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Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley ′09

Lucy Knisley ′09, a champion of the autobio genre, has been branching out in the last year releases like her children’s picture book, You Are New (Chronicle Books). And with Stepping Stones, from Random House Graphic, she is fully stepping into the fictional realm. As Lucy puts it in an interview with Shelf Awareness, ” The fact that the main character is a ginger girl who reads comics and doesn’t like snakes and is bad at math is all coincidental!” The story is inspired from her own childhood in an amazing journey of unlikely friends, sisters, and home. This is the first in a trilogy, Peapod Farm.

Head over to The Hollywood Reporter to read an interview with Lucy: “The cartoonist behind ‘Relish’ talks comics, parenting, quarantine and more.” by Graeme McMillan.

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Students From Small Cartooning School Find Outsized Success

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT – Far from the large cities and cultural centers, a school with less than 40 students in rural Vermont is leaving its mark in a big way. Established in 2005, The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) can point to both current students and graduates experiencing the type of success that creators dream about.

Most recently Emma Hunsinger ’20 had a ten-page comic in The New Yorker (12/30/19 issue). Originally appearing online, “How to Draw a Horse” began as a non-fiction class assignment. Lucy Knisley’s ’09 most recent children’s book You Are New (Chronicle Books) was named a Top 25 Children’s Books of 2019 by The New York Times. Widely considered one of the most outstanding cartoonists of her generation, Tillie Walden ’16 most recently published Are You Listening (First Second), her third major graphic novel since graduating from CCS. Her first graphic novel, the Eisner award-winning memoir Spinning, began as her CCS thesis project.

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“You Are New” by Lucy Knisley ′09 a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019

The New York Times has released its top 25 children’s books of 2019, and You Are New (Chronicle Books) by Lucy Knisley ′09 has been selected. The list includes other great cartoonists such as Dylan Meconis for Queen of the Sea (Walker Books), Sara Varon for Hold Hands (First Second), Raina Telgemeier for Guts (Scholastic), and Ryan Andrews for This Was Our Pact (First Second).

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New Book Releases from CCS Grads

In the next year or so, a strong group of CCS alums are releasing books into the wild. Congratulations to Lucy Knisley ′09 (Kid Gloves, First Second, 2019) , Laura Terry ′10 (Graveyard Shakes, Graphix, 2017), JP Coovert ′08 (illustrator for Charlie Joe Jackson series), Tillie Walden ′16 (Spinning, First Second, 2017), and Jarad Greene ′17!

Lucy Knisley ′09—You Are New (Chronicle Books, March 2019)
A world of being new is waiting for little ones and the grown-ups who love them in this warm and funny book perfect for baby showers. From napping to crying, cuddling to playing, this book introduces the world with humor, honesty, and unmitigated sweetness. Award-winning author and artist Lucy Knisley celebrates the joys of having—and being!—a baby in this timeless celebration of new beginnings and the transformative power of love.

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Lucy Knisley ′09 — Keeping Score

Lucy Knisley ′09 has been a prolific cartoonist. Graduating from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2009, she has published eight books in the last 10 years, most of them in the last 5:

2008—French Milk (Touchstone)
2013—Relish (First Second)
2014—An Age of License (Fantagraphics)
2015—Displacement (Fantagraphics)
2016—Something New (First Second)
2017—Margaret and the Moon (Knopf Books for Young Readers), illustrator
2018–Love, Penelope (Amulet Books), illustrator

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Lucy Knisley’s ′09 New Children’s Book, “You Are New”

Straight on the heals of her book about having a baby, Kid Gloves (First Second), Lucy Knisley ′09 is releasing a children’s book about being a baby, You Are New (Chronicle Books). Coming in March, You Are New is Lucy’s second children’s book. Margaret and the Moon (Knopf Books, 2017), written by Dean Robbins, is about Margaret Hamilton, who, in 1964, went to work for NASA and became the director of Software Programming for Project Apollo.

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A 32-page comic on how our government works

This Is What Democracy Looks Like comic cover

Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works This Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance is a 32-page comic book created by The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS). This short comic guide helps to bring democracy back to the hands of the people by explaining what democracy actually means and how the whole thing works. This guide will be a great jumping-off point to learn about our government.

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Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley ′09

Students From Small Cartooning School Find Outsized Success

“You Are New” by Lucy Knisley ′09 a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019

New Book Releases from CCS Grads

Lucy Knisley ′09 — Keeping Score

Lucy Knisley’s ′09 New Children’s Book, “You Are New”

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