Illustoria: For Creative Kids and Their Grownups: Issue #11: Creatures: Stories, Comics, DIY (Illustoria Magazine, 11),Used

For more information, visit McSweeneys.netCreatures are weird.In Illustoria #11, you'll find a parade of real, imaginary, and ugly animals, including zooplankton the tiniest creatures. You'll meet wildlife specialists and medievalera pets. Trace your pencil along the 3D Monstermaze and create textured creature rubbings with us. Meet DogChef, who will help you whip up a snack station for your bird pals. Plus, find short stories and poetry by young writers (as part of Illustoria's partnership with the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers) throughout this issue. Enjoy these beastly and beautiful creatures and then try drawing or writing about your own creatures!Illustoria is the official publication of the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers, publishing writing and art by young people alongside accomplished professionals.Praise for Illustoria magazine:'.(a) beautifully produced print magazine that invites young readers to revisit arresting pages again and again.Illustoria is a visual feast, with a focus on storytelling through art and literature. In addition to crafts and art projects, Illustoria presents stories through comics, and profiles illustrators, artists, and makers.(with) messages of compassion and inclusivity.bursting with creative ideas and inspiration.''Our Favorite Gifts for 6 to 10yearolds,' Wirecutter.com, New York Times'This is the kind of magazine you keep on your bookshelves with your favorite books.' Cece Bell, author of El Deafo'It's a rewarding offering that I hope sticks around for many years down the line.' Julie Danielson, Kirkus Reviews, blogger of Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast'(A) visually exciting magazine with a DIY attitude . . . offer(s) plentiful opportunities for engagement, while the quality artwork and inventive layouts are sure to inspire imaginative responses.'School Library Journal'Cover to cover, its content and aesthetics are smart, modern and engaging. Illustoria is a magazine I would've loved to have growing up.' Michelle Sterling, Avery & AugustineContents:Issue 11 includes....Interviews with:Paolo PuckShawn HarrisMeow WolfJuan MartinezLily Born of Imaginirooand youth activist Matilde Bondo DydensborgPlus:Ask a Wildlife SpecialistFiction:Bird Snack Stop by Tom BinghamDog Show Comic by Ricardo HernandezGalactic Alienology by Carson Ellis & Hank MeloyNonfiction:Zooplankton by Jamyelese Ryer, art by Lan TruongAn Ode to Ugly Animals by Amanda WillemseLexigraphique by Michael BuchinoMedieval Era by Vaughn ParishMooncatcher Comic by Grant SniderTrue! Animal! Stories! by Penelope Q Breckenridge, art by Ricardo HernandezDraw & Write:Miscellaneous Revelry by Jason SturgillColoring Pages by Eleri HarrisSketchbook as Travelogues with Peter KuperDraw This: Creature by Megan DaileyYoung WritersBus Poems by students at Little Green PigThe StandUp Tree, Literally! by Saharla FarahAustin's Jungle Birthday by Sydney Osagie ImariabeSmall Talk with Sophie DonohueListon, art by Gabriel ListonMake:DIY Visual Journaling, art by Charlotte AgerDIY Creature Rubbings by Jenny Sue KosteckiShawPlay:3D Monster Maze by Jesse JacobsCollectible Cards: Story Builders by Amy Sumerton