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Ellie in First Position - TOP TEN 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children

Ellie in First PositionTOP TEN 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children on the American Library Association’s official list. Written by Brian Freschi, Illustrated by Elena Triolo, Translated by Nanette McGuinnes, Ages: 8-12 After her parents’ divorce, Ellie has to deal with being the new kid at school. Her mother encourages her to join a sport to make friends, but no sport she tries fits. Ellie secretly desires to dance, an activity of which her mother disapproves.

Easy Readers (ages 5-9) The Adventures of Penguin and Panda. Written by Brenda Maier. Illustrated by Fanni Mézes. Surprise!, Book 1. 2024. Marble Press, $9.99 (9781958325056). Penguin and Panda are very different, but they are best friends. Fun and Games!, Book 2. 2024. Marble Press, $9.99 (9781958325070). Penguin and Panda learn it's easy to get over-excited and sharing is cool.

The Adventures of Penguin and Panda. 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Easy Readers (ages 5-9) The American Library Association Official List. Written by Brenda Maier. Illustrated by Fanni Mézes. Surprise!, Book 1. Penguin and Panda are very different, but they are best friends. Fun and Games!, Book 2. Penguin and Panda learn it’s easy to get over-excited and sharing is cool.

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The Adventures of Penguin and Panda graphic novel series is recommended for grade 1-4

"A solid purchase for collections where elementary-age graphic novels are popular.” —School Library Journal

Calling all dog-lovers GRAPHIC NOVEL series from Gr 3 and up

“Harkens back to those heady days of Calvin and Hobbes” — School Library Journal

“These are great! Very Calvin and Hobbes in tone. Episodic chapters full of fantastical adventures starring a baby, dogs, cats, and squirrels. Readers will absolutely love these—get multiple copies!” —Teen Librarian Toolbox Blog (Hosted by School Library Journal)

Sophie Jurassic Bark Marble Press, Junior Library Guild
SOPHIE: Jurassic Bark, Graphic novel, Ages 8-12, Brian Anderson
Sophie: Frankenstein's Hound, Marble Press, Junior Library Guild
SOPHIE: Frankenstein's Hound, Graphic novel, Ages 8-12, Brian Anderson
Sophie: Wags to Wishes (Vol 3)
Sophie: Wags to Wishes (Vol 3) COMING in OCTOBER 2025

PICTURE BOOKS

The Tractor Squad, picture book about team of tractors working and playing together with the farm animals. Rhyming read aloud.
The Tractor Squad, picture book, Ages: 3-8, Heather Dawn Torres, Gary Laib
Rafa and the Wrong Legs book cover ofAngie Lucas' picture book. Little Rafa got lost in the supermarket and looking up to the adults passing by.
Rafa and the Wrong Legs, Ages: 4-8, Angie Lucas, Ana Sanfelippo
Little Wolf's Howl is a a picture book about finding your own voice. Author: Nelly Buchet, illustrator Mathias BallOn the colorful book cover Little wolf is cheerfully standing in the middle of the big forest. Among the pine trees, othere animals, bear and her cubs, geese and deer are hiding.
Little Wolf's Howl, Ages: 4-8, Nelly Buchet, Mathias Ball
The Dogs Next Door, Ages: 4-8, Patricia Carlin
LINDEN: The Story of A Tree by Colleen Muske; book cover depicting POC sitting under a tree, happily relaxing and playing. A man is playing the violin, two children are climbing the tree, some women are chatting.
Linden,The Story of a Tree, Picture book, Age: 4-8, Colleen Muske
Our Unbreakable Thread, a Family's Love Through Generations, a picture book; "When you were born, I held you in my arms and tied a magical thread around your finger." That thread stretches and snags along the way, through the touchstone moments of a child’s life. Through first steps and first stumbles, first love and first broken heart. Through classrooms and graduations, a lifetime of heartache and joy, of wonder and accomplishment. Yet the thread never breaks. And it never will.
Our Unbreakable Thread, a Family's Love Through Generations, a picture book, Age: 4 and up, Jon Collins-Black, Nicole Gsell
My Big Embarrassing Elephant by Angie Lucas and Pierre Collet-Derby published by Marble Press
My Big Embarrassing Elephant, picture book, Age: 4-8, Angie Lucas, Pierre Collet-Derby

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On Texas Library Association's LITTLE MAVERICK'S Recommended Graphic Novels for Grade 3-5

Ellie In First Position, Graphic novel, Age: 8-12, by Brian Freschi and Elena Triolo

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MARBLE PRESS SPONSORS SLJ Middle Grade magic

Visit Marble Press’s virtual booth at School Library Journal’s event on the 7th of March 2024. Sign up for free on SLJ’s website. https://www.slj.com/event/middle-grade-magic-2024 Meet Brenda Maier, the author of The Adventures of Penguin and Panda series, and Anne Ylvisaker, the author of One Alley Summer.

One Alley Summer: A Novel about Friendship and Growing Up Girl in red top and blue pants is sitting at a treetop and writing her dairy about middle school.

Brenda Maier at TLA

Meet Brenda Maier at TLA, in San Antonio, and grab a signed copy of the debuting The Adventures of Penguin and Panda early reader graphic novel series. More details are coming soon. 

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