Inkling

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Ethan’s dad is a comic artist with writer’s block and Ethan has a graphic novel project at school that is giving him trouble.  When an ink blot from his dad’s sketchbook comes to life, it makes quite an impact on Ethan’s family and friends.  This is a funny and interesting story.  How can an ink blot be such a lovable character? mjw
Title: Inkling
Author: Kenneth Oppel
Illustrator: Sydney Smith
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Copyright: 2018
Original Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-5247-7282-6
Hardcover pages: 256
Age range: 8-12
Genre: Fiction
Author’s ethnicity: Canadian
Author’s residence: Toronto
Illustrator’s ethnicity: Canadian
Illustrator’s residence: Toronto
Awards: Both author and illustrator have won the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature. The illustrator has won the Kate Greenaway Award. Smith has won the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award
Subjects: Books, Creativity, Drawing, Humor

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