We recently visited a public library which featured a Halloween book collection for young readers. We were delighted to see one of our new graphic novels --
Dark Graphic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe -- included in their display, right next to a
Robert Louis Stevenson collection that included the wonderful, YA-appropriate short story
The Body Snatcher. The Enslow book stood out, thanks to its cover that's just scary enough for Halloween, but not too scary to keep off a library shelf.
The Poe title, part of Enslow's new "
Dark Graphic Novels" series, includes some of the 19th Century writer's finest work, including
The Gold Bug and
The Fall of the House of Usher. The carefully composed text delivers the sense and style of Poe's original work. The Enslow book's illustrator, trained in a rigorous European art school, has created strong, vivid images that will attract young readers. These elements will encourage repeat circulation, a circumstance Enslow's sturdy library-bound edition is designed to handle.
The library-bound edition of
Dark Graphic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe is available from Enslow for $22.95; that price represents a 25% school/library discount from Enslow's list price for this book. The book is also available at your preferred vendor,
Barnes and Noble and
Amazon.
Don't forget to join our Pick-A-Page Giveaway, go to our
e-catalog and pick a page of titles you would like to receive for free. Like us on Facebook and leave a comment on Facebook, letting us know which page you would like to receive, and how those books would benefit your school/library. For everyone who enters, they will receive one book from the page they requested. One winner will be chosen at random at the end of the week, and that person will receive a copy of every book on that page. The winner will be announced on Facebook sometime next week!
