Re: [LM_NET] Target: graphic novels for elementary aged children

[Christine Rayl <cjrayl@YAHOO.COM>]

You may wish to add:
Robot Dreams by Sara Varon
Jellaby by Kean Soo (also available in Spanish)
Jellaby Monster in the City by Kean Soo
Amulet Book I the Stone Keeper by Kazu Kibuishi
Redwall the Graphic Novel by Brian Jacques

Christine Rayl, Librarian
Bowie Elementary School
Grand Prairie ISD, TX


Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable. 

Augustine Birrell


--- On Mon, 11/3/08, Katherine Stehman <katherine_stehman@L-SPIONEERS.ORG> wrote:

> From: Katherine Stehman <katherine_stehman@L-SPIONEERS.ORG>
> Subject: [LM_NET] Target:  graphic novels for elementary aged children
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 6:55 AM
> Dear Netters,
> 
> I am still collecting a list to post regarding my library
> aide and her duties.  At this time most of what is being
> sent does repeat and buttress what I already have.  I thank
> all of you kindly.  I hope to have a hit posted by
> week's end.
> 
> My new request is in regard to a graduate class project in
> which I am participating.  We are putting together a
> recommended list of graphic novel titles for an
> children's collection at a public library.  Would you
> please let me know what titles you would add to the
> following list I have already considered?  I am especially
> interested in retellings of classics such as the The Wind in
> the Willows, Moby Dick by Will Eisner, etc.  Repetitions
> within my list are because I pulled material from
> "Flying, No Tights" website and missed editing
> them out.
> 
> TIA
> Kate
> 
> Amelia Rules!
> Akiko
> Babymouse
> Baby-sitters Club
> Goosebumps
> Hardy Boys
> Cartoon Network Block Party
> Owly
> Phonic comics
> Sardine in Outer Space
> Wallace and Gromit
> Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility by Brian
> Michael Bendis
> Tellos: Reluctant Heroes by Todd Dezago
> Amy Unbounded by Rachel Hartman
> Clan Apis by Jay Hosler
> Meridian: Flying Solo by Barbara Kesel
> Castle Waiting: The Lucky Road by Linda Medley
> Magic Pickle by Scott Morse
> Bone by Jeff Smith
> Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson
> Alison Dare by J. Torres
> Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age by Raymond Briggs
> The Last Knight by Will Eisner
> Princess and the Frog by Will Eisner
> Meanwhile... by Jules Feiffer
> Asterix by Goscinny
> The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graeme, Adapted by
> Michel Plessix
> Comic Adventures of Boots by Satoshi Kitamura
> Amelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss (and Amelia!)
> Little Buggy by Kevin O'Malley
> Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria by Aaron Shepard
> Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies edited by Art
> Speigelman and FranÁoise Mouly
> Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson
> The Adventures of Robin Hood by Marcia Williams
> Greek Myths for Young Children by Marcia Williams
> Sinbad the Sailor by Marcia Williams
> Archie
> City of Light, City of Dark by Avi
> Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility by Brian
> Michael Bendis
> Ultimate Spider-Man: Learning Curve by Brian Michael Bendis
> Ultimate Spider-Man: Double Trouble by Brian Michael Bendis
> Akiko by Mark Crilley
> Age of Reptiles by Ricardo Delgato
> Tellos: Reluctant Heroes by Todd Dezago
> Tellos: Kindred Spirits by Todd Dezago
> Amy Unbounded by Rachel Hartman
> X-Men Evolution by Devin Grayson
> Meridian: Flying Solo by Barbara Kesel
> Meridian: Going to Ground by Barbara Kesel
> Meridian: Taking the Skies by Barbara Kesel
> Sigil: The Marked Man by Barbara Kesel
> Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb
> Castle Waiting: The Curse of Brambly Hedge by Linda Medley
> Castle Waiting: The Lucky Road by Linda Medley
> Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds by Hayao Miyazaki
> Magic Pickle by Scott Morse
> Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh
> Thieves and Kings by Mark Oakley
> Leave it to Chance: Shaman's Rain by James Robinson
> Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
> Bone by Jeff Smith
> Rose by Jeff Smith
> The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein, adapted by Sean Deming and
> Chuck Dixon
> Alison Dare by J. Torres
> Days Like This by J. Torres
> Sidekicks: The Transfer Student by J. Torres
> Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility by Brian
> Michael Bendis
> Ultimate Spider-Man: Learning Curve by Brian Michael Bendis
> Ultimate Spider-Man: Double Trouble by Brian Michael Bendis
> X-Men Evolution by Devin Grayson
> Superman for All Seasons by Jeph Loeb
> Magic Pickle by Scott Morse
> Sidekicks: The Transfer Student by J. Torres
> City of Light, City of Dark by Avi
> Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age by Raymond Briggs
> Tellos: Reluctant Heroes by Todd Dezago
> Tellos: Kindred Spirits by Todd Dezago
> The Last Knight by Will Eisner
> Princess and the Frog by Will Eisner
> Meanwhile... by Jules Feiffer
> Amy Unbounded by Rachel Hartman
> Meridian: Flying Solo by Barbara Kesel
> Meridian: Going to Ground by Barbara Kesel
> Meridian: Taking the Skies by Barbara Kesel
> Thieves and Kings by Mark Oakley
> Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria by Aaron Shepard
> Bone by Jeff Smith
> Rose by Jeff Smith
> Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies edited by Art
> Speigelman and FranÁoise Mouly
> Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson
> The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein, adapted by Sean Deming and
> Chuck Dixon
> The Adventures of Robin Hood by Marcia Williams
> Greek Myths for Young Children by Marcia Williams
> Sinbad the Sailor by Marcia Williams
> Sigil: The Marked Man by Barbara Kesel
> Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds by Hayao Miyazaki
> Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
> Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka
> Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh
> Leave it to Chance: Shaman's Rain by James Robinson
> Alison Dare by J. Torres
> Asterix by Goscinny
> Magic Pickle by Scott Morse
> Age of Reptiles by Ricardo Delgato
> Amy Unbounded by Rachel Hartman
> Comic Adventures of Boots by Satoshi Kitamura
> Days Like This by J. Torres
> Castle Waiting: The Curse of Brambly Hedge by Linda Medley
> Castle Waiting: The Lucky Road by Linda Medley
> Little Buggy by Kevin O'Malley
> Princess and the Frog by Will Eisner
> Meanwhile... by Jules Feiffer
> Comic Adventures of Boots by Satoshi Kitamura
> You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum
> by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman and Robin Preiss Glasser
> Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria by Aaron Shepard
> Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies edited by Art
> Speigelman and FranÁoise Mouly
> Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson
> Archie
> Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age by Raymond Briggs
> Age of Reptiles by Ricardo Delgato
> The Last Knight by Will Eisner
> Asterix by Goscinny
> Clan Apis by Jay Hosler
> Magic Pickle by Scott Morse
> Rose by Jeff Smith
> The Adventures of Robin Hood by Marcia Williams
> Greek Myths for Young Children by Marcia Williams
> Sinbad the Sailor by Marcia Williams
> City of Light, City of Dark by Avi
> The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graeme, Adapted by
> Michel Plessix
> The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein, adapted by Sean Deming and
> Chuck Dixon
> 
> 
> 
> "Fairy tales are more than true:  not because they
> tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that
> dragons can be beaten."  G. K. Chesterton
> 
> Katherine Stehman
> Elementary Librarian
> Lampeter-Strasburg School District
> Lampeter, PA
> katherine_stehman@l-spioneers.org
> 
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