Cici's Journal: Lost and Found

"Cici's Journal" is a heartwarming graphic novel that follows Cici, a young girl with aspirations of becoming a novelist. Armed with her journal, she meticulously observes the adults around her, believing everyone holds a special secret. Her curiosity peaks when she notices an old man making weekly trips into the forest with pots of paint, returning with a look of profound sadness. The book beautifully weaves Cici's detective work with her personal journal entries, scrapbook pieces, and doodles, offering a unique narrative style. It's a gentle exploration of empathy, understanding hidden emotions, and the creative process, perfect for early to late elementary readers.

Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She’s been watching them and taking notes. Everybody has one special secret, Cici figures, and if you want to write about people, you need to understand what’s hiding inside them. But now she’s discovered something truly strange: an old man who disappears into the forest every Sunday with huge pots of paint in all sorts of colors. What is he up to? Why does he look so sad when he comes back? In a graphic novel interwoven with journal notes, scrapbook pieces, and doodles, Cici assembles clues about the odd and wonderful people she’s uncovered, even as she struggles to understand the mundane: her family and friends.