Share Your Smile : Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story - by Raina Telgemeier (Hardcover)

About the Book

With guidance from the the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling creator of "Smile" and "Sisters, " this colorful, interactive journal encourages kids to brainstorm ideas, make lists, paste in personal photos, and use their imagination to create their own stories. Includes behind-the-scenes info from Telgemeier's own comics-making adventures. Consumable.

Book Synopsis

Get ready to journal and learn to tell your own story with Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!

Calling all fans of Raina Telgemeier!Have you ever thought about telling your own story, whether it be true or imagined? Are you interested in writing, drawing, or both? If the answers are yes, this fun, colorful, and interactive journal is for you! With guidance from Raina herself, brainstorm ideas, make lists, paste in personal photos, and use your imagination like never before to create your own stories. For additional inspiration, behind-the-scenes info from Raina's own comics-making adventures is featured inside.BONUS: Raina's next graphic novel, Guts, will be published on September 17, 2019. A special sneak peek is included in this book!

Review Quotes

Praise for Share Your Smile: An encouraging and compassionate guide for budding comics creators. -- Publishers WeeklyHonest and encouraging, this will get young storytellers started -- and perhaps leave them wishing for more. -- Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Smile: #1 New York Times BestsellerWill Eisner Comic Industry Award WinnerBoston Globe-Horn Book Honor BookIrresistible, funny, and touching. -- Kirkus ReviewsOne of the most widely loved kids' graphic novels in recent history. -- BooklistIt hits home partly because there is nothing else out there like it. -- The New York Times Book ReviewPraise for Sisters: #1 New York Times BestsellerWill Eisner Comic Industry Award Winner* A wonderfully charming tale of family and sisters that anyone can bond with. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Utterly relatable for anyone with siblings. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewPraise for Drama: #1 New York Times BestsellerAn ALA Stonewall Honor Book* Telgemeier is prodigiously talented at telling cheerful stories with realistic portrayals of middle-school characters. -- Booklist, starred review* Pitch-perfect. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Another dead-on look at the confusing world of middle school. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* An entertaining and enlightening read. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewPraise for Ghosts: #1 New York Times Bestseller* Telgemeier has her finger on the pulse of middle-grade readers, and this might be her best yet. -- Booklist, starred review* Superior visual storytelling. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review* Telgemeier nudges readers toward the edge of their comfort zone, but she never leaves them alone there. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

About The Author

Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile and Sisters, which are both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, and is the adapter and illustrator of four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goRaina.com.