If you want to use graphic novels for kids and teens in the classroom here are the links to a couple of great guides you can download in PDF form:
- Scholastic Graphix Guide to Using Graphic Novels with Children and Teens – PDF
- Get Graphic! Graphic Novel Educators Guide from Random House Graphic – PDF
- Teaching Graphic Novels with HarperAlley (HarperCollins) – PDF
If you’re looking for great graphic novels for kids and teens here are the links to my graphic novel reviews.
The Odds by Matt Stanton – primary
Black Sand Beach: Are You Afraid of the Light? by Richard Fairgray – primary/intermediate
Bear by Ben Queen and Joe Todd-Stanton – primary/intermediate
Chickensaurus by James Foley – primary
The InvestiGators series by John Patrick Green – primary
Nico Bravo and the Cellar Dwellers by Mike Cavallaro – primary/intermediate
One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks – intermediate/high school
Pea, Bee and Jay series by Brian “Smitty” Smith – primary
Squidding Around by Kevin Sherry – primary
Crabapple Trouble by Kaeti Vandorn – primary
Pacey Packer Unicorn Tracker by J.C. Phillipps – primary/intermediate
The Big Break by Mark Tatulli – primary/intermediate
Sherlock Bones and the Sea Creature Feature by Renée Treml – primary/intermediate
Agent Moose by Mo O’Hara and Jess Bradley – primary/intermediate
Sparks! Double Dog Dare by Ian Boothby and Nina Matsumoto – primary/intermediate
S. Tinker Inc series by James Foley – primary/intermediate
Peter and Ernesto: Sloths in the Night by Graham Annable – primary/intermediate
The Weirn Books: Be Wary of the Silent Woods by Svetlana Chmakova – primary/intermediate
Stephen McCranie’s Space Boy series – primary/intermediate/high school
The Inkberg Enigma by Jonathan King – primary/intermediate
The Sunken Tower by Tait Howard – primary/intermediate/high school
Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley and Stef Purenins – primary/intermediate/high school
Doodleville by Chad Sell – primary/intermediate
Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley – primary/intermediate
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang – intermediate/high school
Go With the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann – intermediate/high school
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed – primary/intermediate/high school
Brobot by James Foley – primary/intermediate