Graphic Novel Promo School Visit

A week before the kids are out on their April Break from school I visited every fourth and fifth grade class to promote our new collection of comics for kids. We have had a teen graphic novel collection for a few years but our younger patrons always felt a little left out with many of the titles not being age appropriate for them. To date I have about 100 books in the collection and it is circulating really well. I think that come summer the kids comic display will be empty from all our summer readers.

Here are the books I took with me to show off to the students and get them excited:


Babymouse: Rock Star by Jennifer L Holm and Matthew Holm
Move over Mozart! Babymouse has music in her soul...but sadly, not in her flute. Will Babymouse ever hit the right note? Will she be the star of the school concert, or is her musical career all washed up before it's even started?- Novelist Plus

Fashion Kitty by Charise Mericle Harper
After a stack of fashion magazines falls on Kiki Kitty's head while she is blowing out the candles on her birthday cake, Kiki turns into Fashion Kitty, a feline superhero who saves other kitties from fashion disaster.- Novelist Plus


The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan, Adopted by Robert Venditti

After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods. Will Percy find Zeus's lightening bolt and return it in time, or will his failure cause a war among the gods.
To find out read Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightning Thief. - Novelst Plus

Zeus: King of the Gods by George O'Connor
If you are a fan of Percy Jackson the Olympian series this series will help round out your knowledge of Greek mythology.
Retells in graphic novel format stories from Greek mythology about the exploits of the young Zeus and how he rallied an army and overthrew his father, Kronos, to become king of the gods. - Novelist Plus

Pokemon Adventures by Hildenori Kusaka
Manga for young readers.



To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel
Siena was six years old when she first dreamed of dancing. She was diagnosed with flat feet and was not likely to have a dance career. But her dreams kept skipping and leaping, circling and spinning, from airy runs along a beach near her home in Puerto Rico, to dance class in Boston, to her debut performance on stage with the New York City Ballet.

Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities by Jason Shiga
Chocolate or Vanilla? This simple choice is all it takes to get started with Meanwhile. Jimmy, whose every move is under your control, finds himself in a mad scientist’s lab, where he’s given a choice between three amazing objects: a mind-reading device, a time-travel machine, or the Killitron 3000. Down each of these paths there are puzzles, mysterious clues, and shocking revelations. It’s up to the reader to lead Jimmy to success or disaster. Create your own adventure and seal the fate of Jimmy with Meanwhile. -Some content from Goodreads.com

Other Titles to bring:
Transformers Animated, The Muppet Show Comic Book by Frank Langridge, Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi, G-Man: Learning to Fly by Chris Giarrusso, and Baby-Sitter's Club by Raina Telgemeier.