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Nadja Spiegelman is the Eisner Award-nominated author of the Zig and Wikki series of science comics for young children and the editor-in-chief of an international literary magazine. Her memoir, I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This, was published by Riverhead. She is a contributing editor at The Paris Review and the co-editor of the 2016- 2017 project Resist!, a magazine of women's political comics and graphics. Sergio García Sánchez, a professor of comics in Angoulême, France, and at the University of Granada, Spain, is one of Europe's most celebrated experimental cartoonists. His work has been published in over forty-five books and translated into nine languages. He lives in Granada with his wife and collaborator, Lola Moral, who colored the art for this book.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection [Blancaflor] is splendidly designed and impeccably colored, and it crackles along at an adventurous pace that makes it excellent treehouse reading. -- The New York Times Witty and touching -- The Wall Street Journal Spiegelman's retelling is a fresh take on the classic story, with contemporary and effortless language that will resonate with modern audiences. Sanchez's energetic illustrations are a visual delight. -- The Horn Book Magazine Starred Review It's impossible not to be charmed by art so full of personality, and the story itself is a subversive treat-Blancaflor's no damsel in distress, but the one who ultimately saves the day. -- Booklist This version of the classic story is a lovely confluence of European and North American culture that celebrates the strength and wit of a young girl whose abilities have been overlooked or underestimated. -- School Library Journal An energetic, girl-power addition to the fairy- and folktales shelf. -- Kirkus Reviews A female-focused lens infuses the tale with classic energy. -- Publishers Weekly It's gorgeous and smart! -- Author and Librarian Betsy Bird
