Books by Chris Ware
“Not just a children’s book. It’s wordless and wonderful, full of playful drawings and inked ideas.” Read more...
Jon Burgerman, Cartoonists & Illustrator
Acme Novelty Library No 13
by Chris Ware
This issue is almost wholly one story. I chose it because it stands particularly well on its own. Ware’s very much into the interaction of words and images. He has narration and speech and thought bubbles and he’s really interested in how these two ways of storytelling work together. But it’s a very bleak story, almost bleaker than I can stand. I could never be so mean to my characters.
Interviews where books by Chris Ware were recommended
The Best Comic Books, recommended by Tom Gauld
The cartoonist and illustrator says the relationship between words and pictures is an interesting one. A bad picture book would say “this is an apple”, a good one “this is not a pipe”
Playful Books for Children, recommended by Jon Burgerman
Whatever your age, play is how we test ideas, define rules and see if they hold. New York-based artist and author Jon Burgerman talks to Five Books about his favourite titles that encourage kids to have fun and be playful, without worry or fear of failure, and simply enjoy the limitless possibilities of imagination.
