Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List - Easy Readers- American Library Association-2024 and Children's Book Council's Librarian Favorite (2026)
Perfect for?encouraging?young and beginner readers to read: with full caps, short chapters, simple language, and lots of humor!
Penguin and Panda demonstratekindness, understanding, and support for each other, showcasing thepositive aspects of companionship.
Each book is composed formmultiple short stories and STEM-related fun facts.
Thegraphic novel format makes the series accessible to a wide range of readers,including those who may be transitioning from picture books to chapter books.
In the tradition of Narwhal and Jelly, here is a playful and humorous graphic novel series about two besties who could not be more different from each other.
Penguin and Panda should not be friends. The very idea is absurd. Penguin likes to build things and Panda likes to nap. Panda munches bamboo and Penguin gobbles cheese puffs and jam-banana sandwiches. Penguin never powers down and Panda has a hard time powering up. There is no way their friendship would ever work. Except somehow, it does.
The books are infused with humor, often through Penguins whimsical outlook on life and Panda's more pragmatic responses.
Brenda Maier is a childrens author, gifted education specialist, and mother of five not-so-little offspring who now range from high school to grad school. As a child, Brenda never thought she could attend college; because of that, she loves sharing the story of how she made her own dreams of being a teacher and author come true.
Brenda currently teaches at a public school and is a board member of OAGCT, the Oklahoma affiliate of the National Association for Gifted Children. Among her books are the picture book folktale retellings THE LITTLE RED FORT, THE LITTLE BLUE BRIDGE, al³‚
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