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WEEK 2. Comics Club – realistic comics + depicting movement

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

We are back for Week 2 of Comics Club! This spring, I am leading an after-school Comics Club for 4th and 5th grade students as well as sharing book recommendations and comics creation activities here. I hope that Comics Club will … Continue reading →

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WEEK 1. Comics Club – humorous comics + creating cartoon characters

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

As I mentioned last week, I am leading an after-school comics club for 4th and 5th grade students. (Last week, I wrote about why it’s valuable to encourage kids to read comics.) While I’m at it, I thought I would quickly … Continue reading →

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Comics Club: Why encourage kids to read and create comics?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

I will be leading an after-school comics club for 4th and 5th grade students this spring. I’m very excited about it. I thought I could lead a stripped down version of comics club here at Delightful Children’s Books. For the in-person version … Continue reading →

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New! Bird and Squirrel on Ice (+ A Few Questions for James Burks)

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

Bird & Squirrel on Ice by James Burks is the perfect graphic novel to put in the hands of kids who think they don’t enjoy reading. This graphic novel has fast-paced action, humor and irresistible characters. While Bird & Squirrel on Ice is the … Continue reading →

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2015: The Year of the Comic

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Amy Broadmoore

The annual American Library Association (ALA) book awards were doled out yesterday, and, for those of you who missed the award show, the big winner was…. comics! For the first time, a comic — El Deafo by Cece Bell — garnered … Continue reading →

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Superhero Comics for Kids

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Amy Broadmoore

Next up in my comics series — superhero comics. As previously mentioned, I am taking a comics advising course this semester, which has inspired me to write a series of posts in which I recommend my favorite comics for kids. … Continue reading →

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5 Comic Strip Anthologies for Kids

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Amy Broadmoore

I am excited to be taking a comics advising course this semester with Professor Carol Tilley of the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. For this course, I am reading through various types of comics — comic strips, superhero comics, graphic novels, manga … Continue reading →

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