Good Comics for Kids

November 23, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

I don’t like to read nonfiction.  Short articles and essays are okay and even tolerable, but an entire nonfiction book? I’d be hard-pressed to finish one.  Yet, that’s all changed recently, as I’ve discovered graphic nonfiction. I’m not talking about the less than stellar titles that are being shoved at the school market. I’m talking about quality titles where publishers, writers, and artists are putting their hearts and souls into the project.  (To read more about this topic, check out the November issue of SLJ.  They feature two excellent articles on graphic nonfiction.) 

So you want to know how our country went from counting a slave as 3/5 of a person to electing its first African American president?  Then read the graphic ...Read More

November 12, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

Mix a little friendship, magic & mystique, and a dash of adventure to create a fun series for tweens.

Avalon web of magic
By Rachel Roberts
Seven Seas Entertainment

V. 1 Circles in the stream
211 p. ISBN 978-1933164-66-3 $5.95

V. 2 All that glitters
184 p. ISBN 978-1-933164-67-0 $5.95

V. 3 Cry of the wolf
216 p. ISBN 978-1-933164-70-0 $5.95

In volume 1 we meet Emily who’s moved to a new town and is feeling lonely and far away from her father.  When an unusual cat comes to her mother’s veterinary clinic with even more unusual injuries, Emily feels pulled to care for him. The cat leads Emily to the Ravenswood Wildlife preserve where she meets Adrianne.  Together, the girls notice that the forest animals be...Read More

October 27, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

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October 6, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

This year, the Boston Globe-Horn Book award awarded Shaun Tan a special citation for excellence in graphic storytelling for his book The Arrival. Since 1967 the Boston Globe – Horn Book award has issued awards in excellence in literature in three categories: Fiction & Poetry, Nonfiction, and Picture Books. In addition, the committee is allowed – on occasion – to award a book with a special citation. 

Back in January of 2008 when attending the Youth Media Awards at ALA’s midwinter convention, I was disappointed that The Arrival had not received any recognition. While the title had certainly generated a lot of buzz, none of the award committees had mentioned it, perhaps because th...Read More

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