Comic Books
Growing Reader
Tween
Books Like Dog Man: 15 Series for Fans of Dav Pilkey
Like Dog Man, these series — packed with laugh-out-loud plots and fun-filled illustrations — will keep reluctant readers and the adults who love them engaged.
Growing Reader
Tween
10 Next Reads for Kids Who Love Raina Telgemeier
Young readers love Raina Telgemeier’s funny graphic novels. If your child devoured Smile, Sisters, and Drama, here are a few other books they might enjoy.
Growing Reader
Girl Power! 7 Graphic Novel Series for 7-Year-Old Girls
Find age-appropriate themes and spunky female protagonists on this list of our favorite graphic novel series for 7-year-old girls.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Jennifer L. Holm’s Most Fantastic, Fun-Filled Kids’ Books
Whether you gravitate towards historical fiction, graphic novels, or something in between, you’ll adore these highlights from Jennifer L. Holm’s enormous collection of books.
Tween
Tight Is a Reflection of Real-Life Kids and the Settings They Know
Kids will love the books if the books love them. I have taught middle school for nearly 20 years and I feel that is true. My dream as a teacher is my dream as an author: to provide books for kids to love, books that will love kids back, and to share stories that help them see things as more complex.
Growing Reader
Tween
Passing the Funny Test: Inside the Illustration Process for Jake the Fake Keeps it Real
Keith Knight's task of creating 13 dozen illustrations based on Adam Mansbach's and Craig Robinson's story was daunting, to say the least! But he had a couple of secret weapons in his corner: his two sons.
Growing Reader
Tween
Why Graphic Novels Are Storytelling Quicksand for Reluctant Readers (In a Good Way)
Some kids fall in love with reading. Some don’t. Judd Winick, author of Hilo, explains why he thinks the kids in the “don’t” column would dig comics.
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
Graphic Novels? Yeah, They’re Fun for the WHOLE Family
There are LOTS of reasons why comics and graphic novels are great for the entire family — moms, dads, kids, really smart pets — everybody!
Growing Reader
Tween
Brightly's Book Club for Kids: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, a wildly entertaining graphic novel by Judd Winick, will send you on a cracking, seat-of-your-pants adventure.
Tips & Advice
How Reading Comics and Sci-Fi Books Can Bring You Closer to Your Kids
Sharing impossible fictions with our kids moves us out of the realm of explaining and into the realm of wondering. In doing so, it puts us closer to them.
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Reading Pictures: What Comics Can Teach Young Children
Jennifer L. Holm, the author behind the Babymouse and My First Comics series, explains how comics teach kids the building blocks of reading in a visual way.
Tips & Advice
What I’ve Learned from the Books My Kids Love
Here are four things I’ve learned about my sons through the books that have grabbed their attention and won their affection.
Growing Reader
Tween
3 Epic Comic Books You and Your Kid Can Read Together
The folks at GeekDad bring us some awesome comic books featuring epic heroes, great plots, and fun literary references.
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen
5 Graphic Novels to Excite Your Young "Avengers" Fan
If your junior heroes want to read more about the exploits of Earth’s mightiest heroes, here are some suggestions that should delight any "Avengers" movie fan.