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April 1, 2025

4 graphic novels for a rainy day

Stay in during April showers with these poignant and contemplative middle grade books.
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Equal parts love and heartbreak, Crumble offers a unique and poignant concept and thoughtfully portrayed characters.

Equal parts love and heartbreak, Crumble offers a unique and poignant concept and thoughtfully portrayed characters.

How to Talk to Your Succulent is an emotional and stunning graphic novel that will root deep in hearts and inspire readers to listen to even the quietest of voices.

How to Talk to Your Succulent is an emotional and stunning graphic novel that will root deep in hearts and inspire readers to listen to even the quietest of voices.

The valuable portrayal of a complicated friendship makes Jules Bakes and Niki Smith’s Sea Legs relatable to any landlocked reader.

The valuable portrayal of a complicated friendship makes Jules Bakes and Niki Smith’s Sea Legs relatable to any landlocked reader.

Acclaimed author and Eisner-winner K. O’Neill once again graces us with another heartfelt middle grade graphic novel in A Song for You and I. Rowan is a ranger who finds themself grounded—literally—when their rashness gets their flying steed, Kes, hurt. Now stuck travelling on foot, Rowan is sent to help the sheep herder Leone make wool deliveries around the region—a less glamorous mission, but one that may be revelatory for both.

Acclaimed author and Eisner-winner K. O’Neill once again graces us with another heartfelt middle grade graphic novel in A Song for You and I. Rowan is a ranger who finds themself grounded—literally—when their rashness gets their flying steed, Kes, hurt. Now stuck travelling on foot,…

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