Zita the Spacegirl

Best book for beginner kids

Ich habe das Comicbuch für meine Nichte gekauft, da sie gerne Comics liest und ich den Klappentext gut fand. Und zugegeben: ich wollte das Buch auch lesen ;) Die Zeichnungen fand ich wunderbar in ihrer 'Kindlichkeit' und es sind immer wieder kleine Scherze eingebaut. Meine Nichte lernt seit 3 Jahren Englisch und sie konnte schon was damit anfangen. Zita ist mutig, abendteurlustig und halleluja(!) weiblich. Daisy Duck, Minny Mouse und Schlumpfine sind ja nicht unbedingt spannende Charaktere. Die Geschichte ist wirklich lieb. Von mir gibts eine Kaufempfehlung! (Das einzige Manko: Soweit ich mich erinnern kann, war Zita die einzige weibliche Figur. Ich hätte es viel netter gefunden, wenn die Maus auch ein Mädchen gewesen wäre. Aber man kann ja nicht alles haben.)

Well,beyond expectations anyway.I just couldn't imagine the sheer pleasure of reading this Graphic novel.It was brilliant ! As a middle aged man,I found everything absorbing and had to slow down my reading so as not to turn the pages too fast. Yes,of course I re read it ! To catch all the other good stuff I missed on my eager rush through the first time around. There is no down side..,apart from having to buy the next book to continue to enjoy Zita and her adventures. Well,that's not really a down side,more a welcome addition to my book collection.I certainly don't mind. I have to admit,I bought second hand.Well..,you never know,do you ? Good reviews don't always mean good books. However,on this occasion,the rave reviews were adequately justified.A brilliant book.I can't see anybody not liking it. There are some great life observations and wonderful humour.An excellent story brilliantly told with nice illustrations.

My six year old daughter and I love this series. Wish there were more than three!

Originally written for the Comic Book and Graphic Novel Review Column at the Fantasy Literature Review Site. Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Zita the Spacegirl is one of those perfect YA science fiction stories that you wish had been written years ago so you could have read it as a kid — which means that you’re gonna want to get this book in the hands of a child in your life. Just make sure you get a chance to read it first. The story begins when Zita and her friend find a strange object that has fallen from space — a square, hand-held device with a big, red button on it. Just imagine what you’d do: Would you press that button? Guess what the young child Zita does? That’s right — she presses the button. Instantly, a door of light opens before her and the arms — tentacles? — of a strange creature reach into our world and grab Zita’s friend. Zita runs away in terror to think about what she’s just seen and what she should do. As you’d expect, she goes to talk to her parents and spends the rest of the book waiting for her parents to figure out some way to save her friend. She is then reunited with her friend at the end of the comic. They live happily ever after. You don’t really believe a word of that, do you? Like many great adventures written for children, we never see the main character’s parents or any other adults on earth, and the young child must take on adult responsibilities. Zita decides she is to blame for her friend’s kidnapping, and therefore she must fix everything. And why not since she’s got the mysterious device? So she presses the red button once again, and steps into her adventure. In this review, I can’t begin to do justice to Hatke’s vivid imagination in coming up with such a wide variety of creatures and machines and inhabitants of the world Zita enters. Some seem kind but are dangerous, some are boisterous but benign, and still others threaten her before becoming her closest allies. In this world we finally see adults, but they are strange and unpredictable and difficult to judge. The story’s tension is created by several factors other than the unpredictability of those she encounters: First, she soon realizes getting back to earth is not going to be easy. Secondly, to make her being stranded even more frightening, Zita realizes that everyone is abandoning the planet because it’s about to be destroyed by an approaching asteroid. And she can’t find her friend or get off the planet herself. Finally, she finds out that the recusing her friend will require a major mission dependent upon her finding new friends and building a team on a strange planet. Zita the Spacegirl is a delight. As you can tell, I highly recommend it. The dialogue is funny, the art is stunning, and the plot is compelling. Your kids will love it. Both my children — 8 and 11 — enjoyed it and the second volume. The third volume comes out in less than two months. Even though it’s a continuing story and you’ll want to find out what happens next, unlike some comics and novels in a series, it has enough closure to give a sense of satisfaction as you come to the final page. Do not pass this book up.