Book Delight with Chrissie Wright
Welcome to Book Delight with Chrissie Wright, the podcast where readers can be all kinds of ways and books really are magic.
This show is hosted by Chrissie Wright, an elementary teacher-librarian in the pacific northwest. On the show, Chrissie connects you and the kids in your life to fantastic kidlit. If the idea of blowing up your kidlit TBR appeals to you, you're in the right place.
Episode formats include booklists, topical deep dives, Dear Abby-style "My Kid Needs a Book" episodes, and reading raves (recap-style episodes sharing Chrissie's favorite reads from the month.)
Book Delight with Chrissie Wright
Ep 26 - Booklist - Dark / Weird / Funny Picture Books
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In today's booklist episode, Chrissie shares 8 favorite backlist picture books that can be described as dark, weird, and funny.
FEATURED TITLES: DARK // WEIRD // FUNNY
- The Barnabus Project by the Fan Brothers
- Fortunately by Remy Charlip
- The Great Zapfino by Mac Barnett and Marla Frazee
- How Dinosaurs Went Extinct by Ame Dyckman and Jennifer Harney
- The Incredible Book-Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
- The Pineapple Princess by Sabina Hahn
- Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
- The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
BONUS RECS
- It's a Secret by John Burningham
- Duckworth the Difficult Child by Michael Sussman
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
- How to Eat a Book by Mrs. and Mr. MacLeod
- What If One Day by Bruce Handy and Ashleigh Corrin
- Dinosaurs Don't Exist by Mark Janssen
- Ten Word Tiny Tales by Joseph Coelho
ABSURD // PLAYFUL // WEIRD RECS
- TOASTY by Sarah Hwang
- CAROL AND THE PICLE-TOAD by Esme Shapiro
- DIM SUM PALACE by X. Fang
- THE WELCOME HOME by Amy June Bates
- INVISIBLE THINGS by Andy J. Pizza and Sophie Miller
2024 RELEASES
- PEPPER AND ME by Beatrice Alemagna (1/16)
- THE TEENY-WEENY UNICORN by Shawn Harris (2/6)
- I DO NOT EAT CHILDREN by Marcus Cutler (2/20)
- PRETTY UGLY by David Sedaris and Ian Falconer (2/27)
- SPIDER IN THE WELL by Jess Hannigan (3/19)
- MILLIE FLEUR'S POISON GARDEN by Christy Mandin (7/2)
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