Recs if you like Calvin and Hobbes...

One of several Non-Humans & Empathy -themed lists by @Myth.Ink (See also: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Youth Titles, Creature Feature, & the Official @Myth.Ink Curation) | This list is the GRAPHIC NOVEL/MANGA+ edition, including fictional and real, visually depicted, interactions and considerations of interactions between non-human beings of all types (trees, robots, animals, ai, aliens, creatures, monsters, etc) and humans, empathy and lack thereof. | Suggestions more than welcome!

Links to other lists in description (tk)

In progress / updated over time It’s a special interest of mine. ✨

Other books and plays referenced within Erin Morgenstern’s The Starless Sea.

See notes for information on references. (Tk)

🚧 In Progress !! 🚧 - Confirming and noting exact place / theme / etc of referenced material. Pulling from others lists atm / online until I do.

Adding the starless sea so this list can be found by those looking at the book! 👀 ✨

A few excellent graphic novels for kids! These books are mostly for Ages 6-15, but some vary. Double-check first before recommending them to a kid, you don't want to accidentally give a book that's too hard to read for them. It's already hard enough to encourage their love for reading without making it harder than it has to be! But, these are all still very good for reluctant readers.

Just getting back into reading and feeling a bit overwhelmed at all the options? These were my go to recommendations for people while I was a longtime bookseller! I've tried to touch on most genres in this master list so you have a good selection, but I definitely could have missed a few since there are so many.

When I say some of my best friends growing up were books this is what I mean