Graphic books, he notes, have been called the “comic gateway to literacy.” “One of the reasons is they are easier to read.” Graphic novels for children are one of the strongest growth areas in publishing, according to Publishers Weekly. His cartoony style with “toon balloons” for speech fit right in with Toon’s style. “Francoise is a powerhouse in publishing,” McCloskey says. She was looking for science graphic novels for kids. Mouly, art editor of The New Yorker magazine and the wife of acclaimed “Maus” graphic novelist Art Spiegelman, started the publishing company in 2008. “She got back to me in five hours,” he says. McCloskey, who published a children’s book in 1991, sent the manuscript to Toon Book editor Francoise Mouly. The StoryRiders used it frequently, and it quickly became dog-eared.
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