CLEVELAND — On Wednesday, News 5’s annual “If You Give a Child a Book” campaign, in partnership with the Scripps Howard Fund, worked to put books in the hands of local children.

News 5’s internal campaign, combined with the generosity of viewers and residents through an external campaign, makes that possible.

I visited the Westlake Porter Public Library to learn about a book format kids can’t seem to get enough of.

Books, as we know, come in all shapes, sizes, and genres. But graphic novels are exploding in popularity. They’re stories told with words and pictures—similar to comic books. Their rise, though, is raising some concern. Are graphic novels helping kids build literacy skills? Or is traditional prose still best?

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“The artwork is unbelievable. And the stories ar

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