Yet Another Cycling Forum
Random Musings => Miscellany => Kidstuff => Topic started by: fd3 on 30 May, 2017, 01:23:55 pm
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Eldest child is now going to the library and we are developing his reading pallette. I was thinking that I would like to extend his comic reading horizons beyond Lego comics (which are a rare expensive treat) and French BDs (schtroumpfs and Benoit brisefer). English comics are not my world (I only know disposable superhero comics and teenage+ graphic novels), so what should I look to get from the library for him to try?
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Calvin and Hobbs?
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The Beano would be the classic answer.
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The other classic answers would be Asterix and Tintin.
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But if fd3 is in France, they might be best read in the original.
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Asterisk and tintin I think are still a year or two too old and will need to be in French. I recognise the cultural significance of the beano, but am not convinced of its literary value. Got some Calvin and Hobbes so could try that.
What is the uk equivalent to BD, graphic novels for kids? What would be the equivalent of Tintin in the uk?
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What do you mean by literary value? I wouldn't have said there was much literary value in Asterix, the value is in the act of reading.
I can't think of an English equivalent to Tintin. I know of a few in Polish but that doesn't help you! Hopefully someone who knows will be along soon...
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I don't think there is an English equivalent of Tintin, we just have it translated.
There are a few subscription only type magazines for children, but I'm not sure that they are the sort of thing you are looking for. National geograpic for Kids type things, rather than Beano style. There are some aimed at 'GIRLS' and they are mostly pretty awful.
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If I've understood correctly and these comics will be coming from the library, is there a reason not to take him to the library and let him choose?
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From a quick look back through amazon orders...
Adventure Time
One Piece (you might want to wait a year or two)
Dr Slump
Cowa
Swans in Space
Any of the Studio Ghibli manga
The Big Adventures of Majoko
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I think if you're pushing comics rather than books, there's no point worrying about the literary value. Kids that age should be reading for fun, so anything he chooses to read is good.
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Do the Diary of a Wimpy Kid comic books count?
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My 7yo loves this magazine, though it's not exactly a comic:
https://www.aquila.co.uk/
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I think if you're pushing comics rather than books, there's no point worrying about the literary value. Kids that age should be reading for fun, so anything he chooses to read is good.
Amen.
Though I would go a little further and say
...anything he chooses to read is good.
with some possible exceptions, which he probably won't easily find in his library for a while yet.Do the Diary of a Wimpy Kid comic books count?
Yes. Very much so. Might be too soon, but your child will quickly let you know if you are foisting.
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Viz ;D