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“Too much excitement, and excitement is not good for you. “

A lesson for this book could be comparing the graphic novel with the original story. You could see if if there are any differences or similarities throughout and write about them.

Week 3: Graphia. this book has beautiful illustrations with pastel colors. This is also true to the original story since it was made into a graphic novel. Super great plot and could be engaging for students.

If I could pinpoint one book that proved to me that books were magic as a child. It would be The Secret Garden by Frances Hogdson Burnett. This story has and will always be magic.

Reading a graphic novel adaptation took me back to being 11 years old, racing through the pages of the original. I highly recommend for anyone who struggles with longer stories, as this gives you the story in a much more condensed version.

I enjoyed the art style, especially the coloring, but overall this didn‘t capture the magic of the original for me. #MoreMehThanYeah #MiddleGradeMarch #BirthdayPixieReadathon @megnews @sblbooks @Lizpixie

The illustrations are absolutely beautiful! I grew up watching a movie adaptation, and read the book a few years ago. This is a fun, but in places distressing story. This beautiful adaptation does a fairly good job, but occasionally the pannel order is super confusing or the flow of action doesn't quite make sense like when the girl sees the branches that indicate there might be a hidden garden. #Comic #Adaptation #Classic

Not to be a buzzkill, but you most certainly did not! You just walked down a path and saw a bird singing, then told the gardener this. The pacing in this graphic novel is a bit weird 😅 #Comic #Adaptation

It‘s thinner than the original, but captures the heart of the story. Mary looks so cross at the beginning! This skips the colonial India introduction (with a good note at the end about why) and starts with Mary‘s arrival at Misselthwaite Manor. Kiddo enjoyed it, too.

This was a lovely graphic novel from #netgalley. I've never read The Secret Garden, but the movie was a big part of my childhood; I loved getting to revisit the world, especially with the phenomenal illustrations by Hanna Luechtefeld. It was moody and moving, exactly the escape I was looking for. A perfect intro to the classics for your kids, but I'd recommend it for the adults too! 🌱💕