Run Far, Run Fast by Timothy Decker is a picture book graphic novel. This book to me is very dark. The Pestilence (a plague) has arrived and the people of the town are scared and dying. One little girl is pushed out of her dying town by her mother who tells her, “Run Far, Run Fast.” The little girl travels from all around the countryside looking for someone to take her in and possibly help her save her family.
The book has a unique format because it is part graphic novel. On the left page is a single illustration with the text of the story. While on the right side of the page we see illustrations only in the paneling format of a comic book. The additional pictures really help the reader to understand the complexity of the situation of the Pestilence arriving. The pictures are etched in black and white (more black than white) which emphasizes the fact that this is a tough subject to grasp and quite a distressing story.
The book has a unique format because it is part graphic novel. On the left page is a single illustration with the text of the story. While on the right side of the page we see illustrations only in the paneling format of a comic book. The additional pictures really help the reader to understand the complexity of the situation of the Pestilence arriving. The pictures are etched in black and white (more black than white) which emphasizes the fact that this is a tough subject to grasp and quite a distressing story.
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