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When I was a kid I could not get enough of comic books. I lived vicariously through the many adventures of some of my favorite super heroes. There were instances where I reenacted, with an old bath towel around my neck, some of the adventures I’d read about around the neighborhood. Other times, I ran around my neighborhood performing good deeds whenever and wherever possible, from assisting neighbors with groceries, to watering lawns, to just asserting and reciprocating a simple greeting. I just couldn’t get enough of this fantasy world. To a certain extent, I still can’t get enough of it. In many ways, comic books continue to be more than just fantastic adventures. They are instruction manuals, teaching me important lessons in life, like overcoming adversity and the importance of good citizenship. However, more than anything, these comic books continue to teach me the importance of being in touch with my imagination. As a kid I completely surrendered and lost myself in these fantastic adventures. I am proud to say that I continue to get lost in these adventures even today. If you look in the right places at just the right time, you can still find me in my favorite comic book store reliving old adventures and experiencing some new ones as well. I was at my favorite comic book store the other day and I came across Tiny Titans: Adventures in Awesomeness, an absolutely great graphic novel for kids. As I thumbed through the first few pages of this eye-catching book, I was immediately transported back to my youth as I saw these tiny super heroes in training involved in simple adventures that included a trip to a distant planet to help clean a friend’s bedroom, to receiving their highly anticipated report cards, to transforming unexpectedly into monkeys, and to experiecning the first feelings of puppy love. In addition to these intertwined, short-attention-span stories, the adventures are perfectly tied together with puzzles, interactive games, word searches, and occasional references to pop-culture, making this not only a fun read, but a contemporary one too. Zoom

When I was a kid I could not get enough of comic books. I lived vicariously through the many adventures of some of my favorite super heroes. There were instances where I reenacted, with an old bath towel around my neck, some of the adventures I’d read about around the neighborhood. Other times, I ran around my neighborhood performing good deeds whenever and wherever possible, from assisting neighbors with groceries, to watering lawns, to just asserting and reciprocating a simple greeting. I just couldn’t get enough of this fantasy world. To a certain extent, I still can’t get enough of it. In many ways, comic books continue to be more than just fantastic adventures. They are instruction manuals, teaching me important lessons in life, like overcoming adversity and the importance of good citizenship. However, more than anything, these comic books continue to teach me the importance of being in touch with my imagination. As a kid I completely surrendered and lost myself in these fantastic adventures. I am proud to say that I continue to get lost in these adventures even today. If you look in the right places at just the right time, you can still find me in my favorite comic book store reliving old adventures and experiencing some new ones as well.

I was at my favorite comic book store the other day and I came across Tiny Titans: Adventures in Awesomeness, an absolutely great graphic novel for kids. As I thumbed through the first few pages of this eye-catching book, I was immediately transported back to my youth as I saw these tiny super heroes in training involved in simple adventures that included a trip to a distant planet to help clean a friend’s bedroom, to receiving their highly anticipated report cards, to transforming unexpectedly into monkeys, and to experiecning the first feelings of puppy love. In addition to these intertwined, short-attention-span stories, the adventures are perfectly tied together with puzzles, interactive games, word searches, and occasional references to pop-culture, making this not only a fun read, but a contemporary one too.

Posted on Saturday, August 1, 2009.
ireadkidsbooks I read kids books is what I do. It's just me, reading kids books and writing my thoughts. I have a M.Ed. in Children's Literature, so in my years of researching children’s literature, I’ve found that children’s literature is essential to the personal and academic development of all children because it is a window that not only opens, but also reflects the diversity of our human experience. More importantly, it lets young readers and readers of all ages know that children and people like them are worthy of being in books. If you have any questions, comments, observations, or if you just want to say hello, send me an email.
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