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    • Charlie Eve Ryan
      Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by

      My 8 year old daughter LOVES Graphic Novels and I would love to hear more suggestions.

      She already finished Smile, Sisters, and El Deafo

      I am ordering @Jake-Parker Missile Mouse and brought Skyheart through his Kickstarter. She is so flipping excited for Skyheart!!

      Any others I should add to her summer reading list. Besides the awesome artwork and stories, I think she loves them so much because she can read them quickly and feels accomplished having read them in a day or two. She is two years ahead reading grade level wise and just finished 3rd grade.

      Happy Creating
      www.charlieeveryan.com

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      • TessaW
        TessaW last edited by

        I don't know anything much about graphic novels for kids, but my 5 year old did pick one out in the library called The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo. She loved it and pretended to be Margo for a couple of weeks after. It's about a kid who's a "monster mediator". She solves problems between kids and monsters and there's this whole monster community in her city that she's really comfortable with. It's from the point of view of a kid who just moved there and needs help with a monster of his own, then he follows Margo around as she helps other kids and monsters. It's pretty fun. It kind of reminds me of Men in Black, except for kids. I'd recommend it if your daughter is ok with somewhat scary looking monsters who act a lot like people.

        Website: www.tessawrathall.com

        Instagram: www.instagram.com/tessawrathall_art/

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        • Charlie Eve Ryan
          Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @TessaW last edited by

          @TessW Thanks, that sounds super fun...I'll check it out. I think she would dig the Men In Black theme. 😃

          Happy Creating
          www.charlieeveryan.com

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          • evilrobot
            evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

            I highly recommend Zita the Space girl http://zitaspacegirl.com/ and I also love Red's Planet https://www.amazon.com/Reds-Planet-Book-Eddie-Pittman/dp/1419719084

            http://www.palacioillustration.com/

            https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

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            • Christine Garner
              Christine Garner last edited by

              The Nnewts graphic novels might be ok for 8 and up. I helped my sister on the colour for Nnewts 2 and 3 by flatting pages, I won't tell you how the third book ends of course 😉
              Personally I used to love Tin Tin and Asterix and Obelix as a child.

              website: https://thimblefolio.com

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              • DanetteDraws
                DanetteDraws last edited by

                There's so many great ones!
                My fav Raina Telgemeir one is her newest "Ghosts".
                My fav overall is "Rollergirl" by Victoria Jamieson.
                And my fav for the most beautiful illustration is "Nightlights" by Lorena Alvarez.
                A great narrative nonfic one is "Primates" about Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas.
                If she likes fantasy, then of course the Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi!
                And a series that is more like a collection of short one-off comics than a novel is "Phoebe and her Unicorn". It's so funny, and who doesn't love unicorns?!

                https://danettebyatt.com
                Twitter @DanetteDraws
                Instagram @DanetteDraws

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                • Charlie Eve Ryan
                  Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

                  @evilrobot Oh fun! Thank you

                  Happy Creating
                  www.charlieeveryan.com

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                  • Charlie Eve Ryan
                    Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @Christine Garner last edited by

                    @Christine-Garner I'll check them out, thanks!

                    Happy Creating
                    www.charlieeveryan.com

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                    • Charlie Eve Ryan
                      Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @DanetteDraws last edited by

                      @DanetteDraws She read Ghosts but not Rollergirl or the others yet. They are going on my list, esp the unicorn one! lol

                      Happy Creating
                      www.charlieeveryan.com

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                      • T
                        Tyler Hallstrom last edited by

                        I would HIGHLY recommend:

                        Sithrah By: Jason Brubaker

                        https://www.amazon.com/Sithrah-Kingdom-Air-Jason-Brubaker/dp/0983114978/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497838683&sr=8-1&keywords=sithrah

                        https://www.amazon.com/Sithrah-2-Propositions-Jason-Brubaker/dp/0983114943/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497838683&sr=8-2&keywords=sithrah

                        This is an all ages fantasy book by a former DreamWorks artist. If you would like to get a taste of the story ahead of time you can check it out (in full) on WebToons.

                        Tyler J. Hallstrom
                        One Drawing at a Time.
                        https://www.tylerjhallstrom.com/

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                        • smceccarelli
                          smceccarelli Pro SVS OG last edited by

                          There is Scott Young's "Wizard of Oz", which has fantastic character design, "Space Dumplins" by Craig Thomson, nearly everything from the Etherington brothers.
                          And for an old one that is still worth its weight in gold, it seems the ideal age to start reading Asterix.

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