tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post1170886939228017473..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Sweet Tooth, Anyone?Project Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-68304764419515473702012-12-13T14:43:28.880-06:002012-12-13T14:43:28.880-06:00These look so fun! Before I had kids of my own, I...These look so fun! Before I had kids of my own, I snubbed my nose at the graphic novel craze. But now, I love them! My oldest learned to read on Calvin and Hobbes and is already drawn to Captain Underpants & co. I think anything that gets a kid to pick up a book is a win. Marissa Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079821721448782710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-35653971969621483072012-12-12T18:20:07.753-06:002012-12-12T18:20:07.753-06:00You are exactly right, Taurean. Sometimes, the sim...You are exactly right, Taurean. Sometimes, the simpler something appears, the more difficult it is to create. Thanks for bringing that up. :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-30014528767593796532012-12-12T18:18:14.421-06:002012-12-12T18:18:14.421-06:00Exactly! That was the turning point of my own opin...Exactly! That was the turning point of my own opinion re: graphic novels. They work AMAZINGLY well with the reluctant readers.Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-74282873663767262762012-12-12T18:16:43.545-06:002012-12-12T18:16:43.545-06:00They really are a lot of fun. Maybe they'll be...They really are a lot of fun. Maybe they'll be my next giveaway--good idea! :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-79426899083702926562012-12-12T17:46:13.000-06:002012-12-12T17:46:13.000-06:00I got into graphic novels later in life (16 instea...I got into graphic novels later in life (16 instead of 6) and as the blogger said above, there's more going on then it might look to those on the outside, for unlike fiction picture books for young readers (Nonfiction PBs are a WHOLE different world), they require morre planning and thought that people sometimes take for granted.<br /><br />It takes great effort to make comics seem effortless. That goes for the WORDS, and the art, too. <br /><br />This is something a lot of "Writing is writing, no matter the form" folks don't always understand, or oversimplfy, to the point of (Unintentionally, in most cases) belittling the unique process of marrying art with text. More constrained the picture books in some ways, yet more complex, all at the same time.<br /><br />But as I often say to anyone who'll listen, being open to reading a specific type of book is one thing, writing it is not always a one-to-one ratio. <br /><br />As a reader (Taking off my writer's hat a moment) I love and respect the comic/graphic novel form, but less into superheroes and more into the fantasy or adventure stuff. <br /><br />Taurean Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604609379930060667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-49985388493058004992012-12-12T17:33:39.342-06:002012-12-12T17:33:39.342-06:00Oh Goodness, these looks like my kind of book. Wis...Oh Goodness, these looks like my kind of book. Wish they were a giveaway :)<br /><br />To be very honest, I've never read a graphic novel. But I love MG with pictures (Milo, the Franny K. Stein series, Roald Dahl's books, etc). <br /><br />I love the concept of these books above. I wonder if I'll ever get them in my library within the next decade (slow library :(<br /><br />Thanks for the sugary sweet post :)Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201214153283847258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-25158611421354421612012-12-12T17:10:33.981-06:002012-12-12T17:10:33.981-06:00Hooray if the graphic novels do become a gateway f...Hooray if the graphic novels do become a gateway for reluctant readers to more traditional formats. I am all for encouraging people to read.Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-3519198414388037262012-12-12T15:30:44.050-06:002012-12-12T15:30:44.050-06:00I hear you. Until this past year, I have always be...I hear you. Until this past year, I have always been a fence-rider, too. My daughter and high school students finally opened my eyes to the fact that kids are getting a lot more out of graphic novels these days than I ever imagined they could. Thanks for the comment, Mike!Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-30501624941598192952012-12-12T15:14:25.504-06:002012-12-12T15:14:25.504-06:00This is a toughie for me. I have always shunned gr...This is a toughie for me. I have always shunned graphic novels as long comic books, and maintained that they aren't "true" novels, but recent books have gotten me to change my mind, more so because my students seem to be digging them so much. I've had students preach the full narrative arc in their graphic novels, and some of the novel-to-graphic adaptations are pretty darn cool as well. So I'm a fence-rider right now. Good post!Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-83636635415074843552012-12-12T13:42:29.504-06:002012-12-12T13:42:29.504-06:00I've never heard of Frankie Pickle. I'll h...I've never heard of Frankie Pickle. I'll have to check that one out. :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-11532102146203484672012-12-12T12:58:56.591-06:002012-12-12T12:58:56.591-06:00I give Frankie Pickle, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Side ...I give Frankie Pickle, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Side Kicks and so many others high regard for sparking an interest in reading in my house. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260139292374478327noreply@blogger.com