Praise for author Kyo Maclear, illustrator Byron Eggenschwiler and Operatic: Finalist Red Maple Award, 2020 Finalist, Joe Shuster Award -- The Dragon Award, 2020 Finalist Cybils Award for Elementary/ Middle Grade Graphic Novels, 2019 Nominee Black-Eyed Susan Book Award -- Graphic Novels, Grades 6-9, 2020 Quill & Quire Books of the Year for Kids, 2019 The List -- Toronto Public Library, 2020 "Operatic displays a beautiful, poetic and subtle interplay between text and image. A sensitively written, and knowing portrayal of early teen life, highlighting the formative and identity-forming role that music plays in those years. The illustrations are loose and lovely, pairing quiet, realistic portrayals of the awkwardness of everyday life in high school, with metaphoric, imaginative images of inner worlds." -- Julie Morstad, award-winning illustrator of Bloom; Julia, Child; and This Is Sadie "Maclear and Eggenschwiler cleverly weave together story, visual art, andmusic. Clever and contemplative, with music history readers might find unexpectedly fun." -- Kirkus Reviews "Opera is an unusual but pitch-perfect match for that swell of overwhelming feeling, and Maclear and Eggenschwiler fold it into the story perfectly. A poignant, pithy, and arrestingly illustrated story." -- Booklist, starred review "Operatic reveals an optimism that I find generally missing from comics.

I loved Byron Eggenschwiler's flowing, layered illustrations and I was hit in the gut by Kyo Maclear's story about the magic and frustration of art and adolescence. Like all of Kyo's work, this book is not only an invitation to read, but to create." -- Matthew Forsythe, two-time Eisner Award-nominated illustrator and Emmy Award-winning designer of Adventure Time "Operatic is a sweet read. Maclear's charming, understated writing and Eggenschwiler's inventive cartooning are a perfect match." -- Hope Larson, Eisner Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling creator of A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel "Operatic is stunning; reading through it reminded me why I love comics. The atmosphere is tantalizing and rich, and the story is not one I will soon forget." -- Tillie Walden, two-time Eisner Award nominee and Ignatz Award-winning creator of the graphic novels Spinning, On a Sunbeam, and Are You Listening? Praise for author Kyo Maclear, illustrator Julie Morstad and Bloom: "An exuberant fictionalized rendering of designer Elsa Schiaparelli's early life. Not only a gorgeous portrayal of this 20th-century creative genius, but an empowering tale encouraging readers to 'dare to be different.

'" -- Kirkus, starred review "It's a dramatic tribute worthy of its audacious subject." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for author Kyo Maclear, illustrator Esmé Shapiro and Yak and Dove: "Odd-couple friendships are nothing new in children's literature, but seldom is one portrayed with the grace and sly humor Maclear and Shapiro bring to this story." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Author Kyo Maclear and illustrator Esmé Shapiro . make a dynamite, inventive pair and they infuse the tried-and-true odd-couple premise of Yak and Dove with bursts of irresistibly sweet weirdness." -- Quill and Quire, starred review "A much-needed favor to humanity in reminding us of what it takes to find, keep and take good care of true friends." -- Peter Reynolds, New York Times.