Alexis Deacon

The first graphic novel in a gripping action, supernatural and fantasy trilogy where souls battle to control a magical island.

A Matter of Life and Death

Geis

Viviane Schwarz

Bravery plays out in surprising ways when a little finch starts having big thoughts. The finches live in a big flock that makes such a racket nobody can hear themselves think. But one day a small bird wakes up in quiet darkness and has a thought, and he hears it: " I am Henry Finch. . . . I could be great." The next day, the Beast comes, and Henry sees his chance--but then a mouth opens wide, and the path to greatness turns out to have some unexpected twists. Delightful illustrations pair with a quirky, funny, and uplifting story for budding philosophers of all ages.

I Am Henry Finch

Rat law is simple: if you take a piece of cheese, it belongs to you. So if a bigger rat takes it - then cheese belongs to them. Unless a quicker rat swipes it! Every rat knows rat law: if you are big or quick, strong or scary, hairy or dirty, or, indeed, all of the above. But just who gets to EAT the cheese?

Cheese Belongs to You!

Seven hamster brothers, having outgrown their hole, begin an adventure-filled quest that takes them across seas and deserts, up a mountain, and through a labyrinth as they seek a new home.

A place to call home

Beegu

Russell Hoban

A young boy who is afraid of the operation that can help him get well learns to overcome his fear with the help of a caring nurse.

Jim's Lion

The creative team behind I Am Henry Finch offers a picture book Plato for little ones, as Ergo the chick, from inside her egg, contemplates the world--and her place in it. Ergo wakes up and sets off to explore the world. The first things she discovers are her toes. Wiggle, wiggle. Then she finds her wings. Flap, flap. Then her beak. And her legs. She has discovered everything! I am the world and the world is me, she thinks. Until she considers the wall around her. Is that part of her, too? And is that noise from beyond the wall . . . something else? At once humorous and inspirational, this lighthearted foray by Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz is for dreamers and philosophers, the foolish and the enlightened--a picture book experience told with simplicity and style.

Ergo

A small creature from space finds no welcome on Earth, until she meets a group of children on a playground.

After an evil sorceress casts a spell, a community is sent into a tailspin, fighting for survival. Book one of the mind-bending graphic novel series, featuring gripping action, supernatural mystery, and magical fantasy worlds where fifty souls battle in a contest to become the ruler of an island. A stunning fantasy epic unlike any other! "Fans of high fantasy, especially those who have read the adventures of a certain boy wizard and now want something with more teeth to it, will enjoy this book." —STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal “Tangled forests, deserts, bat-filled caverns, rivers, and medieval towns are rendered in loose brushwork with clumps of gorgeous detail, a meeting of Maurice Sendak and Pieter Bruegel.” —Publisher’s Weekly “Readers will give themselves over to the dreamlike, immersive narrative.” —Kirkus Reviews “Utterly fascinating.” —Youth Services Book Reviews “Gorgeously drawn and full of characters to root for—and against. —Slate, Slate's 10 Favorite Comics of 2016 “An engrossing fantasy tale that manages the neat trick of seeming both familiar and fresh.” —The AV Club “This first volume in an anticipated trilogy is a lightning paced, tragic, and gripping start; readers will eagerly await the next outing.” —STARRED REVIEW, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "a genuinely exciting fantasy book, with interesting characters and plot...I was turning every page as fast as I could just to see whatever happened next!" —Comics Vs. The World "Easily the best thing I’ve read all year without doubt....you will lose all sense of time and place while reading." —11 O'Clock Comics “The best thing published this year […] Like Squid Game in a fantasy setting.” —11 O’Clock Comics podcast The chief matriarch is dying. Drawing her last breath, she declares a contest: let fate decide the one worthy to rule. Fifty souls are summoned in the night; fifty souls bound to the same fate. But this is no ordinary trial, and they'll soon discover that the stakes are higher than any of them could have imagined! Reprinting Alexis Deacon's Geis Vol. I: A Matter of Life and Death and Geis Vol. 2: A Game Without Rules in a brand-new format with a stunning new cover.

A Matter of Life and Death & A Game Without Rules

Curse of the Chosen vol. 1

Rat law is simple: if you take a piece of cheese, it belongs to you. So if a bigger rat takes it - then cheese belongs to them. Unless a quicker rat swipes it Every rat knows rat law: if you are big or quick, strong or scary, hairy or dirty, or, indeed, all of the above. But just who gets to EAT the cheese?

A stunning picture book that cleverly challenges our assumptions. Slow Loris was a slow loris, very slow indeed. He lived in a zoo. The visitors thought him boring. The other animals did too. "It took Loris ten minutes to eat a satsuma...twenty minutes to get from one end of his branch to the other...and an hour to scratch his bottom. But Slow Loris didn't care. He had a wild secret life of his own.

Slow Loris

The dramatic and hotly anticipated conclusion to Alexis Deacon's original Geis series, featuring new branding and a format designed to sit alongside Curse of the Chosen Volume 1. As the great chief matriarch lay dying, she gave one final decree: Upon her death there would be a contest. Having no heir of her own blood she called on the Gods. Let fate decide the one truly worthy to rule in her place. The rich, the strong, the wise, the powerful; many put forward their names in hope of being chosen. But when the night came... only fifty souls alone were chosen. As Io's quest reaches its deadly and dramatic conclusion, things are not all as they seem in the sorceress' game for the right to rule. Still trapped inside the torturous nightmares within the castle, who will remain in the battle for the throne, and which of the chosen will be lost along the way? Alexis Deacon draws his Geis series to an epic and emotional conclusion in this newly branded volume, packed to the rafters with his beautiful artwork and gripping storytelling.

The Will That Shapes the World

Curse of the Chosen Vol. 2

A Place to Call Home

'It's hard work being a bedside toy. Every night there's so much to do. New arrivals have to learn fast if they want to be part of the crew.' - Cover.

While You Are Sleeping

Russell Hoban's moving, unflinching tale of a boy who finds bravery during illness is reimagined in graphic-novel format with new art by Alexis Deacon. Asleep in his hospital bed, Jim dreams of a great lion with white teeth and amber eyes. This lion is Jim's finder. According to Nurse Bami, everyone has a finder, a creature who comes looking for us when we are lost. But when the time comes for Jim's operation, will his lion be able to find him and bring him safely home? Dramatically reimagined as a graphic novel by award-winning illustrator Alexis Deacon, with the inclusion of powerful dream sequences, Russell Hoban's tale of a boy's search for strength and courage will resonate with any child dealing with adversity.

Side by side on the sand sat two eggs. With a crack and a rip, the brothers hatch, and out comes a bird and a ... crocodile! But they can't be brothers - can they?

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