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What are the best graphic novels for a 7-year-old?

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Owly by Andy Runton

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 Technically, of course, this is good for non-readers too, because there aren't any words. – Bill Barnes Nov 6 at 14:38
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Amelia Rules by Jimmy Gownley

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Gownley is awesome. – Gene Ambaum Nov 11 at 22:30
These circ VERY well in our library. – Alissa Dec 29 at 16:47
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In no particular order...

-The Bone series by Jeff Smith
-The Peach Fuzz series by written by Lindsay Cibos, illustrated by Jared Hodges
-The Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
-Babymouse series by Matt and Jennifer Holme
-Any of the Teen Titans Go! collections from a few years back (various authors)
-Jellaby series by Kean Soo -Owly series by Andy Runton
-Amelia Rules series by Jimmy Gownley
-The World of Quest books by Jason Kruse
-The Courageous Princess by Espinosa
-The Warriors series by Erin Hunter (graphic novels published by Tokyopop)
-Dodgeball Chronicles series by Frank Camuso
-Sardine in Outer Space series by Sfar and Guibert
-Sticky Burr series by John Lechner
-Magic Pickle (the graphic novel, not the chapter books, though they're good, too) by Scott Morse -the Little Lit series
-To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel with artwork by Mark Siegel
-Fashion Kitty series
-Lunch Lady series
-Otto's Orange Day by Frank Camuso
-Time Warp Trio graphic novels

Just changed this into a community wiki so that you can edit the entry, if you have enough rep.

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The Kingdom Hearts series is very popular with that age group. Whether or not it deserves to be is the subject for another discussion.

Fashion Kitty (Charise Harper) is so cool that even boys read it!

Phonics Comics (Brent Sudduth) have the benefit of being on the 7-year old reading level.

Luke on the Loose by Harry Bliss

Knights of the Lunch table series - Frank Cammuso

Depending on the 7-year old's reading ability, the Capstone Graphic Biography and Graphic History collection are exciting and very educational!

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Fashion Kitty is something I haven't read yet. Loved Knights of the Lunch Table (though my daughter won't let me near the second one). Personally find the Capstone books too bland, though I understand they're finding an audience -- got an earful after I offered my opinion to some school librarians (though I suspect they would have defended them in any case, having spent $30+ for each hardcover). – Gene Ambaum Nov 11 at 22:29
Our 3rd graders had a contest to see who could read the complete Capstone History set - which we got for the price of an endorsement. They wrote a great review, we got the books. Guess 3rd grade tastes are different from ours! – Bookreeader Nov 13 at 1:23
Knights of the Lunch table is great. – Anne Dec 27 at 18:22
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The Warriors graphic novel series written by Erin Hunter.

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adding it to the wiki list, thanks – Gene Ambaum Nov 18 at 16:20
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The Courageous Princess by Rod Espinosa

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the Quest books by Jason Kruse.

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Adding to my wiki answer. – Gene Ambaum Nov 16 at 17:01
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Repost from before I had an actual account

My son loves The Superfriends and Tiny Titans from DC. Both are younger takes on the DC superheros and he adores them. He also loves the Marvel Adventures series which is Marvel Heroes written for a younger crowd but not as childish as Superfriends. Also some of the older comics are a good call depending on what you like. He loves my old Secret Wars trade and I have no problem as it was written before the dark and gritty entered comics so it is kind of just goofy fun.

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Which Marvel Adventures series are the best? – Gene Ambaum Nov 19 at 23:43
Sorry it took so long to respond but been hit with pneumonia. He actually likes marvel adventures which is kind of like the old team up books with different heroes every month. He likes it so much my parents just subscribed for him for the holidays. – Matt Nov 29 at 21:55
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Babymouse for girls Toon series Warriors series Dodgeball Chronicles for boys Sardine in Outer Space Sticky Burr Magic Pickle

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Dodgeball Chronicles are great, as are the Sardine books, thanks! Entirely forgot about Sticky Burr and Magic Pickle, too! Adding to the wikil – Gene Ambaum Nov 19 at 23:44
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The Graphic Spin series of timeless fairytales

Series ISBN: 9781434217950

Edited to add Graphic Spin is a series of fairytale graphic novels with titles like Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Pigs. It's for reading levels 1-3 and has alot of visual appeal plus being familiar fairytale stories. It is published by Stone Arch Books. Hope that helps.

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I'm not familiar with those -- could you edit your answer to include more information? – Gene Ambaum Nov 18 at 16:24
Thanks. Looks a little young for my 7-year-old... – Gene Ambaum Nov 19 at 23:45
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Mouse Guard Volume One: Fall 1152 by David Petersen

I've only read the first volume, which has beautiful art. There is a second volume out, too, Mouse Guard Volume 2: Winter 1152. I'm not fantastic at judging what works for age levels, so I was wondering if age 7 could be a year or two too young. However, the review from Publishers Weekly on Amazon.com states, ". . . The story is suitable for all ages, and kids in particular should enjoy this adventure."

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I would have thought it was too young for my daughter, but she at it up. Thanks for the reminder, I'll add it to the wiki. – Gene Ambaum Dec 28 at 15:19
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  • Little Lit series
  • Backpack Stories
  • Johnny Boo: Twinkle Power
  • Mo and Jo: fighting together forever, a toon book
  • To dance : a memoir (might be too wordy?)
  • Benny and Penny in The big no-no! : a Toon Book
  • Fashion Kitty
  • Lunch Lady series
  • Otto's Orange Day
  • Time Warp Trio graphic novels

I hope none of these are repeats, but I apologize if they are!

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Can you tell me more about Backpack Stories and Mo and Jo? (I think the Toon books, like Benny and Penny, + Johnny Boo tend to skew a little younger -- my daughter is interested in them, but finishes reading them in 5 minutes.) – Gene Ambaum Dec 28 at 15:26
Mo and Jo is a Toon book, but with a bit more text than I can remember the other Toons having. Backpack Stories by Kevin O'Malley starts with a "history" of the packus backus from Ancient Egypt to today, and continues with the adventures of three kids and their wild & crazy backpacks. It is picture book format, so another short one, but cute to get at the library. – Anne Dec 28 at 19:13
What about Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturm? Might take her a while to get through that, but shouldn't be too difficult. A fun story and teaches a lot about marking comics too. If she likes vintage comics, we just got a collection of Melvin Monster from 1965 that just came out. Haven't read it myself yet though. – Anne Dec 28 at 19:16
Oh, and I just thought of Hyperactive by Scott Christian Sava, similiar to Knights of the Lunch Table. – Anne Dec 28 at 20:27
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My students love the Babymouse books by Jennifer and Matthew Holm. They're currently the most popular books in the library, even among boys. The Owly books by Andy Runton are very popular, too, and the kids find them intriguing because they're wordless.

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These are duplicates of another answer. If you just want to add your endorsement, vote up the answers containing these selections. – Bill Barnes Nov 12 at 18:01
If you want to add details about an answer, you can also add a comment (you may need a little more reputation before you can do that). – Bill Barnes Nov 12 at 18:02
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Great Core Collection and Collection Development resources http://comicsnj.pbworks.com/FrontPage

Graphic Novel Collection Development for Adults, Young Adults & Children

* What are the best graphic novel collection development resources for librarians?
* What titles would be contained in basic graphic novel collections for schools and public libraries?
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What have you read that's on the list that a 7-year-old would love? – Gene Ambaum Nov 16 at 21:41
While I like the link it is to general for the question which was very specific. – Matt Nov 18 at 18:50

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