Beautiful, warm stories a part of life for Victoria Jr.
Manny Trembley creates beautiful, little stories about a human girl adopted by monster parents. Victoria Jr. isn’t exactly fearless, but her mom has helped her conquer her fear. In ‘Little Prometheus,’ Victoria searches for the sun’s fire, so that her undead family can experience the warmth of life. The collection of short stories in ‘Victoria Jr. Volume One’ explore more of the family life and caring that Victoria experiences as a child adopted into her family.
The stories carry the tone of A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh. In spite of the fact that her world is inhabited by monsters, Victoria Jr., and by extension the reader, only experience kindness and joy – in part because that is who she is and the monsters around her reflect those characteristics to a certain extent.
Trembley clearly trusts his story to deliver the full emotional impact that he intends. His drawings are simple, beautiful and expressive while refraining from anything in the background that would distract the reader from the story. He uses warm colors to complement and enhance the adventures of Victoria; sometimes restricting himself to a single color to create the atmosphere he wants for the story.
Fortunately, while the stories all have the same tone, they aren’t told in the same way. Trembley brings creativity to Victoria’s life with different kinds of writing – one story is told in pictures and limerick! His collections also include extras, which are worthwhile additions to Victoria’s world and ours.
Victoria Jr. and her adventures are worth reading. You will find them gentle, beautiful and enjoyable. Order your copies now! And honestly, why isn’t Excalibrush a thing? I’d totally go buy one of those!
The stories carry the tone of A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh. In spite of the fact that her world is inhabited by monsters, Victoria Jr., and by extension the reader, only experience kindness and joy – in part because that is who she is and the monsters around her reflect those characteristics to a certain extent.
Trembley clearly trusts his story to deliver the full emotional impact that he intends. His drawings are simple, beautiful and expressive while refraining from anything in the background that would distract the reader from the story. He uses warm colors to complement and enhance the adventures of Victoria; sometimes restricting himself to a single color to create the atmosphere he wants for the story.
Fortunately, while the stories all have the same tone, they aren’t told in the same way. Trembley brings creativity to Victoria’s life with different kinds of writing – one story is told in pictures and limerick! His collections also include extras, which are worthwhile additions to Victoria’s world and ours.
Victoria Jr. and her adventures are worth reading. You will find them gentle, beautiful and enjoyable. Order your copies now! And honestly, why isn’t Excalibrush a thing? I’d totally go buy one of those!