ABCs of Graphic Novels, P through T

Graphic Novels Get Kids Reading!

Graphic novels are great for kids to realize that reading is fun. While most graphic novels seem geared toward boys, I’ve found a few great ones for girls. Check out the trailer at the bottom for Smile, our very favorite graphic novel for girls!

Day 1: ABCs of Graphic Novels, A-E

Day 2: ABCs of Graphic Novels, F-J

Day 3: ABCs of Graphic Novels, K-O

Day 4: ABCs of Graphic Novels: P-T

Day 5: ABCs of Graphic Novels: U-Z

P is for Pickle. Magic Pickle by Scott Morse. Meet the Magic Pickle, a dilly of a superhero who’s fighting the food fight against a brotherhood of evil fruits and vegetables who are plotting to take over the world!

Q is for Queen Bees and for learning how to deal with them in the Baby Mouse series by Jennifer and Matthew Holm.

R is for reading and reluctant readers. Graphic novels and hybrid graphic novels are effective in getting kids who hate to read reading. Research shows that:

Graphic novels give the brain more of a workout per sentence than any other type of media, including conventional books. School Library Journal

Graphic novels offer a means for representing complex material in ways that reduce the cognitive demand of reading dense text while portraying sophisticated concepts. Education World

Research has found that graphic novels address the needs of multiple learning styles and that the visualizations help readers to understand the story first and the text after. Journal of Classroom Research in Literacy

Many teachers are turning to comic books as a tool to develop reading skills as well as a deeper love for reading. Authentic Education

S is for Smile by Raina Telgemaier. Finally, a graphic novel for girls! Girl friendships are tough to navigate in middle school but Raina’s even more traumatized by her teeth odyssey after she breaks a tooth. We also love her latest one, a kind of sequel to Smile called Drama.

T is for this awesome trailer for Smile.

More great posts from the Kid Bloggers Network on THE ABC’S OF…

• Books for Preschoolers from Mommy and Me Book Club
• Building a Home Library from Ready Set Read!
• Early Language Learning from Playing with Words 365
• Early Literacy from Playdough to Plato
• Exploring Books from JDaniel4’s Mom
• Graphic Novels from Pragmatic Mom
• Learning to Read Through Play from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
• Learning to Write from NurtureStore
• Reading Comprehension for Pre K-Grade 1 from The Wise Owl Factory
• Storytelling from A Mom with a Lesson Plan

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Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World

• Junior Library Guild Gold selection
• Massachusetts Book Award Long List
• Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
• Starred review from School Library Journal
• Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
• 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
• Green Earth Book Award Long List
• Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids

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