By: Brian Ralph Publisher: Highwater Books Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Highwater Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 1999-05 Reading Level: Ages 9-12
stop This is a great little graphic novel, filled with dark rooms and tunnels and the kinds of places and beings that I would've loved as a child. PLEASE do not listen to people who say that there is anything scary about this book, kids need a little darkness in their entertainment, a dash of dim in their imagination and a scare is good for their minds. Let's not force our children to enjoy nothing but Shrek and Barney junk forever. Regardless, this book is about as scary as Dr Suess, so you decide.
hey Well this will probably be a biast review seeing as brian is my art teacher, but what ever, this book is really good. It was amazing how he can evoke emotions with no words. My 3rd favorite graphic novel after The crow and Alan Moore's From Hell
Not necessarily for children Cave-In is a beautiful, rich, and disturbing book. Parents will want to read it themselves before passing it on to smaller children, as portions of it are quite scary. They also might want to read it first in case they want to hold onto this beautiful little object for themselves rather than letting their offspring get their grubby little mitts on it.
Parents looking for a more small child-appropriate wordless book should grab Lewis Trondheim's La Mouche, which sadly isn't available through Amazon. A toddler friend and I had a lot of fun reading it to each other recently.
Cave-in's a beautifully designed little story, elegantly told. Hopefully, Ralph's follow-up, Crumb-Bums, will be nearly as good.
Wordless, thoughtful Mr. Ralph's work is drawn roughly, but not primitively; thestory is sweet, but not substanceless. Adults and children can enjoythis wordless graphic novel that is both lighthearted and poignant.
Captivating and very clever First and foremost, it's fun from the first page to the last. Mr. Ralph takes us into a strange world that is mostly compelling, but occasionally repelling--it gets a little gory at times! I went through it a second time and discovered many nuances not seen on the first reading. I highly recommend this book; I hope he does more of them.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Trevor
