Daddy Mojo-kidlit, children's books and comic books

100 Disasters That Shaped World History provides a surprisingly detailed look at natural and man-made disasters that changed the world.  

Molly and the Mutants is the second in the Far Flung Falls book series and cements itself as a go-to destination for mglit leisure reading. 

The Girl Who Heard the Music is a well-meaning non-fiction book with one story thread too many. 

The Big Fat High School Algebra 1 Workbook is an interactive, step-by-step look at how to master this math discipline for those that need help or really want to excel. 

Eerie Tales from the School of Screams is an all-age graphic novel that doubles as all-age horror. It’s scary, whilst maintaining humor, heart and creativity. 

How Does Chocolate Taste on Everest?, a non-fiction travelogue for elementary ages that deals in extremes to the enjoyment of ages 8 and up

A Dollar’s Grand Dream is an illustrated book that brings the silly but also cashes in on humor, a great story, and our natural curiosity about money.  

All Talk is a graphic novel for high school ages that unflinchingly looks at gangs, acting tough and the results that follow.  The art will compel you to read it more than once. 

Are You Gonna Eat That? is a collection of the They Can Talk Comics by Jimmy Craig. It’s absurd, minimalist and possibly the funniest comic strip you’ll read today. 

Barb and the Battle for Bailiwick, the third book in this all-age graphic novel series, is the action and humor antidote for (reluctant) readers to avoid a bad time.  

In the Tunnel slow boils its way into your awareness with a realistic fiction story about family, war, oppression, and the will to survive. 

Bitsy Bat, School Star is an illustrated book that serves as reassuring literary comfort food, but also as a very sublime autism primer. 

Marie Curie and the Power of Persistence is non-fiction illustrated book that adds elements of silly without watering down the power of her real life.  

The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves 2: S.O.S. is story-centric mglit that readers can jump into this sophomore entry and still be comfortable. 

Misfit Mansion does resemble some graphic novels that didn’t measure up, but this one has enough variety to make it fun for girls aged eight and up. 

O is for Ossicone: A Surprising Animal Alphabet is the smartest, most enjoyable A, B, C board book that your kids have seen in a long time.  

Tangle-Knot is an illustrated book that’s full of big, silly laughs about a girl whose hair is so unkempt that a bird comes to live in it, but it also teaches something. 

10 Cats is a counting book that asks pre-k or K kids to use logic, observation, humor, a cat, and nine kittens to add up to something fun. 

Happily Ever After, the third and final book in the Once Upon Another Time series, pokes, dances and has fun with expectations of fairy tale tropes.

Batter Up, Charlie Brown! is a Peanuts graphic novel that collects six new stories, some classic Sunday strips and reminds ages eight and up why it’s one of the best.  

Oppenheimer is a massive 3-hour movie that introduces a man who you probably don’t know, tells you why you should care and has parallels to today’s times.  We took our 13YO to the film, he wants to work in the nuclear field and here are his thoughts on it. 

The Town With No Mirrors is reluctant realistic fiction for mglit readers who like their plausible stories paired with mystery. 

Josephine and Her Dishwashing Machine is an illustrated book that examines the inventor of an appliance most of us use daily, but know nothing about its origin. 

The One and Only Sparkella and the Big Lie is a charming book about being a good friend, telling the truth and bringing others into the fold.  

Even for the unicorn-resistant set, resistance if futile. Those kids aged four through nine will love something about Party Hearty Kitty-Corn.