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 / geek speak for … [Read more...]
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, Jayme Mansfield, is an artist and a writer and thanks to her, … [Read more...]
8 Reasons to Let Your Kids Read Comic Books
Do you consider comics credible reading? Do you see comics as only for reluctant readers? I strongly believe that comics and graphic novels count as credible reading materials and aren't just for reluctant readers. It started with my middle-school language-arts teacher mom who owned hundreds of comic books for her classroom; comics like Archie, Spiderman, Tintin, and classics. My mom … [Read more...]