To help find some new reading material for a nine-year-old girl who’s a big fan of Lincoln Peirce’s books (and of Chris Van Dusen, too), I asked several of my friends to fill in the blank above. Here are the suggestions I received:
Ellie McDoodle books by Ruth McNally Barshaw
Dork Diaries books by by Rachel Renee Russell
Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze by Alan Silberberg
Origami Yoda books by Tom Angleberger
Popularity Papers books by Amy Ignatow
Smile and Drama by Raina Telgemaier
Around the World by Matt Phelan
Calvin & Hobbes books by Bill Watterson
Cul de Sac books by Richard Thompson
Vordak books by Vordak T. Incomprehensible
Sophie books by Lara Bergen
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney
EllRay Jakes books by Sally Warne and illustrated by Jamie Harper
Ook and Gluk books by Dav Pilkey
Babymouse books by Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm
Franny K. Stein books by Jim Benton
What would you add?
(Since I initially posted this, answers to that last question have included Emmanuel Guibert’s Sardine books and Joann Sfar’s Little Vampire books.)
JUST GRACE series by Charise Harper
Yes, Cathy — those look perfect for the reader in question. Thanks!
In the graphic vein:
AMULET series by Kazu Kibuishi
LUNCH LADY series by Jarrett Krosoczka
BONE series by Jeff Smith
OLYMPIANS series by George O’Connor
Other books:
ELLIE MCDOODLE series by Ruth McNally Barshaw
IVY + BEAN series by Annie Barrows
JUDY MOODY series by Megan McDonald
Thanks, Frances! I see a lot on this growing list that I need to get for my own offspring. Another couple of recommendations that have come in are My Life as a Book and My Life as a Stuntboy by Janet Tashjian and Jake Tashjian.