempt to stop a massive book burning. i doubt there are few goodreads members who would not champion their cause. though not as funny as his grimm series, gidwitz does a masterful job of mixing fact, legend, and fantasy. this is probably the last novel i' ll finish this year, and i' m happy to say it was one of the best .
whether you go your separate ways or stay together, you will continue to witness - - against ignorance, against cruelty, and on behalf of all that is beautiful about this strange and crooked world .
what' s left for a former megastar but to hit the bottle and hit the road. the majority of dog years sees vic commandeering lil and her car for a drive through old haunts. it' s here that rifkin' s film reveals itself as its own low - rent simulation — of ingmar bergman' s wild strawberries, with reynolds in the victor sjöström role of a bitter old man grappling with his past, and winter as the irritated traveling companion who eventually learns to love the gray - haired grouch .
are you going to use the same drawing style of the first volume also for the other eight books of duncan the wonder dog or are you considering some changes in it? it will largely be the same. probably identical, really. so, uh, if anyone out there didnt like the first one and was thinking of giving the second another go, you most likely shouldn’t bother .
in a recent interview in the horn book, adam gidwitz talks about his teaching days as being filled with
serious fun
- - i love that concept. yes, kids love having fun, laughing, sharing silly or gross stories. they also love to dig into serious topics and want us adults to ask for their opinions. gidwitz has legions of fans for his exciting, engrossing retellings of grimm' s tales. in his newest book, he tackles medieval life, religious intolerance and the power of deep loyal friendship - - all with
adam gidwitz is the christopher moore of middle grade fiction. not the moore of the lust lizard of melancholy cove or bloodsucking fiends, but the moore of lamb and fool —funny, irreverent, not above a good fart joke, and way more intelligent than you would gather from a casual read. the inquisitor' s tale is maybe not as broadly humorous as his grimm tales (though it is certainly not lacking in humor) nor is it as meta - fictional (though the narrator does inject himself into the story). it is, ins
it felt garish to put my name on it; the project is enough of an affectation, i donìt need to compound the vanity. and the nine circles will be the consistent emblem of the book; i like how it looks, and it felt right. my design sensibilities and layout choices are all, in the end, gut - check stuff. i move things around and take things out and put things in and change the textures and switch things around until i can look at it and immediately get the feel of what i’m going after .
my entry for the white ravens 2017 list: part fantasy, part historical fiction, part superhero tale—with generous dashes of humor—this book unfolds much like the canterbury tales, through stories the inquisitor teases out of individuals of diverse stations in life who are patronizing a countryside inn in medieval france. their stories each contribute a piece to unlocking the mystery of why the king of france has declared war on three children and a dog. each child has a special something—prophetic visions (the peasant girl jeanne), extraordinary strength (the dark - skinned, learned, very large oblate william), the power to heal (the slight, thoughtful jewish boy jacob—and the dog, once dead, is again alive. central to their story are issues of class intolerances, anti - semitism, censorship, commonsense and formal learning, talmudic and biblical wisdom, and the value of books to civilization. all of this is crafted by gidwitz in a way that thoroughly engages child readers in a tale that is as contemporary as it is traditional. (age: 9 + )
duncan the wonder dog starts with a prologue / prelude about ideas like the real nature of mathematics, the purpose of the art and the meaning of “good” according to the greek philosopher pythagoras (who was also vegetarian, by the way). then we see a brief fairy tale which serves to introduce the hinduist / buddhist concept of “dharma”: can you better explain to us which role do these ideas have in your story ?
visually speaking duncan the wonder dog seems to me to be influenced by the works of chris ware (building stories, acme novelty library), dave mckean (cages, mr. punch) and bill sienkiewicz (stray toasters, big numbers): do you agree with this? are there living artists / illustrators / comic creators or artists / illustrators / comic creators of the past who are a source of inspiration for your drawings ?
set in france in 1242 and told in the style of medieval travel tales, the inquisitor' s tale follows three children who are either heretics or saints, depending on how one views their accomplishments. jeanne, a peasant girl, has
fits
and sees visions of the future. william, son of an african mother and french crusader father, is both exceptionally bright as well as big and strong. jacob, a jewish boy, can heal with plants and prayers. along with the saintly dog gwenforte, these three children travel across france. at first they are running for their lives, later on they are trying to save the wisdom of the ages. this brilliant story is both action - packed and introspective, making readers consider their lives and biases today through the lense of the middle ages. highly recommended for grades 5 and up. it includes an excellent author' s note as well, explaining which bits are actual history. arc provided by publisher .
in 1990, when i was about six, my family adopted a small, mixed - breed dog we summarily named duncan due to his close resemblance to a small piece of chocolate cake. even as a puppy, he was very intelligent, kind of detached, but still very loving. i was immediately enamored with him. not one month later, my father and i were walking through what i believe had to have been a section of the chicago pedway past a tiny comics stand, and – infatuated with tim burtons recent
the book originally came out darker than i would have wanted, but subsequent printings i thought struck the right balance. i’ve heard complaints also that the text is too small. and maybe when i’m older and my glasses are thicker i’ll regret these decisions, but for now i’m fine and happy with how it reads. and i always drew the book in black and white since i was a kid, and i like, if anything, the consistency of that .
my entry for the white ravens 2017 list: part fantasy, part historical fiction, part superhero tale—with generous dashes of humor—this book unfolds much like the canterbury tales, through stories the inquisitor teases out of individuals of diverse stations in life who are patronizing a countryside inn in medieval france. their stories each contribute a piece to unlocking the mystery of why the king of france has declared war on three children and a dog. each child has a special something—propheti
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is the first of a series of nine books about a world where every living creature can think and talk just like humans, and how that would change (or not change) how we live together. i would also warn them that its largely plotless, slow moving, and primarily concerned with playing host to rambling conversations about nature and religion and other self - serious topics i am wholly unqualified to write about .
so thoroughly researched. absolutely love how many different tales were woven together. and what a wonderful message of inclusion and respecting differences of others for today' s kids .
yes, partly. i also just like big stories, and get bored easily .
i was fortunate enough that adhouse agreed to publish the first book on faith that there would be more coming eventually; chris pitzer, the owner, has been a great support, and without him it would have been very difficult to get the book into stores or drum up any interest in it at all. if he had said no, i would have self - published, and i suppose i’d been happy enough with whatever result came of it. why did you choose to offer for free on your personal website the reading of the entire first volume of duncan the wonder dog ?
the most honest answer is the most boring answer, and it’s that i simply like how it looks. but i also wanted the book to specifically appear as if it was cobbled together from many different and disparate sources, that it wasn’t created by just one person. the story jumps around so much in time and space that i felt it appropriate the books design scheme mirrored the same hitches and jumps with sudden turns in style and cadence .
too many. most of the book is drawn with cheap pens on cheap paper you can buy in any office supply store, then scanned in and colored (with gray scale) on a computer in photoshop. sometimes i’ll paint with acrylics and water colors, and sometimes i’ll just use pencils, and i’ll also frequently grab boards or wood or tarp or carpeting or rugs or other materials with textures i find interesting and incorporate them into the pages .
i read this and am simultaneously listening to it on audible with my daughter. it is a perfectly delightful experience in both formats. in print, i adored the lovely illuminations and marginalia. on audio, the various actors give new layers to an already rich and complex story. the story itself is so sweet and fun and just exactly what i wanted to read right now. i loved it so much, and my daughter is loving it as well. i’m a medievalist so this really rang my bell to see a ya medieval fiction t
probably the best book i' ve read this year. it' s sort of a medieval fellowship of the ring where the group is three kids (a girl & two boys, one a jewish healer and the other a very tall, strong biracial monk) & a miracle - performing dog who find themselves on the run from the king of france due to... blasphemy, pretty much? it' s a great adventure and a really moving meditation on humanity. seek it out, read it, share it with any kids in your life. a solid read - next for the fan of a proud
this tale begins in 1242, an unlikely group of children jeanne, william, and jacob along with a jeanne' s greyhound, gwenforte, find themselves traveling through france to mont saint - michel. all three are gifted, and at times cursed, as saints. the miracles they perform are often as seen as heresy. while they run from the prejudice of their families and fellow villagers, the king sends knights after them so they can be prosecuted. i had a bit of trouble with the telling of this story. there were some parts that were humorous and age appropriate and some that were quite violent and overly graphic. the language was sometimes immature and silly and did not reflect the time period or content of the story .
to be violent, ever, and yet we are, and against each other, and frequently, so the gratuitousness of it must place it lower on the morally justifiable spectrum. but it’s almost pointless to compare, because animals would surely have very different moral compasses as their realities and the priorities those realities dictate are so radically different. however, pompeii uses political violence, so it’s as tainted as our own violence, i would think, and much the same .
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anthropomorphism is impossible to avoid, but i try to mitigate it by having scenes peppered throughout depicting animals doing inscrutable things, things that we would find completely insane if we witnessed a human being doing the same. i use these to try and have jabbing reminders that animals live with codes of conduct and points of reference entirely apart from our ways of experience – and each animals entirely apart from each other – and that its foolish for me to try and speak for them .
probably the best book i' ve read this year. it' s sort of a medieval fellowship of the ring where the group is three kids (a girl & two boys, one a jewish healer and the other a very tall, strong biracial monk) & a miracle - performing dog who find themselves on the run from the king of france due to... blasphemy, pretty much? it' s a great adventure and a really moving meditation on humanity. seek it out, read it, share it with any kids in your life. a solid read - next for the fan of a proud taste for scarlet & miniver .
today, edmond baudoin, jacques tardi, yoshiharu tsuge and ben katchor would be my favorite living cartoonists; saul steinberg, harvey kurtzman, george herriman and osamu tezuka would be my favorite deceased .
an exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of a tale dark and grimm. 1242. on a dark night, travelers from across france cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. their adventures take them on a chase through france: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the land from a farting dragon. on th
ml: it seems like dogs exist within every culture. if you go to europe, they have dogs. if you go to china, they have dogs. in ancient egypt they had dogs. even somewhere way up in the mountains of tibet they have their own tibetan dogs. that made me think that if the national geographic article is accurate then this must have happened all over the world and not just in one place. it was kind of encoded or written in dog genes that they would act that way because other animals don’t seem to have taken the same evolutionary path .
i' m 85, and i' m loving it. many of us have been children .
the pythagoras prelude will be brought up later in the series, and it was a nicely worded introduction to set up the book. and the dharma section was to show how these animals have heard human concepts and sort of adopted them for their own ends. so the tiger explains to euclid her version of dharma to comfort him, which concerns the worlds natural flowing order and each persons place within its course .
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i read this and am simultaneously listening to it on audible with my daughter. it is a perfectly delightful experience in both formats. in print, i adored the lovely illuminations and marginalia. on audio, the various actors give new layers to an already rich and complex story. the story itself is so sweet and fun and just exactly what i wanted to read right now. i loved it so much, and my daughter is loving it as well. i’m a medievalist so this really rang my bell to see a ya medieval fiction that kids might get into. — kristen mcquinn from the best books we read in april 2017: urltoken
in a recent interview in the horn book, adam gidwitz talks about his teaching days as being filled with
serious fun
- - i love that concept. yes, kids love having fun, laughing, sharing silly or gross stories. they also love to dig into serious topics and want us adults to ask for their opinions. gidwitz has legions of fans for his exciting, engrossing retellings of grimm' s tales. in his newest book, he tackles medieval life, religious intolerance and the power of deep loyal friendship - - all with a healthy dose of fun, adventure and brilliant storytelling. what will draw children to this story? they will love gidwitz' s storytelling as william battles the fiends in the forest, or jacob cures the farting dragon by realizing stinky cheese is setting his farts on fire. they will love the way gwenforte the greyhound is loyal to the children, guiding and protecting them. young readers will also connect emotionally to jeanne, william and jacob - - feeling often as they do, that no one understands them except for their loyal friends. just as importantly, children will be drawn into this story where young heroes decide to take a stand for what' s right, fighting against ignorance and intolerance, proclaiming that collaboration and friendship is not only possible across social groups but thrives among different social groups. society is still struggling with these very issues today .
on 8. 5 x 11 inch copy paper and stapled them together when i was finished, and changing the format would have been asking for misfortune, like washing your jersey on the day of the big game .
this is a tough book to review. i personally loved it... it flowed quickly, had great voice, characters and character... had a nice ending... made a few turns that even surprised me... had some great research behind it... 5 stars for me... and my fellow librarians and youth reviewers... now for students... there' s a good solid half i think kids will enjoy... there' s another quarter they will make it through... however i am not sure what type of students will complete this entire book... it is deep, at times satirical, at times wholly gross and the history is certainly not pleasant often... so a great book... critics will love... but how do we get students on board... that will be my question... can' t wait to see the illustrations that are mostly not present in this ala arc i had adam sign... and i am still hoping some year for a quality color printing... this book is in many ways reminiscent at least for 3 / 4 of lin' s where the mountain meets the moon and that was a beautiful printing !
. but minkyu has injected his own aesthetic that is even more loose and expressive. you see individual brush strokes and rough edges—the look of a world unfinished. minkyu, who works for disney, made the short with friends from all over the animation industry including disney, dreamworks, and pixar. and yet the short is an independent production made not with the help or sponsorship of any studio but built off the drive and passion of these dedicated storytellers. now they’ve earned the highest honor—an oscar nomination—where they face off against a familiar rival—the official disney - produced ,
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short and last year’s annie award winner has been one of the most celebrated independent short animations from the past year .
production company: broken twig productions cast: burt reynolds, ariel winter, clark duke, ellar coltrane, nikki blonsky, juston street, al - jaleel knox, kathleen nolan, chevy chase director - screenplay: adam rifkin producers: neil mandt, gordon whitener, brian cavallaro, executive producers: brett thomason, bobbi sue luther, jared hoffman, michael mandt, erik kritzer, gore verbinski, orian williams, mike camello, charlie anderson, bob kaminski, charlie wear, paul lloyd, micki purcell, beni atoori, jane boisclair director of photography: scott winig production designer: brett a. snodgrass editor: dan flesher music: austin wintory venue: tribeca film festival (viewpoints) sales: xyz films
depending on the day and my mood, i have semi - strong feelings about art being free and upholding the separation between art and commerce and trying to do things for the right reasons and blah blah blah. but the short of it is that it was important to me that people be able to just read the damned thing if they want to and not be worried about finding it in a library (a rarity) or paying for it. i’ll be doing the same thing with every volume, but i think i’ll continue to wait until the first printing either a) sells out or b) has at least been out for a few months because i’d still prefer people read it in book form since its been carefully and explicitly designed for that format. having it online also helps because the sloth - like pace of book production can sometimes mean theres large gaps of time between printings, and if its constantly on my site theres no down time so to speak .
when it came out, and didn’t particularly like it. i’m a great admirer of frank quitely’s art, and while i think grant morrison is an always interesting writer with enough ideas for five lifetimes, his work runs hot and cold with me. i’m afraid that this fell on the cold side. i’m not sure why, though i remember feeling benumbed by the gruesome violence. i’ve heard of
i loved this so hard that i didn' t want it to end (and that' s high praise because finishing books and starting new ones is one of my very favorite things). the format reads like the canterbury tales with different narrators at a medieval inn trading off and telling the story of three children who are on a mission and who may or may not be saints (complete with miracles). it' s a diverse group of children - jeanne, a peasant girl who has visions of the future; william, a half - african student with super strength; and jacob, a jewish boy with healing powers. and each diverse role is specifically chosen to explore their role during the middle ages. this book says a lot about modern times while being exclusively set in the 1200s. so, in addition to being a rolicking adventure story with good doses of humor and occasional bloody violence, this is really a philosophy book. there' s the question of morality - when you know something is right or wrong, where does that knowledge come from? there' s the issue of hating people that are different than you are, even people you have never really met, and what that means and what can be done about it. tons of thought and research have obviously gone into this book. man, i love it !
* * * based on the arc * * * a winsome tale full of humor and adventure that will leave readers asking serious questions about religion and the meaning of it all. while most young readers will not understand the menace behind the
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in the title, they will take the word at face value. this is a tale told by asking questions. i enjoyed how the story built upon itself in layers with several starts and stops and revisions. it is as much a story about the telling of stories as it is the story its
i loved this so hard that i didn' t want it to end (and that' s high praise because finishing books and starting new ones is one of my very favorite things). the format reads like the canterbury tales with different narrators at a medieval inn trading off and telling the story of three children who are on a mission and who may or may not be saints (complete with miracles). it' s a diverse group of children - jeanne, a peasant girl who has visions of the future; william, a half - african student with
i’m 30. i live in a small, northern california town called larkspur and my day job is writing video game stories for telltale games .
second to those four would be charles schulz, billy debeck, and chester gould, along with a host of various illustrators whose work i would catch and absorb throughout my childhood, such as t. s. sullivant’s animal drawings, heinrich kley, gustave dore, wallace morgan’s illustrations for
rauschenberg was one of my favorite artists, and i’ve always been moved by his ability to take what seems to be just about everything he’d ever seen and place it into his work, along with the little corners of expression he would put off - center almost just to amuse himself. i hope
editing in a feature production craig wood, a. c. e. “rango” – paramount pictures and nickelodeon movies present a blind wink / gk films production
ml: it wasn’t criticism. it was a concern they raised, wondering if that was going to happen and that i should think about that aspect. i certainly appreciated the feedback. it was definitely on my mind. but this is the film that i wanted to make and so i made it .
ds: i felt that the film was very subtle and that’s what i think is part of its charm. it shows confidence as an artist to allow the story to evolve, allow the characters to do their thing and let the audience make a connection on their own without having to force it on them .
it’s impossible to enter another person’s mind, let alone an animal. we are all in our own boxes, and the gaps between language and communication are filled in by art; what we can put into plain words, we don’t have to paint. thankfully, we can’t put much of human experience into plain words .
the language, the act of naming the things around us, seems to be real difference between human beings and animals: human beings use words as tools to separate themselves from the rest of the natural world and to define rules of social behaviour. do you think that if animals could talk they would behave differently from us?
adam and dog is a 2011 american animated short film by minkyu lee . the film was nominated for best animated short film for the 85th academy awards and won best animated short subject at the 39th annie awards . after being nominated for an academy award , the film was released along with all the other 15 oscar-nominated short films in theaters by shortshd . 
adam and dog is a 2011 american animated short film by minkyu lee. the film was nominated for best animated short film for the 85th academy awards and won best animated short subject at the 39th annie awards. after being nominated for an academy award, the film was released along with all the other 15 oscar-nominated short films in theaters by shortshd.
adam and dog is a 2011 american animated short film by minkyu lee. the film was nominated for best animated short film for the 85th academy awards and won best animated short subject at the 39th annie awards. after being nominated for an academy award, the film was released along with all the other 15 oscar-nominated short films in theaters by shortshd.