4 stars for When I Was a Kid: Childhood Stories by Boey.
This book is not your usual kind of book book. It is illustrated by simple stick figures that come with a small amount of writing that tell a story, or rather many short stories. Basically, it reads like a continuing story in comic-strip form.
I have a good time reading Boey's childhood stories, of his growing up in Malaysia. Funny, honest and touching in its own right, author Boey reminds us what it means to be a kid.
Best of all, each story is self-contained and can be read in any order. It comes especially handy when I want to read something but am sufficiently distracted enough to concentrate on reading a full-fledged novel.
Publisher: Last Gasp
Publication date: 1 Jul 2013
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Boey is a 33-year-old Malaysian animator / artist based in the US and he is best known for his artwork on Styrofoam cups.
The stories in the book are a reflection of his childhood spent growing up in Johor Bahru and crossing the causeway to attend school in Singapore in the 1980s. At 17, he packed his bags and headed to San Francisco to study and has gone on to establish his career there.
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