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Great Graphic Novels for Kids
Pre-K Recommendations
Alison and Her Rainy Day Robot by Fred Chau (available from BUYOLYMPIA.com)
Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye by Colleen AF Venable (ISBN: 0761354794)
Hildafolk / Hilda and the Midnight Giant by Luke Pearson (ISBN: 1907704043 / 1907704256)
Johnny Boo: The Best Little Ghost in the World by James Kochalka (ISBN: 1603090134)
Korgi by Christian Slade (ISBN: 1891830902)
Little Robot by Ben Hatke (ISBN: 1626720800)
Long Tail Kitty by Lark Pien (ISBN: 1934706442)
Monkess the Homunculus by Seth T. Hahne (ISBN: 0692445633)
Mr. Wuffles! by Dave Wiesner (ISBN: 0618756612)
Owly by Andy Runton (ISBN: 1891830627)
The Secret of the Stone Frog by (ISBN: 1935179187)
Lower Elementary Recommendations
Akissi by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin (ISBN: 190926301X)
Avatar the Last Airbender: The Promise by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiro (ISBN: 1616550740)
Bone by Jeff Smith (ISBN: 188896314X)
Fairy Tale Comics by Emily Carroll, Luke Pearson, Los Bros Hernandez, David Mazzucchelli, etc. (ISBN: 1596438231)
Herobear and the Kid by Mike Kunkel (ISBN: 0972125914)
Hildafolk / Hilda and the Midnight Giant by Luke Pearson (ISBN: 1907704043 / 1907704256)
The Kurdles by Robert Goodin (ISBN: 1606998323)
Leave It to Chance by James Robison and Paul Smith (ISBN: 1582402531)
Little Robot by Ben Hatke (ISBN: 1626720800)
Marvel's Oz Adaptations by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (ISBN: 0785145907)
Monkess the Homunculus by Seth T. Hahne (ISBN: 0692445633)
Primates by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks (ISBN: 1596438657)
The Shark King by R. Kikuo Johnson (ISBN: 1935179160)
Tintin by Hergé (ISBN: 0316358142)
The Twin Knights by Osamu Tezuka (ISBN: 1939130018)
Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks (ISBN: 1606995359)
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke (ISBN: 1596434465 / 1596434473)
Upper Elementary Recommendations
Anne Of Green Gables adaptation by Maraiah Marsden and Breena Thummler (ISBN: 144947960X)
Battling Boy by Paul Pope (ISBN: 1596431458)
Bone by Jeff Smith (ISBN: 188896314X)
Broxo by Zach Giallongo (ISBN: 1596435518)
Castle Waiting by Linda Medley (ISBN: 1560977477)
Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (ISBN: 096772550)
Cleopatra In Space by Mike Maihack (ISBN: 0545528437)
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutennant by Tony Cliff (ISBN: 1596438134)
El Deafo by Cece Bell (ISBN: 1419712179)
Ghosts by Raina Telgameier (ISBN: 0545540623)
Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate (ISBN: 1421587661)
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch (ISBN: 1419706195)
Hildafolk / Hilda and the Midnight Giant by Luke Pearson (ISBN: 1907704043 / 1907704256)
The Ice Wanderer by Jirô Taniguchi (ISBN: 8496427331)
LAIKA by Nick Abadzis (ISBN: 1596431016)
The Lost Boy by Greg Ruth (ISBN: 0439823323)
Mary Jane Loves Spider-Man by Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa (ISBN: 078511467X)
Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke (ISBN: 1626722641)
Mouse Guard by David Petersen (ISBN: 1932386572)
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales by Nathan Hale (ISBN: 1419708082)
Newsprints by Ru Xu (ISBN: 0545803128)
New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke (ISBN: 1401203507)
The Oyster War by Ben Towle (ISBN: 1620102625)
Primates by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks (ISBN: 1596438657)
REmind by Jason Brubaker (ISBN: 0983114900)
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi (ISBN: 1596434511)
The Shark King by R. Kikuo Johnson (ISBN: 1935179160)
Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet by Ian Edginton and I.N.J. Culbard (ISBN: 1402770820)
Sidekicks by J. Torres and Takeshi Miyazawa (ISBN: 1929998767)
Smile by Raina Telgemeier (ISBN: 0545132053)
Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson (ISBN: 0545565413)
Straford Zoo: Macbeth by Ian Lendler and Zach Giallongo (ISBN: 1596439157)
Thor: The Mighty Avenger by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee (ISBN: 0785141219)
Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNapel (ISBN: 0545483832)
The Twin Knights by Osamu Tezuka (ISBN: 1939130018)
Twin Spica by Kou Yaginuma (ISBN: 1934287849)
Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai (ISBN: 0930193881)
The War at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks (ISBN: 159362140X)
A Wrinkle in Time by Hope Larson (ISBN: 0374386153)
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke (ISBN: 1596434465 / 1596434473)
Junior High Recommendations
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (ISBN: 1596431520)
Anne Of Green Gables adaptation by Maraiah Marsden and Breena Thummler (ISBN: 144947960X)
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol (ISBN: 1596437138)
Audubon, On The Wings Of The World by Fabien Grolleau and Jérémie Royer (ISBN: 1910620157)
Battling Boy by Paul Pope (ISBN: 1596431458)
Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson (ISBN: 1595825134)
Bone by Jeff Smith (ISBN: 188896314X)
The Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft by Reinhard Kleist (ISBN: 1906838771)
Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang (ISBN: 1596439246)
Broxo by Zach Giallongo (ISBN: 1596435518)
Castle Waiting by Linda Medley (ISBN: 1560977477)
Clan Apis by Jay Hosler (ISBN: 096772550)
Cleopatra In Space by Mike Maihack (ISBN: 0545528437)
Cross Game by Mitsuro Adachi (ISBN: 1421537583
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutennant by Tony Cliff (ISBN: 1596438134)
Domu: A Child's Dream by Katsuhiro Otomo (ISBN: 156971116X)
Elmer by Gerry Alanguilan (ISBN: 159362204X)
Feynman by Ottaviani and Leland Myrick (ISBN: 1596432594)
Friends With Boys by Faith Erin Hicks (ISBN: 1596435569)
Ghosts by Raina Telgameier (ISBN: 0545540623)
Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate (ISBN: 1421587661)
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang (ISBN: 1596436581)
Jane, The Fox & Me by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault (ISBN: 1554983606
Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy (ISBN: 1401229719
Lewis & Clark by Nick Bertozzi (ISBN: 1596434503)
Louis Riel by Chester Brown (ISBN: 1894937899)
March: Book One by Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (ISBN: 1603093001)
Mary Jane Loves Spider-Man by Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa (ISBN: 078511467X)
Mister Blank by Christopher Hick (ISBN: 0943151252)
Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind by Hayao Miyazaki (ISBN: 1421550644)
Newsprints by Ru Xu (ISBN: 0545803128)
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen and Faith Erin Hicks (ISBN: 159643659X)
Persepolis, vol. 1 by Marjane Satrapi (ISBN: 037571457X)
Pluto by Naoki Urusawa (ISBN: 1421519186)
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon (ISBN: 1401203140)
REmind by Jason Brubaker (ISBN: 0983114900)
Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi (ISBN: 1596434511)
Spera by James Tierney (ISBN: 1936393301)
Straford Zoo: Macbeth by Ian Lendler and Zach Giallongo (ISBN: 1596439157)
Summit of the Gods by Baku Yumemakura and Jirô Taniguchi (ISBN: 8496427870)
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew (ISBN: 1596436972)
The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos and Nate Powell (ISBN: 1596436182)
A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Oima (ISBN: 163236056X)
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki (ISBN: 1626720940)
Thornhill by Pam Smy (ISBN: 162672654X)
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo Kouno (ISBN: 0867196653)
Treasury of Victorian Murder / Treasury of 20th Century Murder by Rick Geary (ISBN: 1561631892)
Twin Spica by Kou Yaginuma (ISBN: 1934287849)
Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai (ISBN: 0930193881)
The War at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks (ISBN: 159362140X)
Welcome To The Ballroom by Tomo Takeuchi (ISBN: 1632363763X)
A Wrinkle in Time by Hope Larson (ISBN: 0374386153)