Summer is a time when it’s vitally important to keep gradeschoolers reading, so their skills will be sharp when they enter the more challenging reading material that awaits them in the middle grades. This is challenging enough with kids who aren’t struggling, but with reluctant readers it can seem an impossible task. If that’s what … Read more
Cece Bell’s Newbery Honor book El Deafo relates the story of the author’s own struggles to adapt and fit in when she lost her hearing to meningitis at a young age. The book casts Cece and her family as rabbits, and the kid-friendly graphics and language make them, if anything, even more relatable. The book … Read more
My Little Pony fans, check out this special series dedicated to the Equestria baddies: FIENDship is Magic. My Little Pony: FIENDship is Magic #1: Sombra (5/5 stars, currently priced at $1.99) What caused Sombra to become one of the most feared ponies in Equestria’s history? One Amazon reviewer says: “This comic shows what King Sombra’s … Read more
Here are three books—two are based on literary classics, the third is a more recent bestseller—that take the form of apps. Lovecraft Collection ® Volume 1 (5/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at 99 cents) You can read it in English, Spanish and French with original translations. Master storyteller H. P. Lovecraft’s greatest stories completely … Read more
Now through November 8, Amazon’s running A Dark Horse Halloween Sale, featuring horror-themed Dark Horse graphic novels priced at $3.99 or less! The sale includes such titles as: The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $2.99) Mike Mignola has deservedly become one of the biggest names in comics for … Read more
Right now, and for a limited time, Amazon’s discounted the entire Aliens Omnibus series in Kindle format to just $3.99 each! That’s more than 60% off their usual price of $12 or more, and every book in the series is rated 4/5 stars or better. Aliens Omnibus Volume 1 (4/5 stars) Dark Horse Comics took … Read more
From now through 10/28/14 (at 11:59pm PST), Amazon’s put a selection of Hellblazer graphic novel anthologies on sale for just $5.99 each! That’s a great deal, considering that anthologies in this series normally retail from $12.99 – $14.99. This is the graphic novel series behind the movie Constantine, and they follow the supernatural adventures of … Read more
These Star Wars Tales: Volumes 1 – 6 graphic novel anthologies normally sell for $9.99 each or higher in digital formats, but right now you can get them in Kindle format for just $1.99 each! And since these are stories from the official Star Wars universe, they’re intended to be every bit as family-friendly as … Read more