Congratulations to Eleanor Davis, whose Secret Science Alliance won a Cybils Award over the weekend, for best graphic novel in the children’s and middle grade books category, and Tom Siddell, whose Gunnerkrigg Court (also a webcomic) was named best YA graphic novel. At The Comics Journal, Michael Arthur has a video interview with Davis and [...]

I love making lists of books that seem to go together, whether it’s for a bookmark to hand out or to help with planning a display. So I thought I’d poll the collective wisdom of everyone here at Good Comics for Kids and indulge my book nerd/list maker side at the same time. Each month [...]

Boom! Studios is quickly becoming the place to go for a variety of kid friendly books with their Disney, Disney/Pixar, and Muppet lines.  Be sure to check out the trades Muppet Peter Pan, and the Wizards of Mickey, as well as a new title that also a pick this week.  IDW has jumped on the [...]

Life imitates art: In this Unshelved cartoon, Dewey the librarian compiles a list of "books teen boys would read (if they knew they existed)." Enough people asked for the (nonexistent) list that the creators opened up a discussion. I’m mentioning it here, of course, because a number of graphic novels have come up—and they may [...]

Amanda Tarbet has a great essay at Sequential Tart looking at recent children’s comics that celebrate friendship. And Suzette Chan looks at the appeal of monsters in kids’ graphic novels, Jellaby and Bayou in particular. Yen Press announced a bevy of new licenses this week, including a children’s book by French author Emile Bravo, Goldilocks [...]

Superheroes are out in force on this week’s list.  Boom! Studios debuts Disneys Hero Squad, a title that was a part of Mickey and Friends, but has gained its own ongoing series.  DC brings out a new trade of Tiny Titans, their Teen Titans little kid friendly title.  And there’s a new Amelia Rules, where [...]