Danny Noble

A celebration of the wacky and wonderful Jewish grandmothers who nurtured the author as she grew from a kid struggling with anxiety and insecurity to a teen finding her own voice. Danny Noble grew up in an eccentric family with two weird and wonderful Jewish grandmas living right around the corner. One grandma stuffed her full of love and gefilte fish, and the other pinched her cheeks shrieking “shayn punim!” The strange words hung in the air, sounding like ”shame pudding.” Was this some sort of insult? It was never explained that those words meant ”beautiful face” in Yiddish. This memoir, told in graphic novel format, is a personal celebration of the author’s charming and vibrant family and how they saved her from the machinations of her own brain. It explores resonant adolescent topics of body image, self-determination, insecurity, fear, religious identity, politics, friendship, romantic love, and family relationships. Danny Noble's expressive style brings this delightful cast of characters to life.

"Who is this book for?" This book is for "everyone" not just aspiring fashion designers, whether you think you are creative or not. I believe creativity should encompass everyone's lives. We should take a creative approach to everything we do. So when faced with a difficult situation we should try to take a creative approach to whatever confronts us. Press the pause button on your thoughts and take a step back to reflect. Only then can you be proactive. In my opinion creativity for the foremost is proactive and thoughtful and not reactive contrary to many peoples' opinions.

'It all happens so fast and unexpected that everyone is quite still. The woman steps out of the train and on to the platform. And I, because I have nothing else to do just now, jump up out of my seat and follow her into the crowd...' Fed up with her job and her boy, Billie Bartholomew spends her time trapped in memories and dreams until her curiosity is woken by a woman acting strangely on the underground. They circle each other on the Northern Line revealing more of themselves as they spy on each other.