Comics Alternative

On this special episode of the Young Readers edition of The Comics Alternative, Gwen and Andy take a look at the 2016 Eisner Award nominees and winners in each of the three young readers categories. The Two People with PhDs discuss not only the books and their creators, but also the categories themselves, the changes they’ve seen in those categories over the years, and changes they’d like to see in the future. Gwen and Andy know you’ll find some great books here and hope you’ll share your thoughts with them once you’ve read them. (You can find a complete list of all the Eisner Award winners here as well as the complete list of nominees here.) In the lists below, the winner of the category is in bold face type. Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8) • Anna Banana and the Chocolate Explosion, by Dominque Roques and Alexis Dormal (First Second) • Little Robot, by Ben Hatke (First Second) • The Only Child, by Guojing (Schwartz & Wade) • SheHeWe, by Lee Nordling and Meritxell Bosch (Lerner Graphic