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Welcome to TOON Books,
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Find the right TOON Book for every young reader:
INTEREST LEVEL: Ages 4+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1 |
INTEREST LEVEL: Ages 5+
READING LEVEL: Grades 1-2 |
INTEREST LEVEL: Ages 6+
READING LEVEL: Grades 2-3 |
INTEREST LEVEL: Ages 7+
READING LEVEL: Grades 3+ |
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TOON Books represent a whole new approach to books for beginning and reluctant readers—a rethinking as radical as the first time Theodor Geisel put a hat on a cat. Each book is just right for reading to the youngest child, but this is also the first and only collection ever designed to offer early and reluctant readers comics they can read themselves.
Each TOON book has been vetted by educators to nurture young minds.The comic format helps every child master core reading comprehension strategies like Visualization & Imagining, Making Connections, or Retelling. With TOON Books, parents, caregivers, homeschoolers, teachers, and librarians can help every child become a lifelong reader, one who knows how to read for pleasure and for information—a reader who loves to read. "Comics are a gateway drug to literacy."
—Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Maus, A Survivor's Tale |
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A TOON GRAPHIC: A children's book about finally being seen
A superb graphic storytelling of a classic Latin American folktale showcases the invisible labor of women and the contributions of Indigenous cultures.
Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers
A Folktale from Latin America by Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez Introduction by F. Isabel Campoy Also available in Spanish! |
"A visual delight." –The Horn Book Magazine, STARRED review
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"An energetic, girl-power addition to the fairy- and folktales shelf.” --Kirkus Reviews
The essential best-selling, award-winning, teacher-approved sets:
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"Without a doubt, the best go-to option for parents looking for quality comics for early readers is the many graphic novels from Toon Books." — Mental Floss |
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Wildflowers by Liniers"WHERE THE OTHER WILD THINGS ARE...an older sister to Sendak’s work, maybe taking place on the next island over from Max’s wild rumpus."
—The New York Times "Like children’s backyard play, sheer delight."
★★★ —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review 
Best Graphic Novels 2021
—School Library Journal 
CaldeComics 2022
—The Horn Book Magazine |
Black Heroes of the Wild West:
an essential graphic novel for every young reader!
“Black Heroes of the Wild West is a brilliant and entertaining offering. Through sharp and evocative storytelling in the exciting medium of comics, lesser-known African American historical figures will be introduced to new generations of readers.”
—From the introduction by KADIR NELSON, winner of the 2020 Caldecott Award |
"Comics That Dismantle the White Cowboy Myth"
Read the "Black Heroes" Review |
And the award goes to.... a must-have guide to comics for all kids
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Praise all around for TOON Books
