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by Emma Steinkellner

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  1. 01Cover of Snapdragon

    Snapdragon

    Kat Leyh

    A funny, tender graphic novel about a young girl, a mysterious neighbor, and a world of practical magic and found family.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • witches
    • warm
    • nature
  2. 02Cover of Witches of Brooklyn

    Witches of Brooklyn

    Sophie Escabasse

    A witty graphic novel about a girl discovering magical relatives, new powers, and an unconventional Brooklyn family.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • witches
    • cozy
    • family
  3. 03Cover of Mooncakes

    Mooncakes

    Suzanne Walker

    This atmospheric graphic fantasy combines a witchy family bookstore, supernatural danger, and a sweet queer romance.

    • young adult graphic fantasy
    • witches
    • romantic
    • cozy
  4. 04Cover of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
    An unexpected connection

    This cozy adult fantasy extends the seed’s themes of magical identity and found family into a warm, romantic household story.

    • adult fantasy romance
    • witches
    • cozy
    • found family
  5. 05Cover of Tea Dragon Society

    Its gentle graphic story pairs small-scale magic with friendship, craft, community, and adorable tea-producing dragons.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • cozy
    • nature
    • friendship
  6. 06Cover of The prince and the dressmaker

    A stylish, affirming graphic fairy tale about self-expression, friendship, family, and life beyond restrictive expectations.

    • young adult graphic fantasy
    • identity
    • romantic
    • hopeful
  7. 07Cover of The Legend of Brightblade

    The Legend of Brightblade

    Ethan M. Aldridge

    This lively graphic quest follows a young hero navigating magical inheritance, danger, and complicated family ties.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • magic
    • adventure
    • family
  8. 08Cover of The house in the Cerulean Sea
    An unexpected connection

    Its unconventional magical children and compassionate found family offer an adult bridge from the seed’s themes of acceptance and belonging.

    • adult fantasy
    • found family
    • hopeful
    • island
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  1. 09Cover of Nimona

    Nimona

    N.D. Stevenson

    A subversive graphic fantasy pairs a shapeshifting girl with a disgraced knight in a funny story about identity and belonging.

    • young adult graphic fantasy
    • shapeshifting
    • humorous
    • found family
  2. 10Cover of Sheets

    Sheets

    Brenna Thummler

    A visually distinctive graphic novel follows a grieving girl and a lonely ghost through an empathetic story of connection.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • ghosts
    • bittersweet
    • family
  3. 11Cover of Be Prepared

    Be Prepared

    Vera Brosgol

    This candid graphic memoir captures an outsider’s awkward, funny struggle to find belonging at summer camp.

    • middle-grade graphic memoir
    • friendship
    • humorous
    • summer
  4. 12Cover of Howl's Moving Castle
    An unexpected connection

    Howl's Moving Castle

    Diana Wynne Jones

    A witty classic fantasy combines curses, eccentric magic, and a young woman discovering unexpected agency.

    • children’s fantasy
    • witches
    • romantic
    • humorous
  5. 13Cover of Ghosts

    Ghosts

    Raina Telgemeier

    A family-centered graphic novel uses a California town’s ghost traditions to explore illness, fear, and sibling love.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • ghosts
    • family
    • coastal
  6. 14Cover of Zita the Spacegirl

    A resourceful girl becomes an unlikely hero in this warm, funny graphic adventure about courage and friendship.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • space adventure
    • friendship
    • hopeful
  7. 15Cover of Hooky

    Hooky

    Míriam Bonastre Tur

    This playful graphic fantasy follows twins who miss their witch-training opportunity and become entangled in magical school politics.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • witches
    • school
    • humorous
  8. 16Cover of The Once and Future Witches
    An unexpected connection

    This historical fantasy offers a more mature bridge through its focus on witchcraft, sisterhood, and reclaiming power.

    • adult historical fantasy
    • witches
    • sisterhood
    • feminist
  9. 17Cover of Phoebe and Her Unicorn

    A witty comic series centers on an imaginative girl and her imperious unicorn companion as they navigate friendship and school.

    • middle-grade graphic fantasy
    • friendship
    • humorous
    • magical
  10. 18Cover of A Psalm for the Wild-Built
    An unexpected connection

    Though not magical, its gentle journey about identity, purpose, and nonhuman companionship echoes the seed’s hopeful self-discovery.

    • adult science fiction
    • nature
    • hopeful
    • philosophical
  11. 19Cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
    An unexpected connection

    This darker fantasy connects childhood perspective, strange neighbors, and transformative supernatural encounters.

    • adult fantasy
    • childhood
    • gothic
    • cosmic
  12. 20Cover of Practical Magic
    An unexpected connection

    Practical Magic

    Alice Hoffman

    Its multigenerational witch family provides a more adult, emotionally layered bridge from the seed’s themes of magic, inheritance, and belonging.

    • adult magical realism
    • witches
    • family
    • romantic