The Glorious Flight Roxie Thunderhug Translation: Ryan Parker

Translation: Ryan Parker

I thought it read like any number of slightly surrealistic slightly vapid early-2000s stories that were basically the cartoonist’s way of telling you they hated everyone and everything

saving a bumblebee from freezing

imagines a relatable scenario turning on the everyday fears of many readers

glossy pages—that masterfully build terrifying tension and a keep-the-lights-on atmosphere

The Glorious Flight Roxie Thunderhug Translation: Ryan ParkerBy Alice Provensen & Martin Provensen. Published by Puffin. Softcover, 40 pages, Colour, 1983 Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunningly illustrated book depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross Channel flight. Factually accurate, yes but also a witty pictorial reincarnation of Bleriots first experience of an airshipKirkus Reviews