Comic Boom - The Comics in Education Podcast: Yo Comics! A Comics Fair for and by Kids!

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In this episode Lucy is joined by Helen Jones and Hannah Lee Miller, the Co-Driectors of Yo Comics - a Comics Fair for and by Kids, run in South London at Stanley Arts.

Helen Jones is a lecturer in Primary Education at UCL Institute of Education and a PhD candidate at Goldsmiths. Alongside Lucy Starbuck Braidley, she has written a soon to be published book about comics in the classroom. Helen edited the book Children’s Literature In Action and has published her work academically.

You can access her previous episode on Comic Boom, where she discusses her research further here.

Hannah Lee Miller has worked for many years in chidlren's television production, including shows like Peppa Pig and Hey Dugee. She is also an artistwho creates her own comics and has organised multiple events including comics fair. 

This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society.

Hannah's Recommendation:

Spiral Bound by Aaron Renier

Helen's Recommendation:

Comic in the Classroom by Helen Jones and Lucy Starbuck Braidley

Lucy's Recommendation:

Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui

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