When I was a kid, I loved to read the Sunday comics section of the newspaper. My favorites were Family Circus, Foxtrot, and Baby Blues. What can I say? I even liked big families as a kid! I also liked Nancy, Garfield, and Dennis the Menace, and who could forget Peanuts? My brother liked Calvin and Hobbes as well as The Far Side.
Every Saturday, the Saturday paper would be delivered to our house, along with the parts of the Sunday paper that weren’t actually news. I.e. ads, classifieds, the Real Estate section, and the comics. While I ate my french toast or pancakes, I would read the comics. All of them. Even the ones I didn’t like, like Doonesbury. And on the back of the section, there were often activities or puzzles for kids that I would work on.
My girls have not had the opportunity to enjoy the Sunday comics section (the “funnies,” as my Granddad calls them), since we don’t get a print newspaper. But this year, my daughters have started getting interested in graphic novels. One series in particular, Baby Mouse, has caught especially Georgia’s (entering 3rd grade) and Sydney’s (entering kindergarten) attention. In each book, Baby Mouse has adventures that involve a lot of pink, and her frequently getting into a predicament and saying, “Typical.”
While I definitely want my kids choosing “regular” books in addition to graphic novels, anything that keeps them excited about reading works for me. If we still got the Sunday paper, I’d be all for the comic section. Is that even still a part of the paper? I hope so!
This post is inspired by Getting Married and Other Mistakes by Barbara Slate. This graphic novel offers a raw, yet humorous look at what happens to Jo after a surprise divorce. Join From Left to Write on Thursday, June 28 as we discuss Getting Married and Other Mistakes by Barbara Slate. I received a review copy of the book and all opinions are my own.
June 26th, 2012 | Tags: 
I love reading the Sunday comics with my grandson! I don’t want to ever give up the hard copy of the comics.
We started taking the Sunday paper and the comics were one of the main reasons. My husband is a cartoonist and loves reading them to our nearly 4 year-old. But, we were so disappointed the first time it was delivered… The comics section has been cut down drastically and is now really small without a good selection of comics (at least in the Chicago Tribune).
My favorite part about the comics? Free and fun wrapping paper for kid’s birthday gifts!
Yes!
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I loved the funnies! I’ve tried reading the Sunday funnies with my 6yo but I feel like most of the comics are too old for her.
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My dad calls them the funnies, too
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Oh I am so with you. I loved reading the comics, although they were my dessert, and I held them off until last. The wee ones are way into graphic novels, too. They read the Bone books over and over again. I love that they have such varied interests though – but they read voraciously.
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Reading the Sunday comics were one of my absolute favorite weekend pastimes when I was a kid!! Hagar the Horrible. Cathy. Garfield. I loved them all (: And even though it’s not print media, the Washington Post on line has their comics: http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/comics
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So glad your kids are enjoying graphic novels. My daughter only read Betty and Veronica and now she is an excellent reader.
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