Tag: graphic novels

National Literacy Trust: Loving Comics and graphic novels

Five reasons why children and young people told us they love comics and graphic novels 📚✨

Our latest research, published for National Magazine Day, found that the number of children and young people reading comics and graphic novels is at its highest level since 2017.

And that’s something to celebrate. Comics can be a brilliant way to enjoy stories, make reading feel accessible, and explore interests.

Take a look at what children and young people told us they love most about comics and graphic novels below:

Teach children and young people?

Get your pupils excited about reading through comics with our free Go All In 2026 online event for pupils aged 8-14 on 22 October with the National Year of Reading and Beano: https://loom.ly/HSzHXlw

Metaphrog coming to Granton Library

GRANTON Libary is excited to announce a superb author/illustrator visit coming to the Library after the holidays!

John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, also known as Metaphrog, are award-winning graphic novelists whose work has a huge fanbase.

Are you aged 8-13 and love graphic novels, illustration and cartooning? This event is for you! They’ll share some insights about their working practice and guide you through some comic book inspiration so that you can create your own comic strips!

This will be a friendly workshop-style event in the library. Free to attend, all welcome.

Eventbrite link is here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/metaphrog-author-and…