Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I just finished Johan Troianowski’s (that middle “i” is supposed to have two dots, by the way) The Runaway Princess, and YOWSERS. I suppose you could say that it’s rather like Alice in Wonderland, if Alice in Wonderland was a graphic novel and more of an actual children’s story (about a girl who truly ENJOYS adventures) with a happier vibe instead of a (now dated) political satire written by a likely pedophile. Or maybe Peter Pan, or The Nutcracker–or Pippi Longstocking. I guess if you mixed all of those up together you might get The Runaway Princess, with Robin as a completely likable heroine who gathers friends and followers as she goes. It’s occasionally interactive–like certain picture books in the last ten or fifteen years–and definitely episodic. Fans of graphic novels and quirky adventures should definitely give this one a try; I’ll try to remember to comment with my girlies’ opinions once they’ve read it!