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M. Ray Rempen

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Geneva, Switzerland

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Children's, Comics, Fantasy

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Tove Jansson, Hergé, Goscinny & Uderzo, Crockett Johnson, Wilhelm Busc ...more

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Michael Malachi Ray Rempen (M. Ray is shorter, isn't it?) is half American, half German, was born in Switzerland, and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was raised on a healthy variety of adventure and fantasy stories from around the world - from Star Wars to Finland's Finn Family Moomintroll to the Belgian Tintin and the French Asterix comics. His parents traveled quite a lot, to Africa and Asia and South America, and sometimes he was lucky enough to go along.

All this eventually inspired the Merry Mariner, a fantasy-adventure series, whimsically written and illustrated, about an intrepid family sailing around the globe in their wonderful windmill-ship. They encounter exotic people and visit marvelous places, and quite often find themse ...more

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	Itchy Feet: A Travel and Language Comic: Volume One (Itchy Feet, #1) 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Itchy Feet: A Travel and Language Comic: Volume Two (Itchy Feet, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Itchy Feet: A Travel and Language Comic: Volumes 1-3 (Itchy Feet, #1-3) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Itchy Feet: A Travel and Language Comic: Volume Four (Itchy Feet, #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Itchy Feet: A Travel and Language Comic: Volume Three (Itchy Feet, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cappuccinos After Lunch and Other Crimes: The 2018-2021 ITCHY FEET Collection 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bumps in the Road up Mt. Fluency: The 2012-2015 ITCHY FEET Anthology really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tears of Multicultural Joy: The 2015-2018 ITCHY FEET Anthology 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Tales of the Merry Mariner: and the Intrepid Family Wicklow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancient Rituals for Cheap Airfare: The 2021-2024 ITCHY FEET Collection 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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