A review by claudiaswisher
My First Kafka: Runaways, Rodents, and Giant Bugs by Matthue Roth

4.0

Children have 'first Christmases,' and 'first birthdays' and 'first lost teeth,' but here is a first Kafka! This little gem is a perfect blend of story and pictures. The stories, "Excursion into the Mountain," METAMORPHOSIS, and"Josefine the Singer, or the Mouse People," are creepy enough. The retellings are spot on...loved poor Gregor's flight from the apple-missles. But the illustrations? Masterful. Gregor is resplendent in these black-and-white, pen-and-ink pieces...They added a totally new element.

I think, tho, the last, sad, illustration in "Josefine" is my favorite.

So, add 'my first Kafka' to the milestones!