{"product_id":"blancaflor-the-hero-with-secret-powers-a-folktale-from-latin-america-a-toon-graphic-9781943145560","title":"Blancaflor, the Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America: A Toon Graphic","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the New York Times Best Children's Books of 2021\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Children's Book about finally being seen\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBlancaflor\u003c\/i\u003e, a superb graphic storytelling of a classic Latin American folktale, showcases the invisible labor of women and the contributions of Indigenous cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA damsel to the rescue!\u003c\/b\u003e Raised by a mean ogre of a father who eats his opponents for dinner, Blancaflor is often told not to show off her own considerable powers for fear of scaring off suitors. When a prince falls from the sky and wakes up in her lap, she is spellbound and moves heaven and earth to help the endearing, yet not so clever, young man, all while trying not to let him know. With their trademark magnificent brio, Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez update a classic tale extolling the strength and resourcefulness of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nadja Spiegelman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Toon Graphics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.70w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943145560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021 pg. 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2021 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadja Spiegelman\u003c\/b\u003e is the Eisner Award-nominated author of the \u003ci\u003eZig and Wikki\u003c\/i\u003e series of science comics for young children and the editor-in-chief of an international literary magazine. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eI'm Supposed to Protect You from All This\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Riverhead. She is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-editor of the 2016- 2017 project \u003ci\u003eResist!\u003c\/i\u003e, a magazine of women's political comics and graphics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio García Sánchez\u003c\/b\u003e, 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, \u003cb\u003eLola Moral\u003c\/b\u003e, who colored the art for this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toon Graphics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40565761343603,"sku":"9.78194E+12","price":11.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1d61d870-c130-4257-b04b-af7a6c81fd57.jpg?v=1668002893","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/blancaflor-the-hero-with-secret-powers-a-folktale-from-latin-america-a-toon-graphic-9781943145560","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}