Parents

Is your child:

  • an excellent reader looking for a challenge?

  • a visual learner?

  •  a reluctant reader?

  •  a struggling reader?

  •   creative ?

Comics & graphic novels appeal to all of these kids and motivate them to develop a love of reading!

Do you want your child to:

  • increase their vocabulary?
  • build a love of reading all types of materials?
  • be a life-long reader?

Do you want to encourage your child to communicate creatively? 
      Visit Comic Books & Creativity.

Your child is growing up in the very fast paced world of television, computers, the internet and video games? Access to information is exploding. Visual and print messages are bombarding them. Visual literacy is more important than ever before.

Comics and Graphic Novels are an excellent resource for developing literacy and visual literacy. And kids love them! 

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Graphic Novels
Make a Difference

What Teens Want

A Parents Guide to 
Graphic Novels for Teens

Class Comics

Art Spiegelman, A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist shares his secrets for nurturing his children's creativity.

How to read comics and graphic novels:
Poster & Handout
by Jessica Abel

Basic Comics Terminology
by Matt Madden & Jessica Abel

Step-by-Step
Behind the Scenes

Stan Sakai shows the process from beginning to end in comic form.

Posted by Janice Biebrich

Last Updated Dec. 17/04