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• Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2009

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I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship, but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely. So said Henry David Thoreau in 1845 when he began his famous experiment in living on Walden Pond. In this graphic masterpiece, John Porcellino uses only the visionary words of Thoreau himself to tell the story of those two years off the beaten track. The pared-down text focuses on Thoreau's most profound ideas, and Porcellino's fresh, simple pictures bring the philosopher's sojourn at Walden to cinematic life. For readers who know Walden intimately, this graphic treatment will provide a vivid new interpretation of Thoreau's story. For those who have never read the original, it presents a contemporary look at Thoreau's call to slow down in an ever-accelerating world, a message that is as relevant today (if not more so) as it was 150 years ago. The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), America's premier cartooning school, was founded in 2005 under the leadership of James Sturm, who is the creative director of The Center for Cartoon Studies Books. CCS is located in downtown White River Junction, Vermont, in the historic Colodny Surprise Department Store.

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"John Porcellino has been writing, drawing, and publishing minicomics, comics, and graphic novels for the last twenty-five years. His celebrated series King-Cat Comics, begun in 1989, has inspired a generation of cartoonists. ""Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man,"" a collection of ""King-Cat"" stories about Porcellino's experiences as a pest control worker, won an Ignatz Award in 2005. ""Perfect Example,"" first published in 2000, chronicles his struggles with depression as a teenager. According to cartoonist Chris Ware, ""John Porcellino's comics distill, in just a few lines and words, the feeling of simply being alive."" Porcellino currently lives in Denver with his wife Misun, and a small black cat named Maisie Kukoc. See above."

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