The Bird & Squirrel series provides a great entry into graphic novels for young readers. The easy-to-follow panels and the crisp, colorful artwork will engage beginning readers. The well-developed characters and humorous story will also appeal to children.
Although Scholastic doesn’t provide a Graphix Comic Builder specifically for this series, children would enjoy building their own comics using the characters from some of the other Graphix series. Go to http://www.scholastic.com/graphix/ to learn more.
Looking for other graphic novel style books for beginning readers? Try Toon Books at http://www.toon-books.com/. This website also have activities for kids.
To read more about author James Burks, explore his website at http://jamesburks.com/.
NetGalley ARC used for review
