James Kochalka Explores Silliness in "Johnny Boo"

[andy khouri]

Venerable "Superf*ckers" cartoonist James Kochalka talks to CBR News about upcoming projects including "Johnny Boo: The Best Little Ghost In The World," the first in a series of children's books.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=13316

[CitC]

One buyer can say no. That’s what happened to my first children’s picture book, “Squirrely Gray.” One guy from Borders looked at it. They said it was great, and they were passing on it.So, Borders isn't carrying it? That's crazy. My grade three class loved it. You can read all about it here on thier review site: http://rcs.nbed.nb.ca/kids/non_fiction/reviews/squirrelly.html
They all liked how it started: "Once upon a boring time"

I am about to include Mouse Guard (and Johnny Boo and Squirrelly Gray actually) in my class library an I was worried about the violence. However, we brought our whole (small) school to see Narnia a couple years ago, and they handled the Lion crucifixion part pretty well, so I'm not too worried.