View source for Little Lit

{{Short description|Comic book anthology series}}
{{Infobox comic book title  <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics--> 

| image = Littlelit.jpg
| caption = Cover of the second volume of ''Little Lit'', artwork by [[Charles Burns (cartoonist)|Charles Burns]].
| schedule = On hiatus
| ongoing = 
| genre = Alternative, Children's
| publisher = [[RAW Junior]]<br />[[HarperCollins]]/Joanna Cotler Books
| date = [[2000 in comics|2000]] – [[2003 in comics|2003]]
| issues = 3
| Superhero =
| main_char_team =
| writers = 
| artists = 
| pencillers = 
| inkers = 
| colorists = 
| editors = [[Art Spiegelman]]<br />[[Françoise Mouly]]
| creative_team_month = 
| creative_team_year = 
| creators = 
| TPB = 
| ISBN = 
| TPB1 = 
| ISBN1 = 
| subcat=
| sort=Little Lit
}}
{{Portal |Children's literature}}

'''''Little Lit''''' is a [[comic book]] anthology series published by ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' art editor, [[Françoise Mouly]], and [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning cartoonist, [[Art Spiegelman]].<ref name= "silly">{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Liane |url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1435446 |title='It Was a Dark and Silly Night...' |work=[[NPR]] |date=September 21, 2003 |accessdate=May 22, 2018}}</ref> The couple had collaborated previously on ''[[Raw (comics magazine)|RAW]]'' in the 1980s.<ref name= "raw">{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=John |url= http://www.tcj.com/the-origins-of-raw-and-a-lost-lynch-is-discovered/ |title=The Origins of RAW and a Lost Lynch is Discovered |work=[[The Comics Journal]] |date=October 22, 2015 |accessdate=May 22, 2018}}</ref> ''Little Lit'' featured work by some of ''RAW''{{'}}s most famous contributors as well as established [[Children's literature|children's book]] artists such as [[Maurice Sendak]] and [[Ian Falconer]].<ref name= "adults">{{cite magazine |last=Arnold |first=Andrew D. |url= http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,184222,00.html |title=Not Just for Adults Anymore |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 13, 2001 |accessdate=May 22, 2018}}</ref> Three volumes and one selected compilation have been published; the last volume was published in 2003, but now stand-alone books are being published in [[Toon Books]], "from the Little Lit Library".

The second volume, ''Strange Stories for Strange Kids'', was given a 2002 [[Firecracker Alternative Book Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readersread.com/awards/firecracker.htm|title=Firecracker Alternative Book Awards|work=ReadersRead.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304133738/http://www.readersread.com/awards/firecracker.htm|archive-date=Mar 4, 2009}}</ref>

==Description==
Each volume of ''Little Lit'' is a collection of original [[comics]] created expressly for children, authored by major cartoonists and literary figures. Contributors include writers such as [[Paul Auster]], [[Neil Gaiman]], and [[David Sedaris]]; cartoonists such as [[Daniel Clowes]], [[Tony Millionaire]], and [[Chris Ware]]; and children's writers such as [[William Joyce (writer)|William Joyce]],  [[Barbara McClintock (illustrator)|Barbara McClintock]] and [[Lemony Snicket]] ([[Daniel Handler]]). Volume one includes a vintage cartoon by [[Walt Kelly]].

The series began publication in 2000 with a 64-page hardcover book, ''Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies''. This was followed by two subsequent volumes, ''Strange Stories for Strange Kids'', and ''It Was a Dark and Silly Night...'' The third volume deviated slightly from previous versions, reducing the page count to 48 pages.

A smaller-sized paperback book called ''Big Fat Little Lit'' was published in 2006 by [[Puffin Books]]. This volume is a 144-page collection of selected comics from the first three [[HarperCollins]] books.

== Toon Books ==
{{main|Toon Books}}
As of 2008, stand-alone comic books for children are being published by [[Toon Books]], described as "from the Little Lit Library".

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.little-lit.com}}
* [http://www.toon-books.com/ TOON Books website]

{{Art Spiegelman}}

[[Category:2000 comics debuts]]
[[Category:2003 comics endings]]
[[Category:Comics anthologies]]
[[Category:Series of children's books]]
[[Category:HarperCollins books]]
[[Category:Puffin Books books]]

{{comic-stub}}