This October, we're celebrating the release of Nursery Rhyme Comics with a Friday night reception for the grown-ups, and a Saturday afternoon kids' event! We'll have original and limited edition work by the artists on display.

Friday: Enjoy wine and homemade cookies as you mingle with the artists and get your book signed.

Saturday: The artists will lead an activity where kids will learn to create their very own nursery rhyme comics.

Participating Artists:

• Raina Telgemeier
• Leonard Marcus
• Sara Varon
• Scott Campbell
• Dave Roman
• Nick Abadzis
• Nick Bruel
• George O'Connor
• Mark Siegel

About Nursery Rhyme Comics:

First Second is very proud to present Nursery Rhyme Comics. Featuring fifty classic nursery rhymes illustrated and interpreted by fifty of today's preeminent cartoonists and illustrators, this is a groundbreaking new entry in the canon of nursery rhymes treasuries.

From New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's "There Was a Crooked Man" to Bad Kitty author Nick Bruel's "Three Little Kittens" to First Second's own Gene Yang's "Pat-a-Cake," this is a collection that will put a grin on your face from page one and keep it there. Each rhyme is one to three pages long, and simply designed and lettered to ensure that the experience is completely accessible for the youngest of readers. Chock full of engaging full-color artwork and favorite characters (Jack and Jill! Old Mother Hubbard! The Owl and the Pussycat!), children will treasure this collection for years to come.

Nursery Rhyme Comics contains comics by: Nick Abadzis; Andrew Arnold; Kate Beaton; Vera Brosgol; Nick Bruel; Scott Campbell; Lilli Carre; Roz Chast; JP Coovert; Jordan Crane; Rebecca Dart; Eleanor Davis; Vanessa Davis; Theo Ellsworth; Matt Forsythe; Jules Feiffer; Bob Flynn; Alexis Frederick-Frost; Ben Hatke; Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez; Lucy Knisley; David Macaulay; Mark Martin; Patrick McDonnell; Mike Mignola; Tony Millionaire; Tao Nyeu; George O'Connor; Mo Oh; Eric Orchard; Laura Park; Cyril Pedrosa; Lark Pien; Aaron Renier; Dave Roman; Marc Rosenthal; Stan Sakai; Richard Sala; Mark Siegel; James Sturm; Raina Telgemeier; Craig Thompson; Richard Thompson; Sara Varon; Jen Wang; Drew Weing; Gahan Wilson; Gene Luen Yang; Stephanie Yue; and, an introduction by Leonard Marcus.

This book takes traditional nursery rhymes and gives them a modern-day spin that will appeal to today's parents and children, while still retaining the classic nursery rhyme spirit and read-aloud pleasure. With the winning combination of the time-honored nursery rhyme text and art by some of the finest cartoonists and illustrators in the world, this is a book that's rich, thoughtful, and jam-packed with fun. Nursery Rhyme Comics will find a home on your bookshelves for years to come.

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