The picture book is a form, not a genre. If there’s an overabundance of simplistic picture books about cute animals learning ...

Emily Carroll turns a haunted house story back on its narrator in A GUEST IN THE HOUSE (First Second, 248 pp., $27.99), a work of both quotidian realist intimacy and utter madness.The contrast is ...

Publishers have had to fight to show the world that graphic novels are a legitimate form of literature. The graphic novel imprint First Second , for instance, has been instrumental in this effort.

Very old prejudices against comics as a form are thus being revived in this debate, "a perception that graphic novels are sub literate and that the fusion of word and image in a still picture in a ...

But here I’ve focused on books that come from a single mind and hand, which is to me where the form is most exciting. The seven books below represent a wide range of writing and art styles ...

These books have pictures…but they’re definitely not comic books for kids. Here's a round-up of some of the best graphic novels. 12 Picture-Perfect Grown-up Graphic Novels ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

The engine of graphic-novel publishing — fine-tuned to so many demographics and markets — has run on all cylinders in 2022. Textured memoirs. Throwback superheroes. Chilling fictional thrills ...

The genre-hopping, addictive graphic novel also makes sure to incorporate elements of crime and thriller narratives. Buy now £18.99 , Amazon Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan ...

There’s a reason graphic novels are the ‘most stolen books’ from libraries, according to author Tom Taylor. In a first for the Children’s Book Council of Australia awards, his has taken ...

Barnett has written more than 60 books for kids – chapter books, graphic novels and picture books. He, and illustrator Jon Klassen, created the popular shapes trilogy, which was adapted into a ...