Kristen Gudsnuk – illustratör

A heart-warming graphic novel that thoughtfully exploresfriendship, family and school issues.Danielle needs a perfect friend, but sometimes making(or creating) one is a lot easier than keeping one!Sixth grade was SO much easier for Dany - she knew exactlywhat to expect out of life.Now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school,her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, andshe is totally lost.What Dany really needs is a new best friend! So when she inherits a magic sketchbook, shedraws Madison, the most amazing, perfect, and awesome best friendever.The thing is, even when you create a best friend,there's no guarantee they'll always be your best friend.Especially when they discover they've been created with magic! Sometimes making a friend is a lot easier than keeping one!  Brought to life in glorious full-colour by author andcomic book creator, Kristen Gudsnuk.

The stunning graphic novel sequel to Making Friends.With hilarious, heart-warming full-colour illustrations,Kristen Gudsnuk explores friendship, school issues and magic.Dany, Madison, and ... wait, another Dany?! - must navigatesome very complicated friendships while trying to capture amagical dog that is turning their town upside down!Almost everything is going great for Dany. She and Madisonare still best friends, she still has her magic sketchbook,and the new school year is looking up. But when Dany creates a duplicateof herself to secretly help with homework and raise hersocial status, the two of them accidentally unleash a magical dogthat wreaks supernatural havoc on the town.Now, with thebig school dance coming up, time is running short for Dany, Madison,and their friends to set things right before the night is completelyruined!

Dany's sketchbook is at it again, but this time it'snot Dany's doing!Dany and Madison are living a new reality.Rather than best friends, the pair now believe they are twins- and that isn't the only part of their lives that has been completelyrewritten. Their mom is a novelist, their dad is a rock star,and Dany has suddenly become a diligent student.Things. Aren't. Adding. Up.Dany and Madison start sleuthing and discover that someone hasdrastically altered the universe!Can the pair put things back the way they were, or isthis magic beyond their control? The third book in the wonderful Making Friends full-colourgraphic novel series

Kristen Gudsnuk takes readers on a magical adventureabout friendship in this fourth and final installment of her imaginativeMaking Friends series.No magic. No sketchbook. No friends. Again?!Dany's magical sketchbook has steered most of her middle-schoollife so far - it even helped create her best friend, Madison. Butnow that the sketchbook is gone, and Madison with it, Dany's backto being a loner.Then one day, Dany tunes in to the new hit TV show My MagicalBest Friend, and it's starring her magical bestfriend, Madison! The show is clearly based on Dany's life, andshe watches it regularly with a mix of horror and fascination.But lately there's something else about the show that's capturedher attention: Madison seems to be dropping hints for Dany tocome rescue her.With no magical sketchbook at her fingertips, can Danyfind a way to save her best friend? An epic adventure filled with fun, magicand friendshipBrought to life in glorious full-colour by author and comic bookcreator, Kristen GudsnukThe brilliant final book in the Making Friends series

Inspired by Emily Hampshire's real life and friends.Read Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch and root for her as she finds her own magic."-Amy Poehler (Actress, Producer, Writer)From the weirdo mind of actor, writer, and producer Emily Hampshire (SCHITT'S CREEK, CHAPELWAITE, 12 MONKEYS), AMELIA AIERWOOD: Basic Witch follows the least-favorite daughter of L.A.’s most famous family of witches, the Aierwoods. Amelia’s sisters have all followed in the footsteps of their prominent parents but everything Amelia does is just a little… off-brand. A late bloomer who has yet to find her calling, Amelia uses her powers for mostly mundane problems but even those lead to magical misfires. As her family's fame continues to rise, they have no choice but to exclude their bumbling black-sheep daughter from the next great chapter of the Aierwoods - reality TV! With the help of her adopted brother Spaghetti - who she accidentally turned into a yeti… long story - Amelia must carve her own path outside of her family’s influence."Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch is not only the wittiest, but the most brightly colored analysis of celebrity culture I have ever read. Amelia is an endearing and resourceful heroine, and I found the fart scene particularly pungent. Brava, Emily Hampshire!"-Alison Bechdel (Author, Fun home)"Basic Witch is a deliriously fun tale filled with chaotic and surprising characters. Emily Hampshire has cast quite a spell with this wacky and warm, passionately bent tale about music, belonging, sandwitches, and the unforgettable world of Amelia Aierwood-an endlessly entertaining young witch with a touch of sadness in her eyes. Bravo Emily!"-Cameron Crowe (Writer-Director)"The 'Basic Witch' at the center of Emily Hampshire's debut graphic novel is anything but basic. The misfit of her famous family, I couldn't help but think that Schitt's Creek's Stevie Budd and Amelia share some DNA: both characters go on a journey to discover that everything they thought was their problem... is actually their superpower.The story is told with equal parts heart and humor and is ultimately deeply affecting because it's about us. All of us who've ever felt like we didn't fit in and needed to change ourselves to measure up. Amelia Aierwood: Basic Witch shows us that being your authentic self is the most powerful magic of all."-Jim Kwik (New York Times Best-Selling Author, Limitless)"Smart, anxious, and hilariously relatable, Amelia Aierwood and her misadventures are a fun blast of heartfelt magic for every kid (or adult) who has ever felt like they didn't belong."-Jonathan Gropper (New York Times Best-Selling Author, This Is Where I Leave You)"Sabrina-meets-The Kardashians in Emily Hampshire's triumphant foray into comics. A wonderfully subversive take on the witch genre-and a masterclass in world building -the story of Amelia and the instantly iconic Aierwood clan carries the same message of love and inclusivity that made Schitt's Creek one of the most groundbreaking comedies of the 21st century.Honestly, I can't remember life before Spaghetti the Yeti--and I don't want to."-Sam Damshenas (Entertainment Editor, Gay Times)"Infectious, funny, and heartwarming, Basic Witch offers a fresh take on family dynamics, magic, and the universal pursuit of figuring yourself out.We volunteer to be honourary members of the Aierwood Family. Adopt us, Amelia!"-Tegan and Sara (Musicians)