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A collection of helpful articles, research, and videos about working with kids or using comic books and graphic novels with children.

Articles

Don’t be afraid to let children read graphic novels. They’re real books.
- Karen MacPherson, librarian, Washington Post
Exploring Literary Devices in Graphic Novels
- Ashley K. Dallacqua, Language Arts Volume 89 Number 6, July 202

Let’s Get Graphic: Meeting the Needs of Today’s Readers and Writers Through Graphic Novels
- Susan Luft, ELA coordinator, International Literacy Association
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- Jesse Hamm shares his advice thumbnailing a page.
How Graphic Novels Connect Students to Social Justice Issues Worldwide
- Dr. Michelle M. Falter, North Carolina State University
- Margaret Robbins, The University of Georgia
2021 ALSC Graphic Novels Reading List
- ALSC (Association for the Library Service to Children)
- Includes K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 Graphic Novel Recommendations

Reading Graphically: Examining the Effects of Graphic Novels on the Reading Comprehension of High School Students
- Dr. Michael P. Cook, Clemson University
Reading Process Comparison between Graphic Novel and Traditional Novels
- Emily M Maniace, The College at Brockport: SUNY
Why Comics?
- Tracey Edmunds, M.A. Ed