Graphic novels and education: Elementary--PreK to 2nd
This guide is for those who are interested in the use of graphic novels in education and for those who want to know some of the graphic novels in Cubberley Library.
Elementary--PreK to 2nd
- Worm and Caterpillar are friends by Kaz WindnessPublication Date: 2023Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.1; Theodor Seuss Geisel award, Honor 2024.
Worm and Caterpillar are friends--best friends. Worm loves how they are just alike, but Caterpillar has a feeling there is a big change coming. Then Caterpillar disappears for a while and comes back as Butterfly. Will Butterfly and Worm still be friends? - Batcat by Meggie RammPublication Date: 2023Ages 6-9; Gr.1-4.
Batcat loves being all alone in their home on Spooky Island. Up in their tree house, they pass the time playing video games and watching TV. But when Batcat suddenly finds themself haunted by an annoying, ice cream-stealing ghost, they visit the local Island Witch for a spell to remove their ghastly guest permanently! - Sir Ladybug by Corey R. TaborPublication Date: 2022Ages 6-10; Gr.1-4.
Ladies and gentlebugs, presenting the duke of the dandelion patch, champion of truth and justice, the one, the only--Sir Ladybug! Sir Ladybug never shies away from a quest, even when he'd rather be playing a video game or baking a cake. So when a caterpillar needs rescuing from a "monster" (a hungry chickadee), Sir Ladybug and his trusty friends--his herald, a roly-poly named Pell, and his squire, a snail named Sterling--hatch the perfect (delicious) plan. This is the first in a new graphic novel series for newly independent readers, following the adventures of a ladybug knight and his pals in the dandelion patch.
2020-2021
- Unlikely friends by Norm FeutiPublication Date: 2021Ages 6-10; Grades 1-5; Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, 2022.
A brand-new early reader graphic novel series about finding friendship in unexpected places! Ally the alligator is perfectly happy being alone . . . until one day a noisy bird named Beak lands on her snout. Beak thinks Ally is lonely and needs a friend. He has all sorts of friendship goals in mind, like riding bikes together, going to the movies together, and even solving mysteries together! - ¡Vamos! Let's cross the bridge by Raúl the ThirdPublication Date: 2021Ages 4-7; PrK-Gr.2.
Winner of the Pura Belpré Medal! Little Lobo and Bernabé return in ¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge, a joyful paper-over-board picture book follow-up to ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat about coming together and celebrating community from New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third. - Wildflowers : a Toon book by LiniersPublication Date: 2021Ages 6-9; Gr.1-2.
A celebration of the magical bonds that unite children! When her two big sisters embark on an adventure to explore a mysterious island, the youngest one doesn't want to be left behind. What shines through from this funny story's gut-wrenchingly scary beginning ("There was a terrible plane crash!") to its sweet and satisfying ending is LINIERS's admiration for the imaginative powers of childhood. - Donut feed the squirrels by Mika SongPublication Date: 2020Lexile measure GN340L; Ages 5-8; K-Gr.2.
Two squirrel best friends meet their match: a donut food truck! A hilarious young graphic novel. - King of the birds by Elise GravelPublication Date: 2020Lexile measure GN500L; Ages 6-10; Gr.1-4.
King of the Birds is the first in a new early graphic chapter book series about the friendship between Arlo, an arrogant crow, and a sarcastic little bird named Pips.
2018-2019
- Chick and Brain: Smell my foot! by Cece Bell (Illustrator)Publication Date: 2019Ages 4-8; K-gr.2; Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book .
Meet Chick and Brain. And their friend Spot. Chick likes to follow the rules. Brain might not be as smart as he looks. And Spot just wants to eat lunch. In a graphic reader loaded with verbal and visual humor, Cece Bell offers a comical primer on good manners gone awry. - Stargazing by Jen WangPublication Date: 2019Ages 6-10
Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around. - Bolivar by Sean RubinCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .R815 B65 2018Lexile measure GN550L; Ages 5-8; K-Gr.3.
What would you do if your neighbor was a dinosaur? Going extinct isn't for everyone. Sybil knows that there is something off about her next door neighbor, but she can't seem to get anyone to believe her. - Three times four with Annemarie : a TOON book by Ivan BrunettiCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .B784 T47 2018Ages 3-7; PrK-Gr.2.
Annemarie and her clever classmates have to draw sets of twelve and use their imagination to come up with creative solutions. Young readers will delight in the counting game while learning the basics of multiplication. - Tiger vs. Nightmare by Emily Tetri (Illustrator)Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .T297 T54 2018Ages 3-6; K-Gr.3; 2019 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book.
Tiger is a very lucky kid: she has a monster living under her bed. Every night, Tiger and Monster play games until it's time for lights out. Of course, Monster would never try to scare Tiger--that's not what best friends do. But Monster needs to scare someone...it's a monster, after all. So while Tiger sleeps, Monster scares all of her nightmares away.
2016-2017
- Goodnight Planet by LiniersCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6790 .A73 .L564 2017Lexile measure 290; Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3.
When you go off to sleep, your toys go out to play! After a long day of jumping in leaves and reading her favorite books, this little girl is worn out, but her favorite stuffed animal, Planet, is just getting started. Planet befriends a dog, gobbles a cookie, and takes a leap into the unknown. - Noodleheads See the Future by Tedd Arnold (Ill.; Martha Hamilton; Mitch WeissCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3551 .R5527 N66 2017Lexile measure GN400L; Ages 6-10; K-Gr.3; Geisel Award honor, 2018.
Although Mac and Mac are as hollow-headed as, well, noodles, they're always coming up with brilliant schemes. For instance, they're absolutely certain Mom will bake them a cake if they gather some firewood for her. But when their friend Meatball offers to trade them a handful of firewood seeds, the gullible brothers can't foresee what will happen next. . . - Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt by Ben ClantonCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .C559 S87 2017Lexile measure GN510L; Ages 5-8; Gr.1-3.
Join Super Narwhal and sidekick Jelly Jolt as they take on three SUPER new stories in this early graphic novel series. Happy-go-lucky Narwhal and no-nonsense Jelly find their inner superheroes in three new under-the-sea adventures. - Blip! by Barnaby Richards (Artist)Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .R522 B55 2016Ages 4-6; K-Gr.2.
Using the sparsest vocabulary, Barnaby Richards creates a visually stunning world explored by a robot whose language consists solely of the word "Blip". As readers follow the robot's journey, they will delight in the surreal vistas and remarkable inhabitants of the planet, all while being gently guided through a heartfelt story of finding the familiar in an unfamiliar place. - Dog Man by Dav PilkeyCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .I51118 D64 2016GN390; Ages 7-11; Gr.1-4; Guided reading P
There's a new breed of justice in town, and he's ready to sniff out criminals-as soon as he stops chasing his own tail! New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man, the crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! - Mighty Jack by Ben HatkeCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .H383 M54 2016Ages 6-10.
Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. - Narwhal: unicorn of the sea by Ben ClantonCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .C559 N37 2016Ages 5-8; Gr.1-3; Guided reading M
A happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving narwhal and a cynical, no-nonsense jellyfish forge an unlikely friendship and share adventures while exploring the ocean together.
Before 2016
- Sleepless Knight by James Sturm; Alexis Frederick-Frost; Andrew ArnoldCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3619 .T8648 S54 2015Ages 3-5; Gr.1-3.
The Knight can't wait for her first camping trip! She and her horse Edward pack everything they need--including her beloved Teddy--and head out into the woods. But when it's time for bed, Teddy is nowhere to be found! A helpful rabbit thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar, and sends the Knight off to a cave... but that's no teddy bear in that cave. That's a real bear! - Written and Drawn by Henrietta by LiniersCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6790 .A73 L59 2015Lexile measure 290; Ages 7-9; Gr.1-3.
Reading books is fun . . . but what about making them? Armed with new colored pencils, Henrietta's ready to try. Peek over her shoulder as she draws the story of a brave young girl, a three-headed monster, and an impossibly wide world of adventure. - Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes (Ill.); Françoise Mouly (Editor)Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6728 .B46 H39 2009Lexile measure 30; Book level 1.3;
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner.
Two mice meet their new neighbor and discover that she is not as scary as they feared. - Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff SmithCall Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PN6727 .S546 L58 2009Lexile measure 160; Book level 1.3; Ages 4-7; gr.PreK-2.
There's lots to do before Little Mouse is ready to go visit the barn. Will he master all the intricacies of getting dressed, from snaps and buttons to Velcro and tail holes?
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