What a beautiful graphic novel to share with a child! The visual storytelling and limited vocabulary make this a good book for 5-6 year old early readers. They’ll just need a little help with the colourful sound effects. Great depiction of a little girl destined to be an elite engineer, and a lot of subtext for adults if you’re paying attention.
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I read mostly science fiction and fantasy for myself and children's literature for my daughter. I'm also a computer science professor, and am happy to answer the occasional technical question from aspiring or established authors.
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Paul Ralph rated Queen of the Spelling Bee: 3 stars
Paul Ralph rated Super Fluffy to the Rescue: 3 stars
Paul Ralph rated The Bad Guys #5: 4 stars
Paul Ralph rated The Bad Guys in The furball strikes back: 4 stars
The Bad Guys in The furball strikes back by Aaron Blabey (The Bad Guys -- 3)
Still yearning to be seen as heroes, Wolf, Shark, Snake, and Piranha set out to rescue ten thousand chickens from …
Paul Ralph rated The Bad Guys in Attack of the Zittens: 4 stars
Paul Ralph rated Mighty Jack and the Goblin King: 5 stars
Ben Hatke: Mighty Jack and the Goblin King (2017)
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
"Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone, carried into another realm by an ogre. When …
Paul Ralph reviewed Little Robot by Ben Hatke
From inside front cover: Life outside the robot factory is confusing. Little Robot has a …
Review of 'Little Robot' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Paul Ralph rated The Story of My Life: 3 stars
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
The Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences …
Paul Ralph rated Mighty Jack: 5 stars
Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is …
Paul Ralph rated Absolutely Nat: 4 stars
Absolutely Nat by Maria Scrivan (Nat Enough #3)
Companion to the New York Times bestseller Nat Enough!
You can stay stuck or go forward, but you can't go …
Paul Ralph rated The return of Zita the spacegirl: 4 stars
The return of Zita the spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Ben Hatke brings back our intrepid space heroine for another delightful sci-fi/fantasy adventure in this New York Times-Bestselling graphic novel …
Paul Ralph rated Forget Me Nat: 3 stars
Forget Me Nat by Maria Scrivan (Nat Enough #2)
Companion to the New York Times bestseller Nat Enough!
It's called a crush for a reason...For the first time in …
Paul Ralph rated The Sagan Diary: 4 stars
The Sagan Diary by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #2.5)
Paul Ralph rated The Old Man and the Sea: 1 star
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Scribner classics)
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and …