Description
A laugh out loud funny parable for the digital age. There once was a lady who was very creepy. She moved about the world in seemingly normal ways, except for one tremendously bizarre tic. First she sought out kids transfixed by their screens, staring blindly and blank-faced at nearly any device, and then she would snatch something precious from them. In this picture book for grown-ups, sibling duo Keiler Roberts and Lee Sensenbrenner render a compelling and downright creepy modern fable about kids who are hooked on their digital devices. Creepy is the contemporary answer to the shocking tales of the Brothers Grimm and bedtime moral stories like the boy who cried wolf or the princess and the pea: in it, Roberts and Sensenbrenner provide a shrewd and comical commentary on the increasing digitization of childhood. Known for her award-winning autobiographical comics, Roberts s signature deadpan humour is on full display in these vibrantly painted pages. It s safe to say that no one tackles the peril of screen time as vividly or absurdly as this pair.
About the Author
Keiler Roberts makes autobiographical comics. She is the recipient of the Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize for Chlorine Gardens and the Ignatz Award. Roberts is the author of Powdered Milk, Happy Happy Baby Baby, Miseryland, Rat Time, and Sunburning which was translated into Spanish as Isolada. Her most recent book, My Begging Chart, received nods from The Chicago Tribune, The Comics Journal, Chicago Review of Books, and more. She has taught comics at The School of The Art Institute in Chicago. Lee Sensenbrenner lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife, Meg, and their kids and dogs. He shared a room with Keiler until fifth grade.
Reviews
Keiler Roberts is my new hero. Chicago Tribune. Candid and funny, My Begging Chart finds whimsy in the minutiae of everyday life. Shelf Awareness. Thoroughly entertaining... Roberts s slightly warped perspective hilariously and poignantly reflects the transient absurdity of domestic life. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review.
Book Information
ISBN 9781770466197
Author Keiler Roberts
Format Hardback
Page Count 36
Imprint Drawn and Quarterly
Publisher Drawn and Quarterly
About the Author
Keiler Roberts makes autobiographical comics. She is the recipient of the Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize for Chlorine Gardens and the Ignatz Award. Roberts is the author of Powdered Milk, Happy Happy Baby Baby, Miseryland, Rat Time, and Sunburning which was translated into Spanish as Isolada. Her most recent book, My Begging Chart, received nods from The Chicago Tribune, The Comics Journal, Chicago Review of Books, and more. She has taught comics at The School of The Art Institute in Chicago. Lee Sensenbrenner lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife, Meg, and their kids and dogs. He shared a room with Keiler until fifth grade.
Reviews
Keiler Roberts is my new hero. Chicago Tribune. Candid and funny, My Begging Chart finds whimsy in the minutiae of everyday life. Shelf Awareness. Thoroughly entertaining... Roberts s slightly warped perspective hilariously and poignantly reflects the transient absurdity of domestic life. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review.
Book Information
ISBN 9781770466197
Author Keiler Roberts
Format Hardback
Page Count 36
Imprint Drawn and Quarterly
Publisher Drawn and Quarterly
