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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Little Pierrot Vol. 1: Get the Moon' by Alberto Varanda is not a cohesive story, but a series of panels and short comic strips. That will help the reader as they embark on this journey.
Little Pierrot is the main character. He's a little boy who seems to not like school much. He has a snail friend that he calls Mr. Snail. He has conversations with Mr. Snail about luck and staying out of his garden. Pierrot tends to lean towards the fanciful rather than the practical. Mr. Snail is there to provide common sense of sorts.
The art is whimsical and fun. Pierrot's hair sticks up in unmanageable spikes. The coloring and characters present a feeling of whimsy, as if this were a cartoon from a bygone era. I enjoyed reading this.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Lion Forge, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Little Pierrot is the main character. He's a little boy who seems to not like school much. He has a snail friend that he calls Mr. Snail. He has conversations with Mr. Snail about luck and staying out of his garden. Pierrot tends to lean towards the fanciful rather than the practical. Mr. Snail is there to provide common sense of sorts.
The art is whimsical and fun. Pierrot's hair sticks up in unmanageable spikes. The coloring and characters present a feeling of whimsy, as if this were a cartoon from a bygone era. I enjoyed reading this.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Lion Forge, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
coffeedragon's review against another edition
5.0
I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
I really enjoyed this little book! I picked it up because the cover art was really nice and I was glad to see the style was consistent. It didn't really have a linear story, instead we get little snippets of Pierrot's life with Mr. Snail. I really liked seeing how his imagination worked (ie. when he needs to take a shower but it shows him near a waterfall, where he strings up the moon when it has fallen, defining emigration and immigration, etc). I'd love to have a physical copy of this book on my shelves
I really enjoyed this little book! I picked it up because the cover art was really nice and I was glad to see the style was consistent. It didn't really have a linear story, instead we get little snippets of Pierrot's life with Mr. Snail. I really liked seeing how his imagination worked (ie. when he needs to take a shower but it shows him near a waterfall, where he strings up the moon when it has fallen, defining emigration and immigration, etc). I'd love to have a physical copy of this book on my shelves
annebennett1957's review against another edition
3.0
Darling illustrations but I didn't follow the story line. Was there one?
banana83854's review against another edition
3.0
pretty cute art but no real plot, more like a one panel comic strip or something
emeraldreverie's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to love this book. The art is amazing, and the concept delightful (Calvin and Hobbes-esque), but it seemed way too disjointed with no room to breathe. I think this book will benefit from multiple readings, and possibly also with a kiddo. If you like absurdist child and animal companion (a snail) stories being both too literal and too existential simultaneously, you'll probably enjoy this!
gothai's review against another edition
4.0
Simple colours. Comic strips of an interesting boy and his wise friend snail.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
3.0
This is a series of stripes of a boy and his best friend, a snail. Yeah, not sure if I missed something in the translation, but the two thoughts I had when I read this the first time was, how is he not accidentally stepping on him, and why a snail?
This is one joke where Pierrot is teasing the snail by prepareing a dish with garlic, that only someone who has ever eaten snails, would understand.
Otherwise, this is cute enough. One reviewer said it was a bit like Calvin and Hobbs, and it is, though not enough to make me want to seek more volumes of this out.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This is one joke where Pierrot is teasing the snail by prepareing a dish with garlic, that only someone who has ever eaten snails, would understand.
Otherwise, this is cute enough. One reviewer said it was a bit like Calvin and Hobbs, and it is, though not enough to make me want to seek more volumes of this out.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
beebliobibuli's review against another edition
4.0
I loved it, every little part of it!
The humor, the sarcasm, the friendship and the wide imagination.
I'll let some illustrations speak for it!
The humor, the sarcasm, the friendship and the wide imagination.
I'll let some illustrations speak for it!
hainyh's review against another edition
3.0
A book written in comic book style, sharing the story of Little Pierrot, the young boy who has a very large imagination and is endlessly curious and full of questions. It's a good starting point for young readers who are transitioning from early picture books with minimal text, not yet ready to progress to books without images. I was disappointed in the imagery, with very dull muted brown colours throughout, which didn't enthral me. I would have liked to have seen something a bit more lively, to complement the creativity and liveliness of Pierrot's imagination.
(Thanks NetGalley for this copy).
(Thanks NetGalley for this copy).
chelseymarie's review against another edition
2.0
You can always tell when a book was originally written in French.