Raina Telgemeier

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Raina Telgemeier is an American cartoonist whose works include the autobiographic webcomic Smile for Girlamatic, which now runs at SmileComics.com, a series of self-published mini-comics called, "Take-Out", a short story in Bizarro World for DC Comics, and two graphic novel adaptations of Ann M. Martin's The Baby-sitters Club series for Scholastic Press's Graphix imprint: Kristy's Great Idea and The Truth About Stacey. Telgemeier has committed to scripting and illustrating at least two more books for the series.

Telgemeier grew up in San Francisco, studied illustration at New York's School of Visual Arts, and currently lives in Queens, New York. She lists Jeff Smith, Lynn Johnston and Adrian Tomine among her influences. She is married to Dave Roman, who is also a cartoonist.

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  • Hart, James (February 24, 2005 ). "Superheros get bizarre treatment". The Kansas City Star, Pg. G18.
  • MacDonald, Heidi (April 18, 2005). "Young Cartoonists Look to the Book Market". Publishers Weekly, Pg. 23.
  • Schou, Solvej (April 18, 2006). "Not the 1980s anymore: popular Baby-sitter's Club books go graphic". The Canadian Press, Entertainment and Culture.

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