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Okay, let's go: first up is Marcelo D'salete's incredible Angola Janga, based on the true story of the 17th Century escaped slave colony in northern Brazil. #GoshBestOf2019
@phoenixcomicuk @josephobrady @DFB_storyhouse @scholasticuk @goraina @AliceOseman @HodderBooks @01FirstSecond @marikotamaki @hirosemaryhello @Kingfridayjoe @kickstarter @SimonKIDS @OniPress @ohmaipie @Lachenmeyer @siminiblocker @alooghobi And finally, the first volume of the wonderful manga title Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama tops off the list! #GoshBestOf2019
@phoenixcomicuk @josephobrady @DFB_storyhouse @scholasticuk @goraina @AliceOseman @HodderBooks @01FirstSecond @marikotamaki @hirosemaryhello @Kingfridayjoe @kickstarter @SimonKIDS @OniPress @ohmaipie @Lachenmeyer @siminiblocker Jen Wang is back on the list for the second year in a row with Stargazing, a brilliant tale of friendship. #GoshBestOf2019
@phoenixcomicuk @josephobrady @DFB_storyhouse @scholasticuk @goraina @AliceOseman @HodderBooks @01FirstSecond @marikotamaki @hirosemaryhello @Kingfridayjoe @kickstarter @SimonKIDS Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen is a wonderful way to introduce kids to complex emotions in an entertaining way, and it absolutely gorgeous to boot. #GoshBestOf2019
@phoenixcomicuk @josephobrady @DFB_storyhouse @scholasticuk @goraina @AliceOseman @HodderBooks @01FirstSecond @marikotamaki @hirosemaryhello @Kingfridayjoe @kickstarter Emma Steinkellner's Okay Witch took us by surprise this year and quickly became a firm favourite. #GoshBestOf2019
@phoenixcomicuk @josephobrady @DFB_storyhouse @scholasticuk @goraina @AliceOseman @HodderBooks @01FirstSecond @marikotamaki @hirosemaryhello We're totally in love with James Lawrence's Legend of La Mariposa: The Demon Gauntlet, fresh of Kickstarter and winging its way to our shelves as we speak. #GoshBestOf2019
@phoenixcomicuk @josephobrady @DFB_storyhouse @scholasticuk @goraina @AliceOseman @HodderBooks Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me is another feather in Mariko Tamaki's feather-filled cap, joined by the brilliant Rosemary Valero-O'Connell. #GoshBestOf2019
@phoenixcomicuk @josephobrady @DFB_storyhouse @scholasticuk @goraina Alice Oseman really knocked it out of the park with the collections of her comic Heartstopper this year, and deservedly so. #GoshBestOf2019
So let's get to it. First out the gate, Claire: Justice Ninja, by Joe Brady and Kate Ashworth! Another fun book from the Phoenix stable, perfect for little comics readers.