Graphic Novels I'm Excited About

These graphic novels for kids have not been published yet, but I can't wait to read them!

Updated February 9, 2023
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The Moth Keeper
K. O'Neill
Paper Book
Being a Moth Keeper is a huge responsibility and a great honor, but what happens when the new Moth Keeper decides to take a break from the moon and see the sun for the first time? From the author of the beloved Tea Dragon Society comes a must-read for fans of the rich fantasies of Hayao...
Bea Wolf
Zach Weinersmith
Paper Book
A modern middle-grade graphic novel retelling of Beowulf, featuring a gang of troublemaking kids who must defend their tree house from a fun-hating adult who can instantly turn children into grown-ups. Listen! Hear a tale of mallow-munchers and warriors who answer candy...
Squished: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd
Paper Book
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun graphic novel about finding your own space... especially when you're in a family of nine! Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the...
The Snowcat Prince
Dina Norlund
Paper Book
A 2023 ALA Best Graphic Novel for Children To break the curse on the kingdom, Syv, the youngest snowcat prince sets out on a dangerous quest to find the long-lost magical crown of his ancestor and learn the true meaning of bravery and honor. Syv is a snowcat...
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea
Dav Pilkey
Paper Book
DOG MAN IS BACK! The highly anticipated new graphic novel in the #1 worldwide bestselling series starring everyone's favorite canine superhero by award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey! Piggy has returned, and his newest plot is his most diabolical yet. WHAT other new villains are...
A First Time for Everything
Dan Santat
Paper Book
*Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature* A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a...
Nayra and the djinn
Ata, Iasmin Omar
In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American girl, is helped on her journey to selfhood by a djinn. Nothing is going right for Nayra Mansour. There's the constant pressure from her strict family, ruthless bullying from her...
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.
John Patrick Green
Paper Book
Get ready to dive into the first volume of AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.! Three million readers can't be wrong - the InvestiGators universe is where the action's at! At S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for: a field assignment. Only...it's...
Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
Akim Aliu
Paper Book
This honest, engrossing graphic memoir tells the story of professional athlete and activist Akim Aliu's incredible life as a hockey prodigy in Canada. Akim Aliu -- also known as "Dreamer" -- is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and...
The Art of Getting Noticed
Chelsea M. Campbell
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2024 EISNER AWARD FOR BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS Introducing a hilarious and heartfelt graphic novel in which an unlikely pair of cryptids--one a Bigfoot whose failure to get himself photographed disappoints his family, and the other a Loch Ness Monster,...
Housecat Trouble: (A Graphic Novel)
Mason Dickerson
Paper Book
Your favorite housecat is back and braver than ever! But when a lost kitten turns up, can Buster and his friends help it find its way home? This funny chapter-book graphic-novel series returns with more hijinks and even more cats! Buster has been around the block--literally!
Super Pancake: (A Graphic Novel)
Megan Wagner Lloyd
Paper Book
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... pancake? Here is a delightfully clever and endearingly funny graphic novel about a pancake named Peggy, who accidentally develops superhero abilities and must defend her home of Breakfast Town. Life in Breakfast Town is pretty uneventful for...

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