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"Fun book for kids who like science", I bought this last Christmas for my sons who were 7 at the time. We've done several of the projects together, the marshmallow shooter being the first one which we did with a group at their b-day party a few months after Christmas. Both of my sons enjoy the book, especially my more crafty, "science-y" guy. It is a good book for re-reading or for thinking of something to do on a day off. It's nice to have the pictures and have a basic understanding of what you're doing and what might happen before you start a project. For me it's much more enjoyable to read than the text-rich, illustration-poor science fair project books... with similar educational value.

"Best book for kids ever", As somebody who grew up doing projects, I was excited to find modern
project ideas that really pop. It makes me want to be a kid all over again!
Howtoons gets your imagination engine started.

My two girls love the pictures, projects and stories.
I've given out dozens of these books to my neighbors kids.
It never fails to cause a stir!
Parents can't believe how excited their kids are to go build these things.

The creators of this book are incredible inventors.
I can't wait to see what they do next!

"Perfect gift for a boy", My 8 yr old son checked this out of the library two days ago and has barely let it out of his grasp since! Including when his 6 yr old brother tried to yank it from him because it's "soo cool!" So far, the page he keeps turning to is how to make a marshmallow shooter out of PVC pipe. Guess we're heading to the hardware store this weekend! This is a perfect gift for a boy, any age really. I am going to buy a copy for him.

"Exciting Graphic Novel", Reviewed by Ben Weldon (age 10) for Reader Views (3/08)

"HowToons" by Saul Griffith, Nick Draggota, and Joost Bonsen is a graphic novel that teaches you to build many neat contraptions with household items. The book has an entertaining storyline about a brother and sister who undertake various projects in their basement workshop. There is information about tools, safety and creating a workspace. There are also a few historical facts.

This book includes directions for a marshmallow gun, motor, terrarium and rocket launcher, but these are just a few of the things you can make! I tried to build the motor from the instructions but I couldn't get it to work. I even worked on it with my dad who is an engineer. Some of the projects sound really neat but you shouldn't expect to get them done quickly or without additional experimentation.

The graphics are exciting. There are some subtle illustrations and humor. For example, the first page of the safety section "An Eye for Safety" has a drawing of a cut-out paper mask with a pair of scissors poking through the eye. The siblings exchange nightmare stories of unsafe events, and Tucker says, "The list reads like an emergency room clipboard."

I would recommend "HowToons" to people who really like to invent things, but they must have a lot of patience and interest because the projects take a lot of effort. I liked this book but I don't think I will try all of the projects.


"High quality content, high quality book", The content has been reviewed thoroughly (it's great, and well organized and fun to read). The book itself is on high quality, glossy colored thick paperstock. So not only is this a fun book for kids (and grown-up kids) to go back to time and time again, it should last for a long time.

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"A great holiday or birthday or holiday present", We are going to buy lots of copies of Howtoons because it is so much fun, and because my kids feel that they have gained terrific freedom and special knowledge through the book.
Our family has gifted kids who are rotten readers, and other kids who are gifted readers and to see them conspire over the back of a couch, giggling and scheming together is completely worth the price of a book. I bought some copies with the pretense of 'checking them out for the, uh, teachers, and other kids'. They haven't actually yet been given to teachers or to the other kids, although they've certainly been shown them. The drawings are terrific, the instructions are complete, the relations between the kids are natural (as we discussed) and the kids are planning to get more copies for their best friends.
Me, I love this book.
But I'm letting them think they are getting away with something. It's so much sweeter that way!

"Great book for kids and grownups", First off, I'm way too old to be reading children's books, but this one grabbed my attention -- it's pretty fascinating. I bought this book for an 11 year old based on a friend's recommendation and I thought I'd give it a little read before I wrapped it. It's near impossible to put down, totally taps into the inner child, and it's beautifully illustrated. Highly recommended for kids and big kids.

"In this case, CARTOONING is now the mother of invention", Just this past summer my brother-in-law and sister-in-law were in town for a brief little vacation. Whenever relatives come to visit you in New York you end up seeing all kinds of cool things you'd never have bothered to visit on your own. In this particular case the two were particularly excited to see something called the Design Triennial at the Cooper Hewitt Museum. Game, my husband and I tagged along and it was a really cool show. Certainly some parts stuck in my head while others faded away, but one portion I remember quite clearly was a selection that showed comic book panels where two kids created a host of cool and kooky inventions. The strips were accompanied by real-life counterparts to these inventions, and there was some talk in the descriptions about how these strips might be turned into a book soon. Fast-forward to today and not only is the book in print but it's a really interesting idea. Part how-to guide, part graphic novel, "Howtoons", brings together the love every child has for comic books with fun, practical directions for creating everything from terrariums to turkey baster flutes.

Siblings Tuck and Celine may not always agree, but there's certainly one thing they have in common; the desire to invent miraculous creations out of simple objects. So, through their eyes, fifteen different chapters show child readers how to prepare a workshop for their creations, use a variety of different tools, and make all kinds of cool things. One minute Tuck and Celine are making ice cream without an ice cream maker, and the next they're whipping up handmade underwater scopes. As the book progresses these inventions grow increasingly complex, though perhaps not impossible. Using a graphic format, authors Saul Griffith and Joost Bonsen and illustrator Nick Dragotta know how to lure in interested child readers, while also encouraging a love of science, invention, and sheer mental agility. If you every wanted to convince your kids of the importance of counting in binary or learning knot tying, no book has made such skills quite as compelling in recent memory.

Remember the popularity of The Dangerous Book for Boys? Do you even remember why that book made as much money as it did? It wasn't the packaging or even, necessarily, the premise. Rather, it was the idea behind the purchase of this book. Somehow, by giving this book to our children, we could rescue them from this crazy mixed-up world of iPods and GameBoys and handheld devices. The book promised, however obliquely, that it could instill in your children a sense of wonder with the world about them. They'd start doing good old-fashioned things like building tree houses or skipping stones. "Howtoons" makes a similar promise, but it has a distinct advantage over "The Dangerous Book for Boys" (or its subsequent sequel, The Daring Book for Girls). For one thing, the primary purchasers may still be adults, but the format is distinctly kid-friendly. And just look at what the book is promising you! It shows you how to create guns that shoot marshmallows or create goggles out of pop bottles. It means instant muscles or fart mechanisms via a clever combination of washers and rubber bands. Plus the graphic novel format drills home the fact that even with its complex images and difficult to manage tools, kids and teens are going to be drawn to this book. Sometimes packaging is key.

Not that every cool project in this book is going to be easily accomplished by every kid that picks it up. Simple ideas, like making a muscled body double out of duct tape, are self-explanatory. The marshmallow shooter and the pressure-powered rocket, however, are almost frighteningly complex. I can already see some technically inept parents cringing as their young charges start pleading for PVC pipe and 3/4" O-Rings. In a way, the ideas in "Howtoons" grow increasingly complex as the book continues. The result is that the final creation utilizes every material and idea that popped up earlier in the book. Which, you have to admit, was pretty clever on the authors' part. Still, you get a clear sense as you read as to why the book begins with the sentence, "Please Note: The authors and publisher recommend ADULT SUPERVISION on all projects!" The kids in this book may be doing everything on their own, but few kids will be equally adept.

The actual comic book style art in the book originally struck me as a bit broad, but I got used to it quickly. Artist Nick Dragotta is a former employee of both DC and Marvel comics, so he knows the importance of multiple details, extreme close-ups, and forced perspective. The characters of Tuck and Celine are likable enough, though it's a little odd to find them described as brother and sister rather than just friends. Celine, after all, comes across as a dark-skinned version of Janice from The Muppets, while Tuck is a pale weedy boy, all excitement and elbows. That aside, Dragotta is adept at getting down the intricate details and diagrams necessary for this kind of a book. The real test, to my mind, was the "Legend of the Monkey Fist Clan" chapter, which described a series of difficult knots. A good knot diagram is worth its weight in gold, and Dragotta gets every single one down pat. No small feat.

I'm always looking for great non-fiction to promote in my library system. A non-fiction book that combines the vibrant colors and visual medium of the comic book genre with good old-fashioned how-to ideas is probably going to do very well for itself on the open market. Invention may be something attributable to the Edisons of old, but Griffith, Bonsen, and Dragotta are making it a new and vibrant option for the video-jaded youths of today. Fine, fabulous stuff.

"A How To Manual Every Kid Should Have", Don't think of this as merely an instruction book, it's a portable imaginarium. Sure, it explains the hows and whys of easy to create projects, but it also inspires young minds to think outside the box and explore their inner creativity. The beauty of it is how the projects are designed around easy to come by products, without a heavy outlay of money, a wonderful change in this Nintendo and Playstation driven world. Nick Dragotta's art makes it accessible and fun for boys AND girls, and is probably his best work to date, even moreso than his work on Marvel's "X-Statix". I can't recommend this book enough!

"Resurgence of Engineering", Despite the fact that science and engineering are -more than ever- cornerstones of our everyday lives, the act of designing and building a thing aren't seen as fun. Until now. The authors draw on their deep understanding of technology and creatively demonstrate their extreme passion for engineering. With HOWTOONS, parents will inspire, and kids will find the joy in math and science. I am very happy that something like this finally came on the market and hope that there's more to follow.