The Storm in the Barn
Winner of the 2010 Scott O’ Dell Award for Historical Fiction Written and Illustrated by Matt Phelan In his first graphic novel, established children’s illustrator Matt Phelan depicts the story of Jack, a…
Ghostopolis
Wow! This book may convert this reviewer to love graphic novels! Garth is a boy with a terminal disease who is accidentally transported to the afterlife before his time. There he discovers that…
Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur
I have heard the story of King Arthur many times, through TV, movies, musicals, plays and books, yet reading this graphic novel didn’t disappoint. I learned many new things. Of course every teller…
The Baseball Adventure of Jackie Mitchell, Girl Pitcher vs. Babe Ruth
This graphic novel is about female pitcher Jackie Mitchell and the game she pitched against the 1931 New York Yankees. This book quickly tells the story of women in baseball through this one…
Hippo and Rabbit In Three Short Tales
Highly unlikely pairing of a hippo and rabbit was very interesting but it works. It is a book with three stories about a friendship between two very different animals. It is well written…
