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Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) — Content Guide for Parents

By Spiegelman, Art, Mouly, FrancoiseHarperCollISBN 978006028626264 pages
Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2)

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Scary contentSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

The second groundbreaking anthology from the New York Times best-selling team of Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly is here! The everyday world is turned upside down and the ordinary becomes extraordinary in this collection of the strangest tales. From Art Spiegelman's The Several Lives of Selby Sheldrake to Maurice Sendak's Cereal Baby Keller to Jules Feiffer's Trapped in a Comic Book, these stories are sure to entice any young reader. Also included are comics and features by Ian Falconer and David Sedaris, Paul Auster and Jacques de Loustal, Crockett Johnson, Richard McGuire, and Barbara McClintock, a puzzle by Lewis Trondheim, and make-your-own comic-book endpapers from Kaz. Little Lit Strange Stories for Strange Kids continues the tradition of bringing the pleasure of books and reading into the hands and minds of kids.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    One cartoon story shows a ravenous baby who eats his parents, which Publishers Weekly calls violent; reviews otherwise describe mostly humor, puzzles and fantasy. Several stories are described as disturbing or gruesome, including a monster who turns inside-out and a creepy tale of a man who seems to leave his body, though the images are cartoony.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have violence?

    Found (Brief): One cartoon story shows a ravenous baby who eats his parents, which Publishers Weekly calls violent; reviews otherwise describe mostly humor, puzzles and fantasy.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Several stories are described as disturbing or gruesome, including a monster who turns inside-out and a creepy tale of a man who seems to leave his body, though the images are cartoony.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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