Bam! Bash! Boom!It’s Elementary

Graphic Novels for K-5 Students

Barbara FiehnAssistant Professor, WKU

Library Media Education Practitioners’ ConferenceJune 24, 2009

Setting the Stage• Selection Rules– Examine the books when possible– Purchase hardcover or rebound paperback– Read Reviews–Never believe the publisher’s suggested age

level– Be careful of “All Ages” titles–Use your regular book vendor for hard cover

copies– Lexile, Guided Reading, and Reading Recovery

levels

Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug

IDW Publishing, 978-1-60010-392-6

Meet Litterbug Doug! It’s up to Michael Recycle to show dastardly Doug the error of his ways.

Baby Mouse

10 Vols.Random HouseMathew and Jennifer Holm

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/babymouse/

Fairy Idol Kanon Volume 1

Udon Entertainment978-1-897376-89-8

Kanon is a fourth-grader who loves to sing. When a fairy named Alto meets Kanon and decides to help start her singing career, their journey to fame takes off!

Amelia Rules

Jimmy Gownley2 new titles this fall

Eisner Award winner

http://www.ameliarules.com/

http://www.andyrunton.com

Andy Runton

ALA Graphics Read Poster

From Owly; The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton

Four titles by Art Spegelmanhttp://www.little-lit.com/

Siebert Award Winner

Siena Cherson Siegel and Mark SiegelAtheneum

Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew

PaperCutz

• President Obama in cameo appearance in THE HARDY BOYS Graphic Novel #16 “Shhhhhh!”. He’s depicted giving a speech about libraries, something he did in real life as a senator.

Wild and New

• Coming to your cell phone : Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Bone and others

http://www.gocomics.com/explore/app_store

Illustrated Classics - PaperCutz

December 09October 09

Coming Soon – Papercutz

• Geronimo Stilton – August 09• series of animated cartoons is in production

Coming Soon

Disney and Papercutz

($12.99) based on Disney Fairies; first titles will appear April 2010

Magic Wagon

Currently 9 vols.

ABDO Publishing

• Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman team to produce emergent reader

Jeff SmithToon Books, Francoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman’s line of kids books for emerging readers

September

32-page, 9” x 6” hardcover, and will retail for $12.95.

Erin HunterHarperCollins/TokyoPop

http://www.warriorcats.com/warriorshell.html

Manga versions of the popular novels

http://firstsecondbooks.typepad.com/mainblog/

6 vols

Teacher Resources• First Second Lesson Planshttp://www.firstsecondbooks.com/teachers.html

• Graphic Classroom http://graphicclassroom.blogspot.com/

• Graphic Novel Reporterhttp://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/

• Capt'n Eli Lesson Plans Available Online Nemo Publishing has posted comprehensive lesson plans to support their Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli series of graphic novels.

http://www.captneli.com/lessons/index.shtml

Selection Resources

• School Library Journal’s blog Good Comics for Kidshttp://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/540000654.html

• School Library Journal

• The librarian's guide to graphic novels for children and tweens

• Author: David S Serchay Publisher: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, ©2008.