If you’re looking to jump into a great graphic novel this is your week. There are some cool all age comic books for sure, but what really stands out are the sheer number of well known, as well as, a couple under the radar graphic novels for ages 5 and up.
Bird & Squirrel: All Tangled Up
To say that Bird & Squirrel is a graphic novel series that elementary school kids love is an understatement. This series from James Burks is jammed with adventure and laughs and does it all with great colors in books that are entertaining for ages 7 and up. Those younger ages might need help reading them, but second graders and up will know the deal and seek these books out. In All Tangled Up our friends team up with Squirrel’s daughter, Birdie as they run into all sorts of adventures, plus a bigfoot, maybe. If you’re not familiar with Bird & Squirrel pick up this series and it’ll certainly head up to your top 5 graphic novel series within one reading of it.
Hilo: Then Everything Went Wrong
Another graphic novel series that is probably in your top 5 is Hilo. Then Everything Went Wrong is the fifth book in this series that has action, robots, adventure, laughs and more robots. Hilo is a New York Times Bestseller and after you read it you’ll know why. Each book moves at such a fast pace it’s one that makes kids disappear. They get the book, lurk off to their reading corner and then reappear 90 minutes later once they’re done. Parents: you’ll probably read it after the kids and will enjoy it just as much.
DC Super Friends Be Brave Like Batman
Let’s skew down to ages three and up for DC Super Friends: Be Brave Like Batman. It’s cut from the same cloth as Bedtime for Batman, which was fabulous as a great good-night book. Be Brave Like Batman has big, kid-friendly illustrations of Batman being brave. These dangers are age appropriate, there’s a dark closet, monsters under the bed and a dark room for kids to conquer. Boys and girls who are three and up will love this entry into their geek life.
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