Works Referenced
This list is appropriate for both students and teachers. Some books are actual graphic novels, while others are about the conventions of comics, poetry, and Graphic Novels - all are appropriate for both teachers and students.
Addonizio, Kim. Ordinary Genius. New York, NY: W.W Norton. 2009. A wonderful handbook as to what poetry is and how to create it.
Addonizio, Kim. Tell Me: Rochester, NY: BOA Editions. 2000. "What Women Want" can be found in this collection.
Barry, Lynda. What it is: Montreal, Canada: Drawn and Quarterly. 2008. Really great prompts for writing visually.
Bell, Gabrielle. Cecil and Jordan in New York City. Montreal, Canada: Drawn and Quarterly. 2008. A collection of stories where surreal things happen - very entertaining.
Bender, Aimee. The Third Elevator. Brighton, MA: Madras Press. 2007. This book has wonderful images that are conjured by lovely prose. It is surrealistic and wonderful.
Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. The Annotated Brothers Grimm, New York, NY: W.W Norton. 2004. There are a variety of different collections of Brother's Grimm fairy tales. This is the Bible for Fairytales that are wonderful to illustrate portions of.
Harjo, Joy. Map to the Next World: New York, NY: Norton. 2000. An amazing collection of Native American poems.
McCay, Winsor. Little Nemo in the Palace of Ice: New York, NY: Dover. 1976. A beautiful tale that inspired Sendak. McCay is one of the fathers of the modern comic strip.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: New York, NY: Harper Collins. 1994. A book that speaks of the format of comics and how to create them. This is a book that offers a wide variety of templates.
Morse, Dave. PoetryComics. NewYork, NY: Teachers and Writers Collaborative. 2002. This is the Bible of PoetryComics by the founder himself.
Neruda, Pablo. Love Poems: New York, NY. New Directions Publishing Corp. 2008. A great contribution by a Latin American writer. With lovely images.
Nye, Naiomi. What Have You Lost?: New York, NY. HarperCollins. 1999. A wonderful collection of poems.
Olds, Sharon. Strike Sparks: New York, NY. Knopf. 2004. Possibly one of the most sensual poets of all time.
Scieszka, Jon. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. New York, NY: Puffin Books. 1989. A great book that combines word and image.
Sendak, Maurice. The Art of Maurice Sendak. New York, NY: Abrams. 2009. The greatest kids' book of all time and certainly one of the most popular authors.
Sexton, Anne. The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. 1981. This collection includes "Starry Night"
Tamaki, Jillian. Skim. Toronto, Canada: Groundwood Books. 2008. This is one of the best Graphic Novels out there. It has won all kinds of awards.
Thompson, Craig. Blankets. Marietta, GA: Top Shelf Productions. 2004. A Graphic Novel that appeals to teenage love or any love for that matter.
Tabachnick, Stephen E. Teaching the Graphic Novel. New York, NY. Modern Language Association of America. 2009. Invaluable book on teaching Graphic Novels.
Ware, Chris. The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing is a Way of Thinking. Jackson, MI: University Press of Mississippi. 2010. Chris Ware is one of the most inventive and progressive comic artists of our time.
Wiesner, David.I New York, NY. Clarion Books. 2001. A wonderful book with very few words.
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