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Gentle december day 5

Still on this whale kick. One of my favorite christmas mornings, I think I was 6 or 7, my mom had ordered me a whole package of details hard rubber whale figures, basically every species I could think of. I was obsessed. I have no idea where that obsession originated.

Gentle december day 4

4 minute comic. I started using the ol' black Flair pen and am feeling right at home. Thanks so much everyone who reads these little newsletters. I really appreciate it. Today my favorite kids book is 10 Hungry Rabbits by Anita Lobel Anita Lobel was married to Frog and

Gentle december day 3

Three minute comic. We had a snowstorm yesterday, did you? A reminder: This is my storefront you can go here for any book purchasing needs, not just what I'm posting about. Anything you buy after clicking that link gives me a cut. Buy a book for a friend

Gentle december day 2

This was a 2-minute comic. The book I'm reading is called North Sun Or, the Voyage of the Whaleship Esther by Ethan Rutherford . I started it today, it's a snowday so everyone is home, and it's killing me that I can't just

Gentle december day 1

Good morning! This little comic took a minute. I drew it on paper with a Princess Mononoke gel pen. I've wanted to do this for a while. One of my favorite teachers from a while back, Sophie Yanow, invented a "Gentle Comics Habit" daily comics practice

on getting fired

I made a slightly bitchy comic about getting fired and decided not to post it. Maybe you saw it on bluesky for a second. I then made this comic in response to that comic. I'm processing this stuff in funny ways! I'm trying to draw comics

Gonna Pounce: the finale

This very simple little 24 page comic took 2 years to make, lol. I'm very happy with it. Soon it will have a cover and will be printed and I'll send it to any of you that have paid to subscribe. I'll have a

Gonna pounce part 8

Hi! I decided to go biweekly with this blog Also! I made it so anyone can post comments. AND I've decided that any paid subscriber will get stuff in the mail from me periodically. This comic I've been posting is going to be my next publication

Gonna Pounce part 7

LOL i've been thinking about this dumb reveal for like 2 years. It's so dumb hahahaha, I'm very happy with it! Thanks for sticking with me everyone, you're all great. This weeks Rec's: Don't Eat Eustace by Lian

Gonna Pounce part 6

This weeks Rec's: I'm Very Busy by Oliver Jeffers So great. Very sweet and clever little birthday story with an eclectic cast of goofy good-natured characters. Funny and relatable with excellent art and an excellent invisible dog. Oliver Jeffers is a favorite of mine, you probably

Gonna Pounce part 5

Hey thanks so much for being here. I want to remind everyone to check out my bookshop.org storefront. Anything you buy through that link will get me a cut. Check out my lists of favorite books. Also any other links I post go through that same storefront. Also, I&

Gonna Pounce part 4

This weeks Rec's: When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson This is one of my favorite books of all time and it comes out in paperback today with fancy blue sprayed edges. I got to meet Jandy Nelson at the Children's Institute in New Orleans

Gonna Pounce part 3

This weeks Rec's: The Witch in the Tower by Júlia Sardà Completely stunning and awe-inspiring. Sarda's writing is classical perfection and her art is a next-level revelation that evokes greats such as Tomi Ungerer and Peter Max. Every page turn is a breathtaking, delightful surprise. The

Gonna Pounce part 2

HI! Thanks so much for everyone who has signed up for a paid subscription. I am deeply grateful, we have covered the monthly cost that Ghost charges to do this, so that rocks. Here are three more pages of the comic followed by some recommendations of very artsy picture books

Gonna pounce part 1

I started this comic a little while back and was posting it on Bluesky, and I'm pretty sure most of my subscribers here will be new to it. It's going to be my next mini-comic, hopefully published in time for the comics fest TWIST on October

The Darkness!!! 8/26/25

Hi! Thanks for being here. I'm just a couple paid subscribers away from hitting my "blog sustainability" goal! Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far! Today's comic was based on a conversation I had with Jane, who is starting pre-k tomorrow. Life

Welcome to the reilly, a cat: kids books and comics newsletter

Hi! I hope you remember me. I'm Reilly Hadden, a cartoonist, and for the last ten years I've been a stay-at-home parent, a children's bookseller and a library assistant. In those years I've developed an expertise in children's picture books,