Recommended Comic Graphic Novels for the Elementary Grades

            In this School Library Journal feature, Brigid Alverson suggests these children’s books with witty dialogue and silly plots: 

• Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen, grade 1-4
• Rocket and Groot: Tales of Terror by Amanda Deibert, illustrated by Leo Trinidad, grade 2
• Schnozzer and Tatertoes: Take a Hike! and Schnozzer and Tatertoes: Shoot the Moon! by Rick Stromoski, grade 2-5
• Sophie: Jurassic Bark and Sophie: Frankenstein’s Hound by Brian Anderson, grade 3-6
• Barkham Asylum by Yehudi Mercado, grade 3-7 
• Bunny vs. Monkey by Jamie Smart, grade 3-7 
• The Unpetables and The Unpetables Book Two: Unpetable in the City by Dennis Messner, grade 4-7
• It’s Jeff! by Kelly Thompson, illustrated by Gurihiru, grade 4-7 

 “Critter Comfort” by Brigid Alverson in School Library Journal, January 2025 (Vol. 71, #1, pp. 32-35)

Please Note: This summary is reprinted with permission from issue #1069 of The Marshall Memo, an excellent resource for educators.