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Fantastic Lou
  • Published: 25 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781774885673
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 96
  • RRP: $42.00

Fantastic Lou

Little Comics from Real Life

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28 Jan 2025
Hardback
25 Feb 2025
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Drawn from real life, these tender and funny comics about a young boy named Lou are a joyful exploration of self-discovery and self-expression. This is a book for all ages and will be a sure hit with comics fans of Le Petit Nicolas, Charlie and Lola, Calvin & Hobbes and Peanuts.

Drawn from real life, these tender and funny comics about a young boy named Lou are a joyful exploration of self-discovery and self-expression. This is a book for all ages and will be a sure hit with comics fans of Le Petit Nicolas, Charlie and Lola, Calvin & Hobbes and Peanuts.

Meet Lou. Lou is many things: clever, creative, competitive, thoughtful, funny . . . and, most of all, FANTASTIC! He meets life's ups and downs with courage, curiosity and a plucky openheartedness. He enjoys his own thoughts and solo company but is always ready to dance, wrestle, wriggle, somersault and karate chop his way into his parents' day (or night).

With the sweetest touch and most expressive lines, Qin Leng perfectly captures the emotional essence of young childhood, while offering a celebration of imaginative play and fantasy worlds. From his bedtime antics and rock 'n' roll moves, to his bathtub heroics and toilet musings, Lou will utterly charm readers of all ages.
  • Published: 25 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781774885673
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 96
  • RRP: $42.00
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Praise for Fantastic Lou

PRAISE AND ACCOLADES FOR Skinnamarink written by Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillienstein, Bram Morrison, and Qin Leng:

  • One of the Globe and Mail's 100 Books That Shaped 2019
  • One of the Toronto Public Library’s First and Best of 2019
  • One of CBC Books' Best Canadian Picture Books of 2019

"Leng's ink-and-watercolor illustrations are as effervescent as the melody, with a soft wit and charm reminiscent of Quentin Blake's work. Each colorful spread bursts with life and inclusivity." —Publishers Weekly

ACCOLADES FOR Over the Shop written by JonArno Lawson and illustrated by Qin Leng:
  • A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year
  • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

"With a sure line and growing touches of color and adornment as the couple brightens their space, Leng captures the snowball effect of the girl's and the couple's efforts. It’s a story about warmth, hospitality, and the way human beings can learn to change at any age." —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW