tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post7289808939408864751..comments2023-06-07T05:36:30.935-07:00Comments on See www.nurturedbylove.ca for the active version of this blog: Graphic novels and non-fictionmoominmammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-37351933114172157892008-05-14T13:13:00.000-07:002008-05-14T13:13:00.000-07:00Yes, we've done Bone. I'd love to hear from anyone...Yes, we've done Bone. I'd love to hear from anyone who's read Persepolis and Maus who could compare the two ... since the former strikes me as fairly dark and Noah <I>loved</I> it.moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-18741525315250000312008-05-14T10:57:00.000-07:002008-05-14T10:57:00.000-07:00I also would think that Maus might be a bit "grim"...I also would think that Maus might be a bit "grim" for an 11 year old. My fourth son was a huge fan of garfield and Calvin and Hobbes:)<BR/>I would recommend the Bone series by Jeff Smith. We have the jumbo anthology but you can get the books separately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-25210306638099153752008-05-13T11:23:00.000-07:002008-05-13T11:23:00.000-07:00It's too bad that English-language comics seem les...It's too bad that English-language comics seem less developed than comics in France. Comics are huge in France, in all genres for all ages. <BR/><BR/>But maybe I missed some stuff in English. It's just everywhere in French culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-69519805980434296522008-05-11T06:25:00.000-07:002008-05-11T06:25:00.000-07:00And presumably Asterix? It is DS's current favouri...And presumably Asterix? It is DS's current favourite, which he pores over so long it looks like he is reading, although if you are so inaccurate as to call it that, he will correct you. Maybe this is a boy thing? Apparently boys are more likely to be into non-fiction too. DS certainly loves non-fiction as well as fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-41618601478917149582008-05-08T13:11:00.000-07:002008-05-08T13:11:00.000-07:00Oh goodness, yes, he's been through Calvin and Hob...Oh goodness, yes, he's been through Calvin and Hobbes ad nauseaum ... sometime between learning to read (at age 5) and his current foray into stuff of a more literary / issue-oriented bent. C&H is great stuff, and very unschooling-friendly!moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-2023794214253789522008-05-08T12:48:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:48:00.000-07:00Wow - he never found Calvin and Hobebs by Bill Wat...Wow - he never found Calvin and Hobebs by Bill Watterson? I stil read my collection! I love them.<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_HobbesMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052229323481014406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-29019567907278067312008-05-07T17:46:00.000-07:002008-05-07T17:46:00.000-07:00Oooh, I was hoping for Ben's thoughts. Yes, I figu...Oooh, I was hoping for Ben's thoughts. Yes, I figured Maus was very dark. It'll get a pre-read first, though we've been through a certain amount of holocaust stuff, increasingly dark and emotionally-laden, over time. Forgot all about Bone, which should have gone on my list. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Gene Yang recommendation ... we'll look that up!moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-60709766516688682372008-05-07T17:28:00.000-07:002008-05-07T17:28:00.000-07:00I presume you have given it a look-see, but Ben su...I presume you have given it a look-see, but Ben suggests that Maus might be a little darker than the average 11 year old would enjoy. <BR/><BR/>Has he read Bone, by Jeff Smith? Ben also recommends American Born Chinese by Gene Yang.annika foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215644894325543152noreply@blogger.com