We were pleased (as punch) to throw a small event for Geoffrey Hayes for his grand early reader comic book, Benny and Penny in Just Pretend.
Geoffrey read to the crowd about Benny, who insists that he has a pirate ship and his younger sister, Penny, who declares in a younger-sister-pest-like way, that it is a BOX. Rather funny sibling squabbling ensues.
Geoffrey’s audience was rapt during the reading, settled in to create their own comics and then took turns having Polaroid snapshots taken in the H.M.S. Toon.
The H.M.S. Toon was our tribute to the new line of early reader comics, Toon Books and our piratical imaginations. Over lunch, Geoffrey who has spent over 30 years in the children’s book biz, says that his faith in the medium has been restored by the incredible work being done by Francoise Mouly at Toon Books. We could not agree more.
Thanks to Casablanca Comics and Maples Gelateria for being such swell hosts.
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