· And just as books are an escape for me, lamps are an escape for year-old Wilhemina “Will” Huckstep in Laura Lee Gulledge’s newest graphic novel, Will Whit. Will lives with her Aunt Ella Foxx in Virginia and together they run Foxxden www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 7 mins. · It’s true—you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. This week’s featured book is a great illustration of that adage. Readers either looking for or trying to avoid a stereotypical teen romance will be equally disappointed by relying on the cover of Laura Lee Gulledge’s graphic novel Will Whit. Below its title, the cover prominently features the silhouette of a young couple sitting on a log sharing a Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. · LAURA LEE GULLEDGE is an Eisner Award nominated author, illustrator, and active teaching artist with an MA in Art Education.nbsp;She is the creator of the YA graphic novelsnbsp;Page by Paige,nbsp;Will amp; Whit, and The Dark Matter of Mona Starr (April , Abrams Books) in addition to her interactive book Sketchbook Dares: 24 Ways to Draw Out Your Inner Artist.nbsp;/5(24).
Laura Lee Gulledge loves to create art installations, as does Will in the book. The author developed a Will Whit musical, a DIY show for young students to perform in schools. Laura Lee Gulledge's great-grandmother, Wilhelmina Maerker Lansford, was the inspiration for Will. "Page by Paige" by Laura Lee Gulledge tells the story of Paige, a year old girl, who has just moved from Charlottesville, Virginia, to New York. She doesn't know anybody in this big city, and she feels lonely and scared. She decides to buy a sketchbook and record her thoughts and emotions with drawings. LAURA LEE GULLEDGE is an Eisner Award nominated author, illustrator, and active teaching artist. She is the creator of the YA graphic novels Page by Paige, Will Whit, and The Dark Matter of Mona Starr (April , Abrams Books) in addition to her interactive book Sketchbook Dares: 24 Ways to Draw Out Your Inner Artist.
It’s true—you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. This week’s featured book is a great illustration of that adage. Readers either looking for or trying to avoid a stereotypical teen romance will be equally disappointed by relying on the cover of Laura Lee Gulledge’s graphic novel Will Whit. Below its title, the cover prominently features the silhouette of a young couple sitting on a log sharing a sunset—his arm around her shoulder, her head leaning against his. “Will Whit is more conventionally formatted as comics than the earlier book, but that just shows off how strong Gulledge’s storytelling is.” --Comics Worth Reading “This graphic novel provides a surprisingly light-hearted story with a strong emotional core. Will and Whit by Laura Lee Gulledge. Will is 17 and a regular teenager, except for the fact that she lost her parents a year ago. She lives with her aunt, Elsie, and helps her run the family business, a quaint antique store. She’s very creative and loves to make lamps with bits and pieces she finds in the store.
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