Graphic Novels fly off the shelves–in libraries, in bookstores, and in classrooms. It’s no surprise, then, that each year, more and more Graphic Novels are being written for children as young as six years old.
Liz B. of A Chair, a Fireplace and a Tea Cozy coordinated the Graphic Novel category and presents a list of 35 titles. Some of these titles are for very young children, while others are appropriate only for older teens. For that reason, the Graphic Novel committee will present two awards–Graphic Novel (12 and under) and Graphic Novel (13 and up).
Here’s the long list of nominated titles in both categories:
The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
by Sid Jacobson & Ernie Colon; Hill &
Wang
Adventures in Oz
by Eric Shanower & L Frank Baum
IDW
Amelia Rules, vol. 3: Superheroes
by Jimmy Gownley
Renaissance Press
American Born Chinese
by Gene Yang
First Second
Amphigorey Again
by Edward Gorey
Harcourt
The Arrival
by Shaun Tan
Lothian Books
Babymouse: Beach Babe
by Jennifer Holm and Matt Holm
Random House
The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy’s Great Idea
by Ann Martin, Rina Telgemeier
GRAPHIX/Scholastic
Castle Waiting
by Linda Medley
Fantagraphics
Deogratias, A Tale of Rwanda
by J.P. Stassen
First Second
Dramacon Vol. 2
by Svetlana Chmakova
Tokyo Pop
Emma Volume 1
by Kaori Mori
CMX
Flight Vol. 3
by Kazu Kibuishi & others
Ballantine
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel
Houghton Mifflin
Girl Stories
by Lauren Weinstein
Henry Holt
Gray Horses
by Hope Larson
Oni Press
The Hardy Boys
by various
Papercutz
Hercules
by Paul Storrie & Steve Kurth
Graphic Universe
Hikaru no Go Vol. 6
by Yumi Hotta
VIZ Media
Kat and Mouse
by Alex De Campi; pictures by Federica Manfredi
TokyoPop
King Arthur: Excalibur Unsheathed
by Jeff Limke and Thomas Yeates
Graphic Universe
La Perdida
by Jessica Abel
Pantheon
Line
by Yua Kotegawa
ADV Manga
Little Butterfly vol. 1
by Hinako Takanaga
Digital Manga Publishing
Mom’s Cancer
by Brain Fies
Abrams Image
Nana Volume 2
by Ai Yazawa
VIZ Media
Pride of Baghdad, The
by Brian Vaughan & Niko Henrichon
Vertigo DC Comics
Return to Labyrinth
by Jake Forbes, Jim Henson & Chris Lie
Tokyo Pop
Runaways Vol. 5: Escape to New York
by Brian K Vaughan
Marvel
Sloth
by Gilbert Hernandez
DC/Vertigo
Sorcerers & Secretaries
by Amy Kim Gantner
Tokyo Pop
Soulfire
by Michael Turner
Aspen MLT
The Ticking
by Renee French
Top Shelf
To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel
by Siena Siegel and Mark Siegl
Aladdin / Simon & Schuster
Top Ten: Beyond the Farthest Precinct
by Paul DiFilippo & Jerry Ordway
Wildstorm, D C Comics