WHY SHOULD I LET MY CHILD READ COMICS? New York Comic Con 2014

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1 WHY SHOULD I LET MY CHILD READ COMICS? New York Comic Con 2014

2 PANELISTS Moderator: Pamela Cora Panelists: Jessica Breitman Jessikah Chautin Josh Firer Laura Giunta Camina Raphael

3 WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR EXPERIENCES, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, WITH SUGGESTING GRAPHIC NOVELS TO PATRONS?

4 WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STIGMAS SURROUNDING COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS?

5 ARE THERE PLACES WHERE GRAPHIC NOVELS ARE RESPECTED WITHOUT STIGMA? HOW ARE COMICS VIEWED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AND HOW ARE THEY MORE WIDELY ACCEPTED IN COMPARISON TO THE UNITED STATES?

6 WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF COMIC BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS IN AMERICA AND HOW HAVE THEY PRESENTLY BECOME MORE ACCEPTED BY LIBRARIANS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS?

7 HOW CAN GRAPHIC NOVELS ENCOURAGE LITERACY IN CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES?

8 HOW CAN GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMIC BOOKS BE USED TO PROMOTE LITERACY FOR ESL STUDENTS AND VISUAL LEARNERS, AS WELL AS RELUCTANT AND STRUGGLING READERS?

9 HOW ARE GRAPHIC NOVELS REAL LITERATURE, OR ARE THEY ONLY A STEPPING STONE TOWARD READING REAL BOOKS? WHAT CAN ADVANCED READERS GAIN FROM READING THEM?

10 IN WHAT WAYS CAN COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS BE USED IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM?

11 IS THE FUTURE OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SUPERHERO-FOCUSED OR NOT?

12 WHY SHOULD PARENTS READ GRAPHIC NOVELS WITH THEIR YOUNG KIDS?

13 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EARLY READERS Binky Series by Ashley Spires Chi s Sweet Home by Kanata Konami Elephant and Piggy Series by Mo Willems G-Man Series by Chris Giarrusso Superman Family Adventures by Art Baltazar

14 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MIDDLE GRADE READERS Astronaut Academy by Dave Roman Avatar: The Last Airbender by Gene Luen Yang Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton by Matt Phelan Smile by Raina Telgemeier Rapunzel s Revenge by Shannon Hale

15 Anya s Ghost by Vera Brosgol Runaways by Brian K. Vaughan Romeo and Juliet by Gareth Hinds RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUNG ADULT READERS Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle

16 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Websites Common Core State Standards Initiative Dysbooks.com: Graphic Novels and Manga Good Comics for Kids (A School Library Journal Blog) Graphic Novels, Comics, and the Common Core: Using Graphic Novels Across the Elementary Curriculum from the American Association of School Librarians Conference 2013 Japan Guide: Manga and Anime No Flying, No Tights The Popularity of Disney Comics and Magazines Around the World Using Graphic Novels with Children and Teens: A Guide for Teachers and Librarians from Scholastic YALSA s Great Graphic Novels for Teens

17 Books: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Developing and Promoting Graphic Novel Collections by Steve Miller Faster than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel by Stephen Weiner Getting Graphic: Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens by Michele Gorman Graphic Novels: Beyond the Basics: Issues and Insights for Libraries by Martha Cornog Graphic Novels and Comic Books edited by Kat Kan Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know by Paul Gravett Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection by Fransisca Goldsmith Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe A Parent s Guide to the Best Kids Comics by Scott Robins and Snow Wildsmith The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research by Stephen D. Krashen Reading With Pictures: Comics That Make Kids Smarter by Josh Elder Understand Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud

18 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Articles: Batgirl Gets a Brand New Look from DC Comics from MTV News Bookscan: Graphic Novels Up 10$ in 2014 So Far from Publisher s Weekly Comics, Graphic Novels Market Hit $870 Million in 2013 from Publisher s Weekly Female Fans Give Boost to Comic Book Publishers from Bloomberg Business Week The Female Thor and The Female Comic-Book Reader from The Atlantic The Graphic Advantage: While graphic novels are increasingly used in the classroom, such strong imagery can be a double-edged sword by Brigid Alverson with Robin Brenner, Lori Henderson, Esther Keller, and Ea Volin. School Library Journal, September Graphic Novels: Books That Matter from Random House Inc, Volume 1, Issue No. 1 A Novel Approach: Using Graphic Novels to Attract Reluctant Reader from Library Media Connection Thor #1 First Look Debuts New, Female Thor from Newsarama

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