We’re big fans of the Amulet series 
If you’re looking for something new to capture the interest of a reluctant reader or to inspire a young artist/writer/designer THIS IS IT. Even if you’re neither of those things, it’s a very fun read.
The artwork is gorgeous and the storyline keeps you turning the pages. The author, Kazu Kibuishi, has a great little website right here. I’m thinking of buying one of his prints. They’re simply gorgeous.
1 | Lynn
September 5th, 2014 at 1:55 pm
I was just at Chapters about a half hour ago, looking for graphic novels for my turning-10 daughter, and checked out this series on your recommendation. I ended up not getting it because the graphics in book 1 – near the end – featured some scary looking monsters, and she’s really super sensitive to that sort of thing. How scary do you think the series is as a whole? How young was your youngest when she first read them?
2 | andrea tomkins
September 5th, 2014 at 2:29 pm
I’ll have to dig up the first one and check out the monsters now, because I can’t remember! I am pretty sure Emma was 9 or 10 when we started reading this series. Every kid is different, but given the highly stylized/cartoony nature of the drawings my kids have been ok about accepting the scary quotient. :)
3 | TD
September 5th, 2014 at 2:43 pm
My son started reading the series when he was 8 or 9 (end of grade 3 I think) (he is 10.5 now). He rereads them regularly.
The scariness does not bug him in book format. Movies and TV affect him more.
Book 6 arrived in the mail today, so he will be thrilled when he gets home from school tonight.
4 | Stefania
September 29th, 2014 at 10:07 am
My seven year old (she turns eight in January) read the first book last week. Over the weekend we picked up a few more in the series. She’s a great reader, but she doesn’t enjoy chapter books. She’s getting a bit too old for the storybooks (needs more of a challenge) so I picked up this book hoping she would enjoy it because of the storyline and the art. Thankfully she did! Thank you for the recommendation. She’s hooked.
5 | andrea tomkins
September 29th, 2014 at 10:28 am
Hey! I’m so glad to hear that it worked out for your family Stefania!
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