The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - A Graphic Novel by: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Being unfamiliar with Graphic Novels, this book turned out to be much more interesting than I had first anticipated. The pace of the book is quick and the beautiful pictures help to explain what is going on. Without the pictures, so much would be left out of this book and graphic novels in general (hence the name, Graphic Novels). What I enjoyed more than anything was the humor in this book, which is enhanced and understood more thoroughly through the pictures. Taking place at the turn of the 19th century, the pictures are in black and white, but are incredibly detailed. They are funny to look at and will be sure to pull a laugh out of anyone reading this book. The story of Benjamin Button is about a boy who lives his life from this oldest age to when he was born. It is an interesting concept and would be great to use in class for a teacher who is not too sure about using graphic novels. It would be a great way to have students understand stories beyond what is written on the page and to dig deeper into the pictures that tell the story. I would highly recommend this book for 4th grade and older.