This is a list of graphic novels perfect for beginning readers. There is relatively little text on each page, the illustrations are bright and friendly and the storylines are appropriate for younger readers. There are still some “rare words” and some of the books use non-standard fonts that might prove challenging to readers who are still working on the basics.
Blue, Barry & Pancakes #4: Enter the Underground Throwdown
Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love Mount Choco Pops, wrestle parties, and going on hard rockin' adventures! Like all friends, they can make mistakes... but at the end of the day, they always have one another's backs. And tops and sides and fronts, too!
The Legend of Tiger and Tail-Flower
Lee Gee Eun is the most beloved picture book artist working in Korea today. The Legend of Tiger and Tail-Flower is her magnum opus: a ridiculously exuberant picture book--with a surprisingly moving ending--that spans 80 pages of breathtaking comics and full spread illustrations.
Wombats! Go Camping #1
Best friends, Albert and Pickles, are going camping for the first time and Albert must find a way to help Pickles enjoy the wilderness while they reunite a lost baby koala with its mother.
Mimi and the Boo-Hoo Blahs
Boo-hoo! Mimi is not having a good day. She can't get her pigtails to sit right, she's not in the mood for her favorite breakfast, and she's far from feeling like her usual self. Mimi has a case of the Blahs, where nothing feels quite right. With the help of Penelope, her magical toy dog and best friend, she sets out to find a way to get rid of this icky feeling.
Owl and Penguin: Here and There
Despite their differences, two unlikely friends flock together like birds of a feather.
Batcat #2: Sink or Swim!
Batcat and Al the Ghost are great roommates--Batcat even shares their eye scream occasionally--but sometimes Batcatstill craves solo them time. When Batcat visits the Mermaid Lagoon for a relaxing day of reading all by themself, they discover the local mermaids in hysterics all over the beach--so much for a quiet day on the sand!
Tacos Today
It's lunchtime for young El Toro and his friends--and each one is looking forward to a different kind of taco, their favorite! The luchadores take a break from their training and head into town to eat. When they count their lunch money and discover they don't have enough for tacos, they will have to work together on a creative, fun solution to earn plenty of dinero for a delicious all-you-can-eat spectacular! Flavored with Spanish phrases and topped with plenty of humor, this early reader graphic novel is essential for those who want an action-packed story and lots of laughs
Pea, Bee, & Jay #6: The Big Bully
After Jay is bullied by Pumpkin, three besties Pea, Bee and Jay band together to prove that being big doesn't mean you get to push others around and, discovering Pumpkin has some extra-large issues of her own, must get to the root of the problem.
The Great Puptective
A precocious puppy with a penchant for solving mysteries is newly adopted into a family, causing havoc for their comfortable housecat.
The Luna Sisters and Their Amazing Lunafish
Nera and Lucy are sisters who live on the Moon, but do not get along--until they have to put aside their differences to rescue their pet fish, Moona.