Kids love comic strip books! Why? For the same reason grown-ups love them. Because they provide immediate satisfaction: comic strips are short, easy to read and funny. A collection of great strips bundled all together is reading material perfection and comic strip books are great to put in the hands of any child, whether they…
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Books Like Smile: Read These Next if You Love Raina Telgemeier
Raina Telgemeier is one of the most popular graphic novel author-illustrators. Readers love her books and the librarians tell me they get requests for books like Smile all the time! Whether you want more graphic novels like Smile, Guts, and Drama or want to inspire your kids to read non-graphic middle grade novels, this book…
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Female Superhero Books for Kids: Old Favorites and New Friends
Do you kids love superheroes? With these stellar books starring female superheroes they can imagine themselves flying through the air, fighting crime and generally being awesome. Obviously, as with all books, these are female superhero books for girls AND boys! My boys loved these stories, and your kids will too. This superhero girl book list…
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More Books Like Dog Man, Please! Kids Will Love These!
Kids love books by Dav Pilkey and want more books like Dog Man, or Captain Underpants. Yes, his humor and stories can be over the top, but that’s the fun of them! He empathizes with kids’ struggles in school, their frustration with being told what to do all the time by adults and he understands…
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Children’s Graphic Novels with No Violence
Some parents and educators avoid graphic novels because they believe them to be “lesser literature,” others are under the mistaken impression that graphic novels and comic books tend to rely heavily on battles and violent action to forward the plot. However, just as some traditional books can be poorly written, or contain scenes of violence,…
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Funny Graphic Novel Series
My kids love graphic novels. My youngest, especially is always seeking out new, funny graphic novel series at the library. When he finds a new series I do a secret happy dance, because I know when we get home he will spend the next several hours in his room, giggling. While I have never been…
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Graphic Novels for Beginning Readers – Kindergarten through 3rd Grade
Graphic novels are an excellent alternative to the standard easy reader books. Please don’t shy away from graphic novels for beginning readers. Kids who are learning to read need to have as many opportunities as possible to find books they can connect with—and which will consequently turn them into voracious readers. These aren’t just your standard…
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Graphic Novels for Grades 4-8 (and up!)
Are you ready for books to blow apart the myth that graphic novels are good books for kids? This list of graphic novels for grades 4 through 8 contains a variety of titles and you are sure to find something for either your voracious or your reluctant reader. (Note: book covers and titles are affiliate…
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