Philip Crawford's "Thought Bubbles" colums; an exploration of graphic novels.

Thought Bubbles

"Thought Bubbles" explores and evaluates the world of graphic novels and first appeared in Knowledge Quest magazine in 2002.

Philip Crawford is Librarian for the Helen Boutin Professional Library in San Francisco; Philip can be reached at pcrawfo1@muse.sfusd.edu

Into the Realms of Faerie - January/February 2005 (.pdf format)

You Can Never Have Too Much Nature - November/December 2005 (.pdf format)

Notable Graphic Novels of 2003 - March/April 2004 (.pdf format)

Graphic Novels in Elementary School Libraries - January/February 2004 (.pdf format)

Graphic Novels 2002: Superheros and More - May/June 2003

Beyond Maus:Using Graphic Novels to Support Social Studies Standards - March/April 2003 

Selecting Materials that Will Appeal to Girls - November/December 2002