Book Delight with Chrissie Wright – Details, episodes & analysis

In this Forecast episode, Chrissie shares the ten kidlit books releasing during September 2024 that she is most looking forward to.

FEATURED TITLES:

Picture Books:

• Attack of the Scones by Josh Funk and Brendan Kearney (9/3)
• Barnaby Unboxed by the Fan Brothers (9/3)
• Mr. Fox's Game of No! by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka  (9/10)

Middle Grade:

• Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness, illustrated by Tim Miller (9/3)
• The Sherlock Society by James Ponti (9/3)
• A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Halli by Jasmine Warga (9/10)
• Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (9/10)

Graphics:

• Taxi Ghost by Sophe Escabasse (9/3)
• Twig Friends by Andrew McDonald (9/3)
• Uprooted by Ruth Chan (9/10)

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In today's reading raves episode, Chrissie is sharing the kidlit books she read and loved during August 2024.

FEATURED BOOKS

Short Chapter Books

• The Verts by Delphine Durand
• Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

Middle Grade

• The Swifts by Beth Lincoln

Graphic Novels

• Bunny vs. Monkey: The Impossible Pig by Jamie Smart
• Let's Go, Coco! by Coco Fox
• Nina Peanut by Sarah Bowie
• Save Our Forest! by Nora Dasnes

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In today's episode, Chrissie share 10 things that saved her life in the library this year. Listen for reflections on:

• Mindful minute using the Headspace app
• Read aloud ruthlessness
• Plus plus blocks
• Deciding once about what to color
• Book tastings
• Weeding
• Library Leaders
• Book repair
• 10 minute teacher walks

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In this bite-size deep dive episode, Chrissie shares some quick reflections on what really matters in summer reading this year.

Want more tactics and research to support your reflections on summer reading? Check out Episode 2 of the show, Chrissie's Summer Reading Manifesto.

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In this Forecast episode, Chrissie is sharing the 10 kidlit books releasing in June 2024 that she is most excited for.

FEATURED BOOKS

Picture Books

• Are You Small? by Mo Willems (6/10)
• The First Week of School by Drew Beckmeyer (6/25)

Early Reader

• Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi (6/4)

Short Chapter

• Ava Lin, Best Friend! by Vicky Fang (6/4)
• Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Dung Ho (6/11)

Middle Grade

• They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Mike Lowery (6/4)
• Perry Homer Ruins Everything by Beth Vrabel (6/18)
• Ratty by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu (6/18)

Graphics

• Reggie: Penguin in Charge by Jen de Oliveira (6/4)
• The New Girl by Cassandra Calin (6/4)

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In this Reading Raves episode, Chrissie shares the best kidlit she read during the month of May.

FEATURED BOOKS

Short Chapter Books

• Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones by Sophie Dahl, illustrated by Lauren O'Hara
• Monday: Into the Cave of Thieves by Ralph Lazar, illustrated by Lisa Swerling

Graphic Novels

• The Egg Incident by Ziggy Hanaor
• Lost and Found: Based on a True Story by Mei Yu
• Wires Crossed by Beth Fantaskey, illustrated by Oneill Jones

Middle Grade

• Mission Manhattan by James Ponti
• Finding Bear by Hannah Gold
• The Underdogs of Upson Downs by Craig Silvey

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In today's deep dive episode, Chrissie airs concerns about kidlit's grown-up problem. Then, she shares 4 questions we can ask to help solve the problem.

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This week, Chrissie is sharing the May Forecast: the ten kidlit books releasing in  May 2024 that she is most looking forward to.

FEATURED BOOKS
Picture Books

• Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story by Lucy Ruth Cummins (5/7)
• More Dung! by Frank Weber (5/14)
• Ursula Upside Down by Corey Tabor (5/14)

Chapter Books

• Welcome to the Woofmore by Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran, illustrated by Josh Cleland (5/21)

Graphics

• Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol (5/7)
• The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon (5/28)

Middle Grade

• Jerry, Let Me See the Moon by Jeffrey Ebbeler (5/7)
• National Archive Hunters by Matthew Landis (5/14)
• The Perilous Performance of Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos, illustrated by Doug Salati (5/21)

Nonfiction

• Your Pet's Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets' Wildest Behaviors by Eleanor Spicer Rice, illustrated by Rob Wilson (5/28)

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In this Reading Raves episode, Chrissie shares her favorite kidlit that she read during April 2024.

FEATURED BOOKS

• Bunny and Clyde by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Scott Nash
• `Banana Fox and the Gummy Monster Mess by James Kochalka
• Duck and Moose: Moose Blasts Off! by Kirk Reedstrom
• Kitten Ninja by Colleen AF Venable, Marcie Colleen, and Ellen Stubbings
• Pup and Dragon: How to Catch a Dragon by Alice Walstead and Paul Gill
• Sky and Ty: Howdy Partner by Steve Breen
• Poetry Comics by Grant Snider

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In today's booklist episode, Chrissie is pairing ten songs from The Tortured Poets Department with kidlit books.

SONG + BOOK PAIRINGS:

• "Fortnight" and Fluffy McWhiskers, Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin
• "The Tortured Poets Department" and Olivetti by Allie Millington
• "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" and Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems
• "Down Bad" and Ode to a Bad Day by Chelsea Lin Wallace
• "So Long, London" and The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
• "But Daddy I Love Him" and Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy
• "Florida!!!" and Chez Bob by Bob Shea
• "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" and Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris
• "loml" and Pepper and Me by Beatrice Alemagna
• "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" and The Skull by Jon Klassen

Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.

If you want to support the show, please consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack. For $7/month, you are helping to pay the costs of the show and receive exclusive content like extra booklists, roundups of kidlit books that have received starred reviews, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more.