#CartoonistsClub

Foreground: Kids in audience facing a stage raise hands to suggest stories inspired by a sequence of three photos depicted on a large screen that hangs above the stage. Standing on stage in front of the screen, left to right, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud face the audience. McCloud is holding a microphone to his mouth and appears to be speaking. Three large photos featured on the screen depict, at left: a girl in a martial arts class facing right; at center: a seal's head rising out of water and facing the camera; at right: a young boy and old bearded man seated on a couch high-fiving each other. The three photos were selected from many smaller photos that are aligned in rows above and below the large featured photos.

#CartoonistsClub book tour tips #3: Be creative with audience help. #4: Show kids how to brainstorm ideas. “What kind of story could these pictures illustrate?” One reply: "A seal sees a girl learning karate, and learns it and takes over the world!”
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Drawing of a gold-colored shield shape with a red ribbon hanging from it. In the center of the shield is a star. On the shield above and below the star are the words "It's not Art if it's not Messy." The word "if" is inside the star.

Kids book tour tip #2: Instead of drawing solo, draw using audience suggestions. Raina designed a badge for the #CartoonistsClub (Atlanta chapter), with design and motto help from the audience. (The winning motto: "It's not Art if it's not Messy.")
#graphixbooks #littleshopofstories #cartooning

Two adult speakers stand holding microphones on a stage in front of and below a big film screen. On the screen behind them is a cartoon drawing of the speakers labeled "About Us...". Below the words, at left: Raina Telgemeier, drawn wearing eyeglasses, jeans and a short-sleeved shirt, sitting cross-legged and holding a mouse-shaped toy in her left hand. On the floor around her are sheets of paper, pencils, an iPad, and an orange cat. At right: Scott McCloud, also wearing eyeglasses, t-shirt, jacket and jeans, sits at a desk, facing left, drawing a picture of a lightbulb (representing an idea) on an upright computer screen. To his right, just below his left elbow, a dog's head peeps over the desk. Below the screen, left to right: the real-life Raina stands under her caricature and gestures towards Scott standing at the right below his caricature.

Kids book tour tip #1: Get kids excited. Kiki the cat & Rags the dog, pictured in the cartoon, figured in an "argument" between @goraina.bsky.social and @scottmccloud.bsky.social over which animal was best. The audience took sides and cheered enthusiastically.

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