Illustranovellas

The Dopple Ganger Chronicles is a new book series that combines art and text to create illustranovellas - a new kind of book designed to enhance the reading experience for a visually oriented generation of kids, especially reluctant readers. I recently purchased The First Escape for my brother, and was enchanted when I began to flip through the pages. I have never seen anything like this type of book. It is utterly unique and brilliant in its conception.

The illustrations are an integral part of the story. Readers can now see the story unfold before their eyes. Each turn of the page brings surprises...

The author, G.P. Taylor, intends to write six books, all told, in the Dopple Ganger series. In order to promote the sequel, The Secret of the Indigo Moon, a book trailer [no, your eyes are not fooling you] was created.

The design of the book is brilliant. Taylor combines elements of text and art into an appealing story. His writing is excellent, and the story flows with the artwork to create a new sort of atmosphere. Picture book meets good story blended with a graphic novel. Genius. I wonder how many others will follow in his proverbial footsteps.

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