Tag Archives: graphic novels
Facets of Dickens’ world at the Newsam Library
Two current exhibitions on Charles Dickens, reviewed on this blog, draw you into children’s worlds in the 19th century. You imagine, perhaps, reading or being read to from an illustrated volume of stories on a cosy armchair, by the glow … Continue reading
Superheroes and real-life heroes haunt the library
Over the summer, many bright and shiny books will be smuggled onto the shelves by busy librarians and also flash the message from the catalogue: ‘Graphic novel’. There will be far more than the Newsam Library ever held in its … Continue reading
What the Dickens!
Charles Dickens’ seasonal novella ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a perennial Christmas favourite which has not been out of print since it was first published on 19th December 1843 by Chapman and Hall of London with four illustrations by John Leech … Continue reading
Using Graphic Novels to inspire reluctant readers
From Reluctant Reader to Comic Genius On display in the Curriculum Resources section of the library we have a selection of work by pupils from St Peter’s Primary School, W9. The work is the result of a project run by … Continue reading
Going graphic in Curriculum Resources
A post from Elizabeth & Antony – your Curriculum Resources contacts A useful feature of Who next…? : a guide to children’s authors (see previous post) is the section on graphic novels. Once shunned, graphic novels have now become acceptable … Continue reading
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