kids and comics

8 Reasons to Let Your Kids Read Graphic Novels

Guess what?! Comics and graphic novels count as credible reading materials and aren’t just for reluctant readers. The truth is children need both variety and choice to become good readers. Meaning, they need nonfiction, different genres of fiction, and different formats of books. Graphic novels give readers a variety in format. And of course, reluctant readers often […]

Family Friendly Denver Comic Con

Denver Comic Con is uniquely awesome because it’s a family friendly event with tons of programming (for both kids and adults) and it’s a fund raiser for the educators at Pop Culture Classroom which provides support and ideas for teachers to increase literacy and learning through comics. Like any Con, the Denver Comic Con people watching ROCKS. Because COSPLAY!! (That’s fan […]

Great Illustrators Study – Shel Silverstein (plus some poetry, too)

Maggy of Red Ted’s Art Blog is hosting a monthly series called Kids Exploring The Great Artists. I thought I’d participate but adapt to be The Great Picture Book Illustrators. As I pondered what illustrator to choose first, my 10-year old told me about an in-class project on Shel Silverstein‘s black and white drawings. Her teacher, […]