The idea of adapting classic stories into a graphic novel format is intriguing. Moreover, classic books are listed on required reading book lists and are a staple of libraries. Therefore, it’s not unusual for readers to have familiarity prior to exploring alternative formats. This familiarity adds to the fun when reading a classic story in graphic novel format. Here is a list of time-tested tales accompanied by quotes from the original novels.
Discover the Classics With Graphic Novels
"Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself."—Mrs-Whatsit, A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle
“True friends are always together in spirit”—L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
“We gained control of many things, but we had to let go of others.”—Lowis Lowry, The Giver
“Nothing stands still, except in our memory”—Philippa Pearce, Tom’s Midnight Garden
“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?”―Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”―Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
“It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.”―Roald Dahl, The Witches
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”―Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”―Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid
