I’m all about getting comics into the hands of kids. They
help improve visual literacy, they give reluctant readers a boost of
confidence, and they inspire creativity and encourage young artists and
writers. I’ve had a lot of parents complain that all comics are just
superheroes and they want their kids to read something else. Well fear not dear
parents, here are five graphic novel reading recommendations for your little
ones that don’t feature people in spandex.
This collection is made up of seven different stories all
centering on the idea of hidden places. It’s interesting to get each creator’s
take on a story taking place in hidden place and it’s an easy way to introduce
readers to different authors and artists. Collections like can help you better
understand what kind of stories and art styles your child may be interested in.
So I might be a little biased on this one, as Faith Erin
Hicks is one of my favorite artists. Young Rufus gets sent off to his
grandmother’s house for the summer. While exploring the woods behind her house
he finds a totem in a hollowed out tree. Upon reading the inscription,
“Sasquatch” Rufus turns into a Bigfoot.
A semi-autobiographical story about a young girl, Sunny, who
is sent to live with her grandfather in Florida for the summer. In what could
easily be a simple summer adventure, this graphic novel has a surprising amount
of emotion behind it.
The classic Babysitters Club books are a lot of fun, and
while I hate to judge a book by its cover they can appear to be a little dated.
Cartoonist Raina Telegmeire (who you may know from her bestsellers Smile and
Drama) updates these stories in graphic novel format for a new generation.
Kids, coding and Gene Luen Yang, bring it on. Stanley
Academy is a strange place and Hopper and Eni are determined to figure out just
what in the world is going on. They are going to need all of their coding
knowledge to get to the bottom of it.~Marilyn
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