Christmas Classics: Graphic Classics Volume Nineteen (Graphic Classics (Graphic Novels))
Eight traditional British and American pieces are well interpreted in comics form here. Florence Cestac adds twenty-first-century cartoon figures to Clement C. Moore’s poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” while Cynthia Martin draws an O. Henry story with expressions and costuming of the original writer’s period. Rick Geary is a spot-on choice to draw Fitz-James O’Brien’s “The Wondersmith,” one of several pieces editor Pomplun himself adapted for this volume. The variety of art styles and solid selection choices make this entry in the Graphic Classics line essential for collections that include holiday books for teens and adults. Grades 7-12. --Francisca Goldsmith