See Jeff Smith Draw Bone...

 

A popular graphic novel series for several years has been the Bone series. 

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins - Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone, are separated and lost in a vast uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures... 

Let's see how creator Jeff Smith illustrates Bone...

It's supposed to be a happy day at the Magic Kingdom--the return of the teenaged holographic hosts. But things go very wrong when a sudden lightning storm disrupts the celebration, and Amanda's mysterious sister, Jez, disappears. The only clue is the sighting of a wild monkey in the Magic Kingdom during the storm. 

The clock is ticking...How long will it take the teens to find their friend--and what happens if they fail?

David Wiesner, March

David Wiesner is a Caldecott-award winning illustrator and author.  We have several of his books in our library.

Find out more about him and what inspires his work by watching this video.

Tuck Everlasting

Doomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as secretly as they can. 

When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem.

Made into a movie in 2002, this was one of Mrs. D.'s favorite books as a child.

A Dog on His Own

K-10 is cute, friendly, independent, and, as his Mom told him, "one step above all the other canines." But after too many owners and unwanted trips to the animal shelter, K-10 just wants to live free. 

Unfortunately, a big hunk of meat on the ground proves too much for a hungry dog to pass up, so once again he finds himself with a rope around his neck, being shuttled back to the pound, and this time getting adopted doesn't turn out to be so easy.