Tag: graphic novels
15 years; 7 new covers!
By Morgan on February 13th, 2013
Accio some thrilling news! Today, Scholastic unveiled an all-new cover for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone! And better yet, it’s just the first of seven (7!) new covers that will appear on U.S. trade paperback editions coming in Septembermore… full post
Putting the ‘e’ in BSC: Raina Telgemeier on paying tribute to the series she loved
By Guest Blogger on December 20th, 2012
You may know Raina Telgemeier from her award-winning and bestselling graphic novels, Smile and Drama. But did you know Raina’s first books were The Baby-sitters Club graphic novels? It’ll come as no surprise, then, that she’s a big BSC fan – more… full post
If you read anything this weekend, make it these two book reviews
By Morgan on August 23rd, 2012
Both Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novel Drama and James Dashner’s Infinity Ring Book 1: A Mutiny in Time are reviewed in this weekend’s New York Times – the latter by Rick Riordan, who knows a thing or two about multi-platform series! (He, ofmore… full post
Words are only half the story
By Morgan on March 5th, 2012
How old were you when you read your first graphic novel? I was a ripe 28, and the book was the Raina Telgemeier retelling of The Baby-sitters Club by Ann M. Martin. I read the graphic novel, studying the pictures intently (I knew the story bymore… full post
Sign up for a live classroom webcast on graphic novels
By Ivy on February 7th, 2012
If you teach or have considered teaching graphic novels in school, this is the perfect live event for your classroom. Scholastic is hosting a live webcast with graphic novelists Jeff Smith (Bone series), Raina Telgemeier (Smile), and Kazu Kibushimore… full post
BONE and Fly Guy: A New York Comic Con Adventure
By Guest Blogger on October 21st, 2011
At OOM we love graphic novels. This summer we blogged about Comic Con in San Diego and let our OOM readers know about some fantastic graphic novels available from Scholastic. Last weekend, Halloween came a bit early to New York and fans frommore… full post
Book talks beyond words
By Dante on September 28th, 2011
A few days ago, Brian Selznick was at Scholastic headquarters in New York for a presentation about his new book, Wonderstruck. Unlike your everyday author talk, where a writer will talk to an audience about their book, read an excerpt, then takemore… full post
Smile, we have a winner!
By Morgan on July 25th, 2011
Whether you are or aren’t following the news out of San Diego Comic-Con, here’s something book lovers everywhere should know: the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry, and are awarded each year inmore… full post
We’re talking Comic-Con!
By Lauren on July 21st, 2011
Starting Thursday and continuing until Sunday, more than 150,000 fanboys and girls will descend upon the San Diego Convention center for Comic-Con 2011. People will be dusting off their favorite costumes (that’s right, it’s a dress-upmore… full post
#12Artists: Raina Telgemeier dares you to find your adventure
By Ivy on May 23rd, 2011
Today we’re bringing you the final illustrator in our #12Artists showcase, and we couldn’t wrap things up with a more amazing artist than Raina Telgemeier (@goraina)! We asked 12 amazing children’s illustrators to create their own interpretationmore… full post
