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Anders and the Comet
Meet Anders, Eden and their new friend, Bernie. It's the school holidays, and there are comics to be made, games to be played, ice-cream to be eaten, and rhinos to impress at Wekiwa water park.
Then Anders and his friends meet the Green Grabber and things take on a whole new twist, leading Anders to a wonderful pet, Skip, and to wild adventures - and a dramatic rescue - in the sky.
Then Anders and his friends meet the Green Grabber and things take on a whole new twist, leading Anders to a wonderful pet, Skip, and to wild adventures - and a dramatic rescue - in the sky.
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 2, 2015
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December 24, 2016
I loved this little book. It encourages inagination, creativity and kindness. It has a wonderful understated tone. Can't wait to read more!
November 13, 2023
Anders and the Comet begins on the last day of school term with the arrival of a new student, Bernie. Anders immediately befriends Bernie and the two characters, along with Anders’s cousin Eden, embark on a raft of holiday adventures. And what adventures they are – from finding a space observatory in the forest and discovering a comet in the night sky, to flying through the air with a glow-in-the-dark beetle and being whisked away by a windblown jumping castle.
The combination of ‘found objects’ and vivid imaginations offers more fun as Anders and Bernie conjure treks through deserts and a journey into space. (A change in panel borders from straight lines to wavy ones alerts readers to flights of imagination.)
While the school holidays include some family excursions, Anders, Bernie and Eden mostly have freedom to explore, play and create free of adult supervision. The parents in the story offer their children space and affirmation. In response to this latitude, the children take daring risks, but they are amiably compliant when necessary.
The ungendered characters, drawn in simple outline, depict a variety of animals. Bernie is an elephant; Anders and Eden, with their bushy tails, could be dogs or dogs; and there’s also Skip, a glow-in-the-dark beetle. The illustrations are black and white, and the text for each story panel is generally under six words and rarely exceeds a single, short sentence.
With repeat readings of Anders and the Comet, children may sense Bernie’s underlying melancholy and lack of material possessions, or they might notice the fleeting ‘Hi, Mums’ greeting at Eden’s house. They will certainly find room for their own imaginations to expand and they might just discover a yen to create their own comics.
The Anders Comics website (http://www.anderscomics.com/) includes tips for drawing Anders, as well as a book trailer and a sample of the story.
My copy of this book was provided by Reading Time, the review journal of The Children’s Book Council of Australia. A version of my review appeared in Reading Time on 18 May 2015: https://readingtime.com.au/anders-and...
The combination of ‘found objects’ and vivid imaginations offers more fun as Anders and Bernie conjure treks through deserts and a journey into space. (A change in panel borders from straight lines to wavy ones alerts readers to flights of imagination.)
While the school holidays include some family excursions, Anders, Bernie and Eden mostly have freedom to explore, play and create free of adult supervision. The parents in the story offer their children space and affirmation. In response to this latitude, the children take daring risks, but they are amiably compliant when necessary.
The ungendered characters, drawn in simple outline, depict a variety of animals. Bernie is an elephant; Anders and Eden, with their bushy tails, could be dogs or dogs; and there’s also Skip, a glow-in-the-dark beetle. The illustrations are black and white, and the text for each story panel is generally under six words and rarely exceeds a single, short sentence.
With repeat readings of Anders and the Comet, children may sense Bernie’s underlying melancholy and lack of material possessions, or they might notice the fleeting ‘Hi, Mums’ greeting at Eden’s house. They will certainly find room for their own imaginations to expand and they might just discover a yen to create their own comics.
The Anders Comics website (http://www.anderscomics.com/) includes tips for drawing Anders, as well as a book trailer and a sample of the story.
My copy of this book was provided by Reading Time, the review journal of The Children’s Book Council of Australia. A version of my review appeared in Reading Time on 18 May 2015: https://readingtime.com.au/anders-and...
June 3, 2018
Adorable! A perfect school's out for summer read.
January 28, 2019
A lovely, relatively slow moving graphic novel with each chapter chronicling an adventure had by Anders and his friends.
February 28, 2023
This is a comic book about a boy called Anders. My favourite part was when Anders and his friends were on a bouncy castle and it was so windy that the bouncy castle flew away!
March 21, 2015
A gentle graphic novel for children, about friendship and imagination.
April 16, 2025
c’est sympa mais je pensais trouver ça plus hilarant
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