Peter Sis on The Wall.

From PW:

And what was it like rediscovering some of your boyhood books?

It was interesting to see them again. I know some people recall growing up with The Little Prince, but some of the books I read as a child were awful. It was hard to get books at all, and many that we could get were of dubious quality. But still they would speak to me and I knew it was special to have any books at all. Looking at them again they preserved that moment in time for me, the same way as songs from the 1960s do. They help me to recall so many emotions, and so much upheaval.

I am THERE.  I hope my library gets a copy soon.

Comments

[ELK]

I too hope your library gets a copy soon. This was a book packed with so much in such a little bit. It's been nominated as for the Great Graphic Novel Reads '08 list. (http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/gn.htm). I imagine it'll generate some discussion as to whether or not it's a graphic novel... but it did a lot with sequential art.

[tzveyah]

completely unrelated, but had to toss this in anyway- related vaguely to youth behind iron curtain- the book petropolis by anya ulinich is incredible. i bet you've already seen it, but i can't say enough about it (or anything, really. you just have to pick it up!).