A big thanks to those of you who attended my session on Children's Graphic Novels at the Oregon School Library Association/Washington Library Media Association joint conference. What a great time! For conference handouts, please visit the conference website page that contains all presenter handouts at http://oemawlma2008.org/concurrent.htm.
Other handouts that be useful to you in developing your children's graphic novel collection are these helpful pdf's:
How Manga Conqured America by Jason Thompson:
www.wired.com/images/pdf/Wired_1511_mangaamerica.pdf
What is a Graphic Novel by Jessica Abel
http://www.artbomb.net/comics/introgn.jsp
Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom Introducing Bone by Jeff Smith:
http://www.scholastic.com/graphix/Scholastic_BoneDiscussion.pdf
Owly Lesson Plans
http://www.andyrunton.com/teaching/
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I am pleased to announce that I will be presenting a concurrent session at the 2008 Oregon Association of School Libraries/Washington Library Media Assocation joint conference on Graphic Novels for children. Conference info can be found here: http://oemawlma2008.org/
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Definitions
Isn't a comic book the same thing as a graphic novel? No, not quite. A graphic novel while still has images and text within a panel like a comic books, actually tells a story just like a regular work of fiction. It presents a narrative that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. However, graphic novels can be published in multiple volumes. Yet, they are considered to be a single monograph. Examples include American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second Books) and To Dance: A Memoir by Siena Cherson Siegel (Atheneum Books).
Usually you will see comic books in a library or bookstore as a compilation of comics put into bound matter, whether it is a hard back or paperback. These bound renditions are actually a collection of serials, or periodicals which are what comics are. They come out on a regularly scheduled publication date. Or take a look at your daily newspaper. Often times, the cartoonist will then collect a year's worth of comics then bind that into a book. Examples of bound comic book compilations include The Complete Peanuts, Little Lulu, Calvin and Hobbes, and the Garfield books.
Usually you will see comic books in a library or bookstore as a compilation of comics put into bound matter, whether it is a hard back or paperback. These bound renditions are actually a collection of serials, or periodicals which are what comics are. They come out on a regularly scheduled publication date. Or take a look at your daily newspaper. Often times, the cartoonist will then collect a year's worth of comics then bind that into a book. Examples of bound comic book compilations include The Complete Peanuts, Little Lulu, Calvin and Hobbes, and the Garfield books.
Friday, August 3, 2007
It was time to open up to a new chapter
When I started my current position as a children's librarian, one of my collection development areas was the juvenile fiction collection. As I was initially evaluating the collection and determining my users needs, I saw how lacking the collection was in juvenile graphic novels. The only books that resembled graphic novels were the Garfield books by Jim Davis and the TinTin books by Herge. I couldn't help but notice that many libraries around me (including where I worked) had graphic novel collections, but they were only for teens. I didn't like this concept and was about to make a bold statement by ordering graphic novels designed especially for children.
Finally the light bulb went off and I began a special collection of "Juvenile Graphic Novels". While the collection only took up two shelves, I was mighty proud because I knew that this collection would grow and many children would benefit from it. While I had less than 100 circulations the first month it was available, a year later, I have over 1,000 circulations a month and the collection keeps growing and the patron interest continues to grow. A big thanks goes out to today's publishers who realized that kids need graphic novels and comic books just as much as the big folks do!
Finally the light bulb went off and I began a special collection of "Juvenile Graphic Novels". While the collection only took up two shelves, I was mighty proud because I knew that this collection would grow and many children would benefit from it. While I had less than 100 circulations the first month it was available, a year later, I have over 1,000 circulations a month and the collection keeps growing and the patron interest continues to grow. A big thanks goes out to today's publishers who realized that kids need graphic novels and comic books just as much as the big folks do!
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