Adults making kid's comics for those adults who read comics as kids.

Had to stop at the 50% mark. Started off really great–fresh writing and original concept. But the halt starts at about the 30% mark and never quite picks up again.

Oddball collection of fairy tale adaptations (and a few originals, it seems) from a collection of mostly alternative/art comics types such as Spiegelman, Dan Clowes, Chris Ware, David Mazzucchelli, etc. Unsurprisingly, the art is consistently stunning, and the adaptations are generally more "straight" (oddities of artistic style aside) than one might expect. It is a bit much to claim, as the book does, that the second half of "Sleeping Beauty" as adapted by Clowes is "almost unknown"; sure, it i...

This book took known fairly tales and some more obscure, and Illustrated them in a beautiful comic while keeping the moral lesson the stories teach the reader.My favorite part was the very last page, which contains a story board that shows all the aspects of a fairly tale from the point of view of all the characters.

I loved how all the work have a retro flair or vintage feel to them ... in fact, "The Gingerbread Man" by Walt Kelly was drawn in 1943, but all of the art feels like it could have been created over 50 years ago. I almost couldn't believe the copyright date says 2000. The one that stood out to me the most was the "Fairy Tale Road Rage" and "Once Upon a Time" by Chris Ware -they're actually the last endpages, but it's amazingly witty. First, "Road Rage" is the instructions for the board game on

Interesting and fun to read different authors and illustrators working together.

Genre: Picture Book - Graphic Novel/ Comic BookAwards: NoneGrades: 2-4A. This book is a Picture comic book because the stories are all told through comics instead of the traditional way to write a book.B. The pictures are drawn very whimsically, which puts the reader in a fictional place, so they will not expect very much reality from the stories. The stories gives fantastic elements of flying and talking objects/ animals that are not possible.C. I would use this book to tell fun traditional tal...

Comic BookAwards: noneAudiences: All agesA. This book matches the comic book category. I know this because they turned old folk tales into comics with creative illustrations and text.B. The illustrations are constantly cartoon like because this is a comic book. The text in the book changes with each story. Sometimes the text is italicized or suddenly changes in the comic to add a dramatic effect. When the text changes we know to read with more excitement. C. I would have my students read it indi...

Most of the stories had valuable lessons. Like one of them was do as you're told or else it change your whole entire life. The best parts was when there was this picture that had all these spooky pictures in black and white and it was a maze. It had creatures I don't even know about. What I liked best was the illustrations and how it was funny. The one about Rupunzel is really funny and full of mistakes.

Spiegelman, A. (2000). Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies. New York: HarperCollins. What a unique way to capture the young readers with a graphic novel that indulges them with a variety of folk and fairy tale favorites. With a twist to these favorite stories and captivating illustrations the kids will be enjoying the book. Honestly who doesn’t enjoy hearing these stories and in this captivating way, it’s really entertaining.

Genre: Children’s, Fairytale, Graphic Summary: In this collection of slightly altered fairytales, each story is rendered as a comic strip with each cartoon reflecting the respective author and illustrator. The tails are reminiscent of the original, however, their perspective changes the outcome and provides a new story altogether.Humpty Dumpty, The Princess and the Pea, and other classic tales accompany search and find and what’s wrong with this picture games. While on the surface this might app...

This is an absolutely GORGEOUS book featuring some of the hottest names in the art/graphic novel business. While many of the stories are familiar, you've never heard 'em told exactly this way before. I'm tempted to say keep this one for yourself and on a high shelf away from the kiddies, but I suppose it would be okay if they have a look...provided they wash their sticky little fingers first!(You're right - I do have the personality of an evil-stepmother! Now, where'd I put that poisoned apple?)...

Did you ever think that fairy tale stories can be converted into comic strips? Well, it seems like they can since there is a brilliant collection of fairy tales stories being told through comic strips called “Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies!” “Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies” is a collection of various fairy tales that are shown in comic book strips and it is edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. For anyone who loves reading fairy tales and comic books, this graph...

August project: revisiting childhood stories as I am spending a few weeks in my childhood home. This book is the first one I felt compelled to pull of the shelves and it is frankly.....quite f’d up man. These stories are DARK. Some beautiful art and witty plot twists but also cannibalism, murder, and destruction.

Beautiful comics, amazing art, whether you're a kid or grown-up, you can lose yourself completely in these huge, ornate images by brilliant artists. One thing to review before giving it to a little kid might be to decide whether a couple of the more intense and grotesque stories would jive well with your little brain-voyager's personality. Not that kids can't or shouldn't handle weirdness, but it's worth feeling out beforehand.

The cover alone suggest deconstruction, and I LOVE me some deconstruction.Little Lit is an anthology of comics curated by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly: powerhouses in the industry. Here they've assembled some of the best-known creators of children and adult comics and tasked them with crafting fairy tales that are straightforward, subversive or otherwise.I loved this collection as a kid because to my young mind it had an edge to it. Not all, mind you: some of the stories were just well-dra...

Fairy tales have intrigued me due to the fact that they're aimed at children yet carry very adult themes. If you've read Grimm's you know that they almost always end in the maiming or death of someone. You can't argue with the lessons of the tales, but we could debate their method. The "Little Lit" collection of fairy tales is a graphic novelized versions of classic fairy tales, but with alternate endings or comedic changes to their plot. I didn't feel like the overall message was different, but...

Another fun volume of twisted fairy tales.

Fairy tales have intrigued me due to the fact that they're aimed at children yet carry very adult themes. If you've read Grimm's you know that they almost always end in the maiming or death of someone. You can't argue with the lessons of the tales, but we could debate their method. The "Little Lit" collection of fairy tales is a graphic novelized versions of classic fairy tales, but with alternate endings or comedic changes to their plot. I didn't feel like the overall message was different, but...

This is an amazing collection of folklore.The authors did a wonderful job with the stories and illustrations. This is intended for school age and up. This book contains many short fairy tales. The stories are told in comic strip form. The tails are similar to the original ones but the outcomes are slightly different, which provides a new out look. Children and adult can enjoy the funny and sweet tales such as The Princess and the Pea, Humpty Dumpty, and Rapunzel. It is very interesting the way s...