Top Nonfic Picks of 2020
jingram2020-11-09T16:32:11+00:00Happy Nonfiction November! Okay, that might not be an official thing, but it sounds nice, right? [...]
Q&A with Dustin Brady, Author of Trapped in a Video Game and Escape From a Video Game
jingram2020-09-25T20:24:53+00:00Author Dustin Brady first gamified reading with is his hit series Trapped in a Video Game, and [...]
Bring the Magic of Role-Playing Games to Your Library
jingram2020-09-24T19:26:40+00:00Whether in person or online, trekking solo or in a fellowship of friends, anyone can create [...]
Virtual Classroom Visit: Behind the Scenes with a Comics Editor!
jingram2020-09-10T18:57:39+00:00Ever wonder how your favorite comics and graphic novels are made? Meet Lucas Wetzel, the books [...]
Creating a Graphic Novel Page with Laser Moose Creator Doug Savage
jingram2019-10-09T20:38:56+00:00This fall, Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy came blasting back to bookstores in Time Trout, the third installment in Doug Savage’s [...]
Comics 101, Part 4: How to Read Comics
jingram2019-08-26T15:02:20+00:00Some people might open up a comic and see a cluttered mess of pictures and words. [...]
Comics 101, Part 3: What’s the Difference? Comics vs. Graphic Novels vs. Illustrated Novels
jingram2019-08-26T15:00:24+00:00When we say “comics,” you might think of two things: 1) a splash of humor in [...]
8 Children’s Classics as Graphic Novels
jingram2019-08-26T15:00:16+00:00Look, we all loved The Hunger Games and Percy Jackson, but some days, dystopian governments and [...]
Gamers-to-Readers Playbook
jingram2019-06-27T19:30:04+00:00Libraries are hosting Fortnite tournaments. Minecraft is being used in classrooms. It’s time to call a [...]
Summer Reading for Everyone: Q&A with Instagram Teacher of @4thgradeunicorns
jingram2019-06-17T21:12:42+00:00As a kid lit aficionado and teacher of “4th Grade Unicorns,” Elizabeth is a strong advocate [...]