Must Have Graphic Novels Primary


 

 

Acredale: Kolor Komiks Kollection by Harold Buchholz

 

The Adventures of Polo

by Regis faller

 

American Born Chinese (Roaring Brook/First Second) by Gene Luen Yang.

 

Babymouse (series by Jennifer and Matt Holm--includes Heartbreaker, Rock Star, Queen of the World, Our Hero, Beach Babe)

 

Baby-Sitters Club by Ann Martin, Raina Telgemeier

 

The Bakers by Kyle Baker

 

Bone (series by Jeff Smith--includes Out from Boneville, The Great Cow Race)

 

Capstone Press publishes a set of history books & biographies in graphic format. The Battle of the Alamo_, by Matt Doeden; _The Sinking of the Titanic_, by Matt Doeden; _The Curse of King Tut's Tomb_, by Michael Burgan.

(Available in English and Spanish.)

 

Captain Underpants

 

The Courageous Princess by Rod Espinosa

 

Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel (S & S/Atheneum/A

Richard Jackson Bk) by Siena Cherson Siegel

 

Lions, Tigers, & Bears by Mike Bullock, Jack Lawrence

 

Little Lit (Mouly, I think). (Have heard of but have not read)

 

Warrior: The Lost Warrior by Erin Hunter

 

Mar (spelled with an umlaut over the "a" and pronounced like "mare"), Naruto, One Piece, Rave Master and Dragon Drive.

 

Patty Cake And Friends

by Scott Roberts

 

Phonics Comics (series of different titles by Scholastic--includes titles like The Sparkplugs, Duke and Fang, The Misfits--awesome for grades 1/2)

 

Ricky

 

 

Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guibert, Joan Sfar

 

Spiral-Bound by Aaron Renier

 

 

Graphic novel versions of classic novels - Black Beauty, Moby Dick. Capstone also has a series about historical events and biographies -- my kids like the Titanic one, some of the historical war ones, and Clara Barton.

 

see also: picture books with graphic novel traits -

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