Quick stop on our way to lacrosse practice and I look back and see this cutie engrossed in his reading! He still prefers graphic novels to traditional, but that's okay because they're the gateway drug to life-long reading. #FutureReader
Melissa_J My daughter only reads graphic novels at this point, and Raina Telgemier is her favourite 😊 7y
AndreaReads @Melissa_J I keep wanting to tell him he needs to read other books (but I wonder if that's just the English teacher in me). He really likes them, and they build his reading confidence. I've read Raina Telfemier's Smile and loved it, and this one is on my TBR. 7y
Jen_Reads I really liked Ghosts. There's an episode of the show Girl Meets World where the English teacher uses a Batman graphic novel to teach the class. 7y
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damyantig Graphic novels are awesome. They have a huge variety, and some are literary. I loved Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 7y
Melissa_J @AndreaReads the more I try to encourage my daughter to pick up other books the more she rebels against it. So I no longer try and hope she'll learn to love non-graphic novels on her own. She will read non-fiction, which is a good thing, but actual novels she wants nothing to do with. 7y
AndreaReads @Melissa_J Same. I also try to do that with my students. I don't want reading to become a chore, and I'm afraid that if I tell what they can't read, then it becomes work. @Jen_Reads @damyantig I definitely think there are some incredible graphic novels, and I've used them in my teaching, but for whatever reason I sometimes struggle when he doesn't want to read anything else. I'm getting over it, though. 😉 7y
damyantig @AndreaReads the fact that he's reading is a blessing. I'm often invited to teach at workshops where they kids say they don't like to read. Just get him whatever he reads, and let things take care of themselves. I started with graphic novels myself, and was soon reading everything from Checkov to Whitman to Shakespeare 😂 7y
Izai.Amorim I'd upgrade him to #presentreader! He's doing alright! 7y
AndreaReads @Izai.Amorim You're right! I think I've just used that hashtag with him for so long it's become habit. My baby is not a baby anymore! 7y
JaclynW My daughter enjoyed this book too! 7y