less verbal teens and books

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What do you do to encourage a love of books and stories with less than verbal teens?

Especially with special interests in Disney movies like Toy Story, preschool tv, example Barney, and like, zero attention span?

Tina

I always enjoyed books on tape thats what got me into reading

Thanks, Chris!

Have you tried graphic novels? They are are longer than a normal comic book but more fun and easier to read than a regular novel. I just did a google search for Disney graphic novels and Pixar graphic novels and the results were quite prolific. It might be a good stepping stone to get him/her interested in books in general.

I, too, was going to mention graphic novels. Also, for my son--who is very verbal, but a reluctant reader--there are books that we can get on his Kindle where he can turn on a voiceover. I forget what the function is called, but he likes reading that way. He actually reads while he listens to someone else read.

That is awesome.

I would never have thought of trying out graphic novels.

But Disney does do them!

You can also try "traditional" manga - japanese graphic novels. Some are just one volume and others have 50+ and more.

Just make sure you don't get ones with adult content. There are a lot of series allowed in elementary/middle/high school that SHOULDN'T be!!

Thank you all for your ideas. And I got to bust some of my own preconceptions. The books went over really well! And I was so unsure!