James Sturm is the author of several books for kids, including the Adventures in Cartooning"" series and the forthcoming Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World. James also helped start a college for cartoonists, The Center for Cartoon Studies, in the small railroad village of White River Junction, Vermont.
<b>A Junior Library Guild Selection Elizabeth Bird's A Fuse #8 Production 2016 Graphic Novels & Comics for Children</b> Apes and armadillos! Magic! If you re looking for a good friendship tale, this entry into the TOON Books oeuvre will hit the spot. - Elizabeth Bird The text perfectly captures the wildly creative narrative spirit in the play of imaginative children, who are not bound by logical rules and physical limitations. - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <b> STARRED REVIEW </b> Sturm s deep story line gently teaches children the ways of friendship and compromise...VERDICT: An excellent addition. - <i>School Library Journal</i> <b> STARRED REVIEW </b> Whichever character s side readers are on, they ll appreciate this pitch-perfect push-and-pull between disagreeing partiesand it only gets better (and funnier and more surprising) when Ape comes up with his own plan. - <i>Horn Book Magazine</i> Captures the larger-than-life emotions and imaginations of these friends in crisply drafted cartoons as Machiavellian machinations give way to compromise. - <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Sturm s large, vibrant panels are ideal for engaging young readers, and quirky details (is that an alligator in the sewer?) will ensure devoted contemplation. - <i>Booklist</i> Simply but colorfully drawn with emotion-filled characters, young readers will thoroughly enjoy this cartoon story of Armadillo and Ape's friendship and where it takes them. - <i>School Library Connection</i> If Ape and Armadillo can get along, then there s hope for all of humanity. - Judy Schachner, author of <i>Skippyjon Jones</i> A fantastical story for children, every page rich in giggles and gorgeously illustrated. - Jules Feiffer Kids will love this graphic novel that touches on a situation very familiar to kids: the bossy friend who wants everything done his or her way. - <i>Mom Read It</i> [Sturm] makes the smart choice of stuffing a lot of comics in here: main storylines, marginalia and add-ons. Perceived value was a big deal for me as a kid -- not the in the price-point way, but that there were enough elements in a book for me to want to pick it up more than once. - <i>The Comics Reporter</i>