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Great Lives: Marie Curie

Agnieszka Biskup & Sonia Leong

The remarkable scientist, Marie Curie, is profiled in an entertaining graphic novel! Learn about Marie’s childhood and her days as a bright young student in Russian-occupied Poland all the way to her Nobel Prize–winning work in Physics and Chemistry. Help older children learn about some of the most exciting men and women who have ever […]

Graphic Novel/ Comic, Learning, Science Fiction

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

The Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Adventurers!

Marcia Williams

Meet legendary warriors, daring explorers and clever kings in this colourful introduction to the Vikings. Join Marcia Williams and discover incredible stories of Viking raids, voyages of discovery and conquered kingdoms. Told in comic-strip style and packed with jokes and facts, this is the perfect guide to the Viking world.

Adventure, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Non-fiction, Travel, Vikings / Anglo-Saxons, Water

AGES: 7-10

Good Dog, Bad Dog: The Golden Bone

Dave Shelton

Kirk Bergman and Duncan McBoo are pedigree police: the finest canine cops in all Muttropolis. And they’re never short of work. The Golden Bone of Alexandria has been stolen by malevolent mongrels and our doggy duo are the perfect pooches to take on the case… CRIMINALS BEWARE: Bergman and McBoo are on your tail!

Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

Alexis Deacon & Julian Sedgwick & Marcus Sedgwick

Harry Black is lost between the world of war and the land of myth in this illustrated novel that transports the tale of Orpheus to World War II-era London. Harry Black, a conscientious objector, artist, and firefighter battling the blazes of German bombing in London in 1944, wakes in the hospital to news that […]

Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Historical Fiction, War, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Aya Takeo No.1

Sonia Leong

Aya.Takeo is a story of Space, Time, Civilization and Star-Crossed Love. Set in a distant wrinkle of space where some things are familiar and others are forever surprising. Noblewoman Aya perseveres with her love for the lowly warrior Takeo amidst a backdrop of a neo-classical Japan under invasion by spider mecha… but who is the […]

Adventure, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Love, Space/ Rockets

AGES: 12-14

Once Upon a Time

Sonia Leong

Once Upon a Time… stories of our time, the here and now. What challenges do we face when we have to grow up? Look through the eyes of different people as they deal with their personal battles, face the truth and determine their futures. Life’s lessons can only be learnt from living it.

Graphic Novel/ Comic, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Personal/social issues

AGES: 12-14

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Sonia Leong

Shakespeare’s famous tragedy unfurls in front of a dramatic manga setting, in which the fair city of Verona becomes a street in the highly fashionable Shibuya district of Tokyo. The swordfights become duels with katanas; the Capulets and the Montagues, opposing Yakuza families. Conflict explodes when Romeo – a bleached-blonde, well-dressed rock star – falls […]

Adventure, Family, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Love

AGES: 10-12

Line of Fire: Diary of an Unknown Soldier

Barroux & Sarah Ardizzone

One winter morning, Barroux was walking down a street in Paris when he made an extraordinary find: the real diary of a soldier in World War I. Barroux rescued the diary from the trash and illustrated the soldier’s words. In this striking black and white graphic novel adaptation of a 100-year-old diary, the events of the first two […]

Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Three Cheers for Women

Marcia Williams

A celebration of inspirational women from all over the world and throughout history, told in Marcia Williams’ much-loved comic-strip style. Join Marcia Williams as she celebrates incredible women from around the world and throughout history. From writers to warriors and astronauts to activists, discover their awesome stories and be amazed by their achievements. Marcia Williams’ […]

Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Women and feminism

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Shadow Magic

Joshua Khan

In a world ruled by six ancient Houses of Magic, a girl and a boy begin an epic and dangerous journey of discovery …After her parents’ murder, 13-year-old Lilith “Lily” Shadow rules Gehenna from Castle Gloom, an immense and windowless citadel. Once Lily’s ancestors commanded spirits, communed with the dead, and raised armies from out […]

Adventure, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Magic, Mystery/murder, Myths and Legends

AGES: 10-12

Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature

Rachael Ball

The original three-volume anthology The Graphic Canon presented the world’s classic literature – from ancient times to the late 20th century – as eye-popping comics, illustrations and other visual forms. In this follow-up volume, young people’s literature through the ages is given new life by the best comics artists and illustrators. Fairy tales, fables, fantastical […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Funny, Graphic Novel/ Comic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

The Inflatable Woman

Rachael Ball

Iris (or balletgirl-42 as she’s known on the internet dating circuit) is a zookeeper looking for love when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Overnight, her life becomes populated with a carnival of daunting hospital characters. Despite the attempts of her friends – Maud, Granma Suggs, Larry the Monkey and a group of singing penguins […]

Adventure, Animals, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Magic

AGES: 10-12

Wolf

Rachael Ball

It is the long, hot summer of 1976. Hugo, the youngest child of three, is walking with his father in the woods. There, he comes face-to-face with a wolf—and from that moment on, his life will never be the same again. Soon after, a tragic accident leaves Hugo desolate and disoriented. The family, now grieving […]

Family, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Grief/Loss

AGES: 10-12

Illegal

Andrew Donkin

This is a powerful and timely story about one boy’s epic journey across Africa to Europe, a graphic novel for all children with glorious colour artwork throughout. Ebo: alone. His sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared too, and Ebo knows it can only be to make the hazardous journey to […]

Empathy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Grief/Loss, Identity, Migration/ Refugees, Multicultural/international

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Thirteen Chairs

Dave Shelton

Jack stands in the dark on the landing of the old house, and looks at his feet – He has been here for minutes, his hand on the door handle, debating whether or not to go in. A high-ceilinged room lit only by candles. Thirteen chairs, one empty. Twelve ghostly storytellers, waiting to begin. Come […]

Fantasy/ Supernatural, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Spooky/Scary

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

The Wolves of Currumpaw

William Grill

The Wolves of Currumpaw is a beautifully illustrated modern re-telling of Ernest Thompson Seton’s epic wilderness drama Lobo, the King of Currumpaw, originally published in 1898. Set in the dying days of the old west, Seton’s drama unfolds in the vast planes of New Mexico, at a time when man’s relationship with nature was often […]

Animals, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Historical Fiction, Natural History Museum, Tring

AGES: 7-10

Shackleton’s Journey

William Grill

Shackleton’s Journey is a unique visual re-telling Ernest Shackleton’s landmark expedition crossing the Antarctic from one pole to the other. William Grill’s impeccably researched and informative illustrations celebrate the 100th anniversary since the historic exploration by Shackelton and his crew on Endurance. Children will love exploring Grill’s exploded diagrams and the fascinating details of this […]

Adventure, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Self-discovery

AGES: 7-10

Mr William Shakespeare’s Plays

Marcia Williams

Take your place in the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare’s day to see seven of his best-loved plays in performance. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest are all brought vividly to life in Marcia Williams’ gloriously accessible comic-strip versions, which include the bard’s own dialogue […]

Drama/ Theatre, Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Picture Books

AGES: 7-10

Kings of the Castle

Victoria Turnbull

George didn’t want to waste the night moonbathing. He wanted to build a sandcastle that would turn any monster green eyed with envy. But when George meets the strangest creature he has ever seen, the night takes an unexpected turn. A starlight story of adventure and imagination from the creator of The Sea Tiger.

Adventure, Animals, Communication, Fiction, Friendship, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Stitch Head

Guy Bass

In the maze-like dungeons of Castle Grotteskew, the frightfully insane Professor Erasmus conducts his bizarre experiments on living things. His very first creation has been long forgotten – a small, almost-human creature, known only as Stitch Head. Poor Stitch Head has spent years vying for attention amongst a menagerie of freakish monsters. When a travelling […]

Funny, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Monsters, Spooky/Scary

AGES: 7-10

Why Comics

Asia Alfasi

Why Comics? are the educational arm of Positive Negatives, an innovative organisation producing comics about current events and issues around the world, bringing together talented graphic artists and real-life testimony. Each comic is linked to resources you can use in the classroom, and can be a rich addition to your literacy, humanities or SMSC curriculum.

Empathy, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Identity, LGBT/ Gender, Migration/ Refugees, Multicultural/international, Non-fiction, Personal Stories

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Mellten comic

Huw Aaron

A quarterly comic aimed at boys and girls between 7-13 years old. It includes puzzles and jokes, but the emphasis is on the new stories that will make you laugh, in the company of Gwil Garw, Llio, Bloden and Gari Pêl!

Adventure, Funny, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Welsh

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Atomic: Vile’s Vengeance

Guy Bass

Jonny and Tommy Atomic are not like ordinary boys. Their dad is the most famous superhero in the world – making them pretty super too. That doesn’t mean they don’t have to go to school or tidy their room though. And they’re definitely not allowed to use their powers or tell anyone their real identities…But […]

Adventure, Family, Funny, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Magic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

A Place to Call Home

Alexis Deacon

Seven little junkyard critters venture out of their small, dark hole on a charmingly madcap quest for a new home, with laugh-out-loud results. When a band of brothers outgrows the dim confines of their birthplace, there is no other choice but to set out into the world on a grand adventure. Timid and terrified […]

Adventure, Animals, Funny, Graphic Novel/ Comic

AGES: 3-7

Pirates of Pangaea

Neill Cameron

The year is 1717. The newly discovered island of Pangaea is the most dangerous place on Earth, where dinosaurs still walk the land – Sophie Delacourt has been sent to Pangaea to stay with her uncle. But little does she know its perils – for Pangaea is a lawless wilderness, teeming with cut-throat pirates! Kidnapped […]

Adventure, Dinosaurs, Fantasy, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Historical Fiction, Jungle, Multicultural/international, Pirates

AGES: 7-10

Geis

Alexis Deacon

A Matter of Life or Death

Adventure, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Magic

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Good Dog Bad Dog: Double Identity

Dave Shelton

Criminals beware: Bergman and McBoo are on your tail!

Animals, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Mystery/murder

AGES: 7-10

Gary’s Garden

Gary Northfield

What's that? It's all the laughter coming out of GARY'S GARDEN - why don't you come and see?

Animals, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Magic, Time Travel

AGES: 7-10

The Terrible Tales of the Teenytinysaurs!

Gary Northfield

Join a teeny tiny gang of dinosaurs as they wind each other up and muddle their way through the myths and mysteries of prehistoric life!

Animals, Dinosaurs, Funny, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 7-10

The Phoenix Comic Issue 111

Neill Cameron

The Phoenix is a weekly story comic for boys and girls aged 6 to 12. Containing 32 pages of full-colour, illustrated story-strips, puzzles and non-fiction, The Phoenix is dedicated purely to brilliant, high quality content, and unlike many other publications for children, contains NO adverts.

Adventure, Graphic Novel/ Comic

AGES: All-Ages

The Phoenix Comic Issue 116

Jim Medway

Beware, syrup rustlers! Watch your back, bootleggers of carbonated beverages! Chip Charlton of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and his courageous partner, Mr Woofles, are out for justice! This noble duo of man and dog are not afraid to dispense the law to all purveyors of counterfeit treats. Working with some of the very best […]

Animals, Crime/ Thriller, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Mystery/murder

AGES: All-Ages

The Phoenix Comic Issue 113

Gary Northfield

The Phoenix is a weekly story comic for boys and girls aged 6 to 12. Containing 32 pages of full-colour, illustrated story-strips, puzzles and non-fiction, The Phoenix is dedicated purely to brilliant, high quality content, and unlike many other publications for children, contains NO adverts.

Adventure, Graphic Novel/ Comic

AGES: All-Ages

The Elephant’s Friend

Marcia Williams

These eight individual stories form a magical collection of India's best-loved animal folk tales.

Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Magic, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10