On Friday, third and fourth graders at Charlestown School got a special treat....a visit from Amulet author Kazu Kibuishi! He showed the kids how he sketched his ideas and how he brought them to life through the magic of Photoshop! After a brief presentation, the kids were able to ask questions--and they had plenty! The hour-long presentation went by all too quickly and since there was no time for autographs, Kibuishi agreed to send autographs for all of the third and fourth grade students. In addition, he took time out to do a special drawing for Mrs. Reiser-Jones to hang in the library.
Kibuishi visited our school after accepting the 2010 Rhode Island Children's Book Award, which was hosted by Chariho Middle School. Each year, Rhode Island students who participate in reading the Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominees (Rooster Games books) vote for their favorite book. The 2010 children's choice award is the book The Stonekeeper, Amulet 1, written and illustrated by Kibuishi.
Kibuishi was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to the U.S. when he was a child. He graduated from Film Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara and works as a full time comic book artist. He is the author and illustrator of the popular graphic novel series for young readers, Amulet, as well as Daisy Kutter: the Last Train and the Flight anthologies.
