“It’s hard to find quality kid-friendly titles that are as delightful to read as this one is.”
- Jeff Marsick, Newsarama

A lot of reviews have gone up for the Reading with Pictures anthology in the first year it’s been available. The book has sold out in the direct market, but still has some distribution through amazon.com and at comic conventions with some of the contributors.

The organization has been featured in Wired, Publishers Weekly, iFanboy, G4, and many more news sites.

The book was called one of Chicago’s most innovative ideas by Time Out Chicago, and continues to generate press and reviews.

The book makes a great gift for teachers, librarians, parents, and kids of all ages. The suggested reader level is 7-12, and the content is appropriate for all ages.

With Volume 2 in the works and many more projects in the pipeline, be sure to check out what everyone’s talking about.

“an excellent classroom accessory.”
- Greg Baldino, BleedingCool

Josh Elder, founder of Reading with Pictures, was interviewed at ACEN 2011 on many of his past, present, and future projects - including Reading with Pictures.

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At C2E2, TGT Webcomics interviewed Reading with Pictures founder Josh Elder about the organization and our current initiatives.

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Continuing our series of “origin stories” about Reading with Pictures, Josh gave another speech about comics at the CUSP 2010 event. A little more detailed than the first presentation, the information Josh presents provides solid rationale on why comics can be strong educational tools.

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As we continue to transfer over a lot of the content from the old site to this new site, wanted to provide a series of “origin stories” for Reading with Pictures.

Josh Elder, founder of RWP, was speaking about comics in the classroom long before the organization became a non-profit. Over the course of the next week or so, we will be updating the media section of the site with some of the informational videos and interviews the board members have given about RWP.

Below is one of the first speeches Josh gave about the foundations of what would become Reading with Pictures at the December 4, 2009 TEDx PeachTree event, titled: What if we brought comic books into the classroom, and it changed everything?

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About TEDx, x=independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.*
(*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Reading With Pictures was recently featured in TimeOut Chicago’s feature of Chicago’s most Innovative Ideas. We are very excited to be featured alongside some of the most interesting thinkers!