Comic strips provide the perfect vehicle for learning and practicing language. Each strip's three or four panels provide a finite, accessible world in which funny, interesting-looking characters live and go about their lives. Children with limited reading skills are not as overwhelmed when dealing with the size of a comic strip as they may be with a book of many pages. Comic strips don't require long sentences or paragraphs to tell a good story. Only a few words are required for the characters to go about their lives and reveal their stories. Anyone who sees a blank talk or thought balloon floating over the head of a character wants to fill it in with words and thoughts; doing so is the first step to telling a story. This article discusses how creating their own comic strips can encourage youngsters to practice language, reading, writing, and communication skills.