In the book with…..
In the book with… is a company that specialises in personalised books for kids, for adults and for anyone and everyone who loves to read. They contacted me and wanted me to do a review of what they offer and I have to admit, it’s one of those rare perks that I absolutely adore. Now if you love sports they have books you can get on your favourite sports teams but I’m here to talk about the kids books.
The kids books have a whole range of topics which include Disney, pets, Marvel Comics and oh so much more. The range of books available from bedtime story reading, by the adult or babysitter through teenagers means that all age ranges and reading levels are covered. Now they were nice enough to send me one with my name in it and I have to say it’s a beautiful, beautiful book. It’s huge, oversized hardcover, comes with six stories and at the top of each page says Especially for Steven.
There is an introduction to the book where Peter Parker talks to Steven and gets him ready for the adventures to follow. It is extremely well done. I wish there was a credits page to tell us who wrote and illustrated it, I'd love to have it signed by the artist. It very much feels like it is along the animated line of illustration and it’s bold and vibrant so it easily grabs the reader and for a kid, or a big kid heh, it’s exciting to see something of this magnitude and scope of the book itself.
The stories are wonderfully complete. Spidey’s origin is told, a Black Widow story, an Avengers story, one that features Mysterio, Miles Morales and the Lizard. Each story ranges from ten to twenty something pages so it’s not a short story as we know them in traditional comics. So it’s got a great page count to the book. It's over a hundred pages and the quality of the paper is fantastic.
I mentioned the interiors earlier and they are extremely nice to see. The linework is phenomenal and how we see the varying weights and techniques being utilised to create the detail within the work we see and it’s exceptionally well rendered. I love what we see throughout the book as the visuals really are stunning. Each page has what we usually call illustrations, like in any kids book, and yet they still manage to convey movement and emotions so they are extremely elevated in my humble opinion.
Each vignette is a complete story and it has a beginning, middle and ending and they all feel so naturally done. Anyone and everyone regardless of age is going to get a kick out of these and the great part except for the origin story, these I have never seen in comics before so they come as original tales specifically for these books. Each story has familiar faces in them and are age appropriate which is surprisingly easy to see come across.
The prices for these are affordable and make a great Birthday, Christmas, Hanukkah or whatever reason you need a gift. The personalisation doesn’t stop at just having the name on it, there’s an option to put a photograph on the last page as well. Think of the car rides you can go on where a child has a book like this to read or simply look through and have fun with it while being so absorbed and quiet that you barely remember they are there. My folks would’ve gotten a ton of these for quiet car rides when I was a kid.
I think you should check 'em out, here’s where you can https://www.inthebook.com/en-us/ and do some holiday shopping for the hard to shop for on your list or for things like stocking stuffers, though they are large for that, or whatnot. They are great for any occasion and with the holidays coming up they make great personalised gifts that will excite folks of any age and gender.
About the Creator
Steven Leitman
Just me talking about the comics I enjoy reading, ones that you might not know exist and spotlighting the indie creators that excite me.
Keep reading
More stories from Steven Leitman and writers in Geeks and other communities.
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
‘The Pearl’ is a well-known by under-read classic and, as a teacher, many of my students have absolutely loved it. Not just because it is short, but because it presents a storyline that is interesting and corrupting. Easy to read and easier to analyse, ‘The Pearl’ is one of Steinbeck’s hardest hitting classics with an underlying message about protecting what is actually important. By the end of the book, the reader is left defeated and believing in the wrong thing. The idealism around this book is incredible and it is so dark too. For a long while you are supporting the wrong people, thinking in the wrong way and the whole story becomes one long act of misdirection by Steinbeck to show in a ‘Monkey’s Paw’ fashion why we should never chase wealth and status.
By Annie Kapur19 days ago in Geeks
George Russo joins the General Hospital cast as Carmine Cerullo
Brook Lynn's grandfather comes to Port Charles George Russo will join the cast of General Hospital in May as Carmine Cerullo, the grandfather of Brooke Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton). This suggests that in May BLQ and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) will finally tie the knot. Viewers have already met Lois Cerullo's (Rena Sofer) mother, Gloria,who is portrayed by Ellen Travolta, John Travolta's older sister.
By Cheryl E Prestona day ago in Geeks
The Reluctant Reporter
"You can't send me!" "There is no-one else. It's you or no-one, and that is not an option." Ameera looked at the fat paunch and florid face of her boss, a man who lived for the story and the kudos it brought him but who rarely gave consideration to the people behind the drama. When had he become so hard? She reckoned that by the end of the year, he'd be dead, collapsed from a heart attack and she struggled to conjure any sympathy in that moment and instantly felt ashamed at displaying the same lack of compassion that he had.
By Rachel Deeming8 days ago in Fiction
Comments
There are no comments for this story
Be the first to respond and start the conversation.