Past me is eating her words.
I love graphic novels. I think part of this feeling was the negativity that surrounds comics and graphic novels. Many people see them as "lesser" or only for struggling readers. This is simply not true. Graphic novels are for anyone AND everyone. This is a lesson I had to learn by picking up a graphic novel myself.
While graphic novels don't have the figurative language that a novel can have, they instead give you a visual language that a novel can't do. I love observing all the small details that the artists put into each page of the novel or even each panel. I'm still trying to get into manga and comics, but I'll find one eventually. And if not, that's okay too.
My Free Friday Resource for you today is provided by the Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT). They have created resources that are super beneficial to both librarians and teachers. Make sure to check out their page HERE,
They, in collaboration with the Black Caucus American Library Association (BCALA), created a Black Lives Matter comics list of essential titles for libraries. The list can be found HERE and it is something I am using as I expand my library's graphic novel collection.
Take some time today to explore the GNCRT webpage and learn something new. What do you think are some essential Comic and Graphic Novel titles to have in a public library?
- Megan
Currently Reading The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkeller
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