I don’t read a lot of MG, but when I do, they’re always so well-crafted and AMAZING and it makes me wonder if I’m just very lucky with my reads so far. She eats roadkill and cast spells with the bones…” – Snapdragon, Kat Leyh Text and images are courtesy of Kat Leyh and Macmillan Publishers and may not be used without expressed written consent.“Our town has a witch.

Buy Snapdragon, written and illustrated by Kat Ley h.First Second’s page about Snapdragon, written and illustrated by Kat Leyh.Discover books like Snapdragon on TeachingBooks.More Connections to Snapdragon and Kat Leyh I’ll probably give it a shot myself one day.

In fact, most of the skeletons that we see in museums were put together by hobbyists! I read blogs, self-published guides, and interviewed people who put together skeletons to learn as much as I could. A lot of people do just what the character Jacks does-collect dead animals, decompose the bodies, and reassemble the bones to reform a skeleton using wire and glue. ”įor my book, I did a lot of research, unsurprisingly, about skeleton articulation. “A strange topic I had to research for my book is. I like to listen to music or podcasts and just draw and draw until I get sleepy. Certain people, especially creative people, find it easier to be creative once the sun goes down. ”īecause I work for myself, I was able to learn that I work best at night.

Explore TeachingBooks’ collection of activities and resources for Snapdragon.Īs part of our Virtual Book Tour, TeachingBooks asks authors and illustrators to complete short sentence prompts.

Listen to Kat Leyh talk about her name.

You can click the player below or experience the recording on TeachingBooks, where you can read along as you listen, and also translate the text to another language. Listen to Kat Leyh talking with TeachingBooks about creating Snapdragon. Leyh brings humor and magical realism to this graphic novel about self-discovery, friendship, and honoring individuality. Soon, though, Snap discovers that Jacks may, in fact, know some real magic after all, as well as some secrets about Snap’s past. Sure, it’s creepy, but Snap thinks it’s kind of cool, too, and she begins to help Jacks with her work. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing older woman who sells roadkill skeletons online-after doing a ritual to put their spirits to rest.

Published by First Second Books, an imprint of Macmillan PublishersĪccording to the rumors, Snap’s town has a witch.

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