Happy Halloween, Li’l Santa
is a graphic novel for children, in the same style as the author’s earlier Li’l Santa. 
It was originally published in France in 2001, but no translation is necessary
since it contains no words.  The story is a simple adventure about Santa and
his monster friends at the North Pole.  There’s an ecological theme when they
encounter a massive machine that turns pine trees into matchsticks run by a
group of huge thugs.  At first, they try to be friendly with these men, but the
giant in a checked shirt just destroys the gift that Santa gives him.  So they
have to do battle, and at first Santa’s group does very badly, but of course,
they prevail in the end.  The artwork is lively and charming, and the novelty
of wordless comics is fun.  The characters are rich and the monsters are
amusing.  This is an unusual sort of children’s book, and should appeal to
readers with vivid imagination. 

© 2003 Christian Perring. All
rights reserved.

Link: Publisher website

Christian
Perring, Ph.D., is Academic Chair of the Arts & Humanities
Division and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College, Long Island. He is also
editor of Metapsychology Online Review.  His main research is on
philosophical issues in medicine, psychiatry and psychology.

Categories: Children, ArtAndPhotography