Yes! Viz Comics is reissuing the Pokemon Adventures stories from at least a decade ago. We used to have several on the shelf, but they disintergrated. Believe me, I tried using as much book tape as I could on the covers to hold them together--they were that popular. With a little pre-emptive cover taping on these new digests, I should have books that last a while (Viz interior binding seems to hold up well, but any paperback graphic novel will loose its cover if not cared for after about ten circulations).
In all the time I've been working at a library, there are still kids who come up looking for Pokemon books. I would have thought the fad would have passed, but I can still find the cartoon on TV once in a while, and the video game is still going strong from Nintendo. I know kids in grade school who still pass around the trading cards. I'm glad I can re-fill the need for these books. The heavy demand was why the originals were kept in circulation as long as I could.
In other news, I found a cute little gem published by First Second called Tiny Tyrant. It looks quite well-bound.
Collection development rants from a Children's Librarian
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