tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post5780788305327751344..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Fair Credit for Both Words and PicturesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-20213252619051889242006-12-01T12:02:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:02:00.000-05:00Interesting remarks about the appearance of graphi...Interesting remarks about the appearance of graphic novel/text novel hybrids. <br /><br />As I understand it, <i>Abadazad</i> was originally a comic, then acquired its prosier elements for the hardcover editions. If <i>Agent Boo</i> was originally conceived as "<i>manga</i> chapter books," then it might have made a similar transition. Perhaps that underscores the gravitational power of prose, even in an increasingly graphic world.<br /><br />(And I had no doubt you'd correct the Cybils listings as soon as you saw Alex de Campi's note. The Cybils seem to be running into challenges other book awards don't face, such as titles available only in the US or only in the UK, yet the community also has the self-correcting flexibility to get around those.)J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-2910654717727094172006-12-01T10:29:00.000-05:002006-12-01T10:29:00.000-05:00You're right that illustrators often are treated a...You're right that illustrators often are treated as less important, and I think that's a shame. The illustrator creates the image that will often remain in people's minds long after they read the book. I've often thought that there should be an award for illustrations in middle-grade or YA books, since the Caldecott is more for picture books.<br /><br />Agent Boo has now been corrected on both the Cybils site and on the listing on my site. I apologize for the oversight.<br /><br />Agent Boo is actually a graphic novel/text novel hybrid, an interesting new type of book which intersperses graphic novel segments between sections of text. We've had three such books nominated for the Cybils: <i>Agent Boo,</i> <i>Abadazad,</i> and <i>Travels of Thelonious.</i> These books show some promise for appealing to reluctant readers and visual learners.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813084292265103896noreply@blogger.com