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Graphic Novels 
Adventures of Tintin by Hergé
Babymouse: Heartbreaker by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
Billions of Bats: A Buzz Breaker Brainstorm by Scott Nickel
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P A R T I :
Entering the World of Children’s Literature
Bone: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith
Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Life by Rachel Renee Russell
Dying to Meet You: 43 Old Cemetery Road by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise
Lost and Found by Shaun Tan
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
 
Issues in Literature 
 Are Graphic Novels Real Literature?
Read one of the books in the preceding
section and tell whether you think it is more like a comic book or more like a novel. 
Make an argument for or against graphic novels being considered true literature.
Chapter Books 
Chapter Books 
As children approach adolescence, the books targeted for them become longer 
and have even fewer illustrations. Sometimes the only illustration is the picture 
on the book jacket or cover. This format is commonly referred to as the juvenile 
novel or junior novel. Of course, children do not restrict their reading to fiction 
novels. They also read nonfiction works such as biography and informational 
books; I call nonfiction books in this category chapter books . This term connotes 
that they are lengthy enough for the author to divide into chapters. Lynch-Brown 
and Tomlinson (1999) describe the nonfiction chapter book as a format that fea-
tures a large amount of text organized into chapters. In nonfiction chapter books, 
graphics and illustrations are common but are still less important than the text. 
Almost all biographies, with the exception of picture book biographies, appear 
in this format.
Hardcover Books 
Hardcover Books 
So far, I have primarily discussed the format of books in terms of size, shape, ratio 
of illustrations to text, and difficulty of text. Format also refers to aspects of the 
physical makeup of a book such as the quality of binding and paper. The publishers’ 
hardcover editions are the highest-quality books. Covers are usually constructed of 
heavy-duty cardboard covered with quality glossy paper. The pages of the book are 
sewn together, and they are held inside the cover by sturdy endpapers that are glued 
to the inside of the front and back covers. Designs that pertain to the book’s subject 
or theme colorfully decorate the endpapers of many hardcover picture books. 
Hardcover books are durable, and the high-quality paper ensures the best color 
reproduction of illustrations. This is the best format for books that are going to be 
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