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When a second storm threatens the aquicorn’s cove, Lana has to find a way to protect her new friends, even if that means standing up to her own people. Her aunt encourages her to rescue an aquacorn injured in the storm and nurse it back to health. After some mistakes and tough lessons, Impy learns to embrace who she wants to be and stand up for others like a true knight would.īuy it on Penguin Random House | Your local comic shop Aquicorn CoveĪfter a big storm, Lana discovers a hidden colony of aquacorns, magical creatures that look a little like seahorses. The kids at school are more judgemental than she expected, and soon Impy starts feeling embarrassed about her life as a squire-in-training. But she’s no average grade schooler - her family is part of the local Renaissance Faire. Impy is 11 years-old and finally going to public school after years of homeschooling.
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Along with the graphic novels, Ruton offers several free short stories featuring Owly on his website.īuy it on Scholastic | Your local comic shop The adorable art style has charmed kids and adults alike, and garnered Owly an Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz award.
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The series is largely dialogue-less, making it perfect for younger kids looking to move from picture books into more challenging visual stories. The titular Owly is a kind-hearted and rather adventurous bird who enjoys making friends and helping solve problems. Parents who are fans of the comics will also enjoy little inside jokes from the classic comic stories, but everything is still kid-appropriate.īuy it on Comixology | DC Comics | Your local comic shop Owly (series) The series is a wonderful way for young readers to learn about more DC superheroes while also seeing their favorites having silly adventures. The Tiny Titans books feature several funny short stories (and some single comic strips) about the various sidekicks of the DC Universe as kids. While the stories seem completely separate at first, readers will slowly discover the connected message between the three tales.īuy it on DC Comics | Macmillian | Your local comic shop Tiny Titans (series) American Born Chinese is comprised of three different stories examining Chinese tradition and the diasporic identity of many Chinese Americans. Old school hip hop meets old school science fiction in this fun comic.īuy it on Comixology | Oni Press | Your local comic shopĪ former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Gene Luen Yang is known for thoughtful writing and beautiful visuals, and this Eisner-winning graphic novel is a perfect example of both. He’s very good at what he does, but when he scratches the perfect beat, it gets the attention of robots from the planet Discopia! Wax, his family, best friend, and crush all get abducted, and they must learn the “intergalactic musical martial art of Sci-Fu” if they want to save their skins and the Earth. Meet Wax, a young mixmaster living in 1980s Brooklyn. With such a wide landscape of books to choose from, how do you pick the right one for your particular young reader? We’ve compiled 50 of the best kids comics to help you decide. Even DC and Marvel are finally bringing more kids comics to the table, particularly DC with its line of young reader and middle grade graphic novels. Nearly all the big traditional publishers have founded kid-focused graphic novel imprints in recent years because kids are devouring these books and begging for more. The fact is, we are living in a golden age of kid comics. From purely funny stories to heartbreaking coming-of-age tales, kids of all ages really are flocking to comics … especially ones written with them in mind. But if you look at the graphic novel bestseller lists, it’s books aimed at kids that are by and large getting the most copies into readers’ hands. It’s sort of easy to look at most of the Big Two comics and assume all comics these days are for adults only.
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