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 29 - February Forecast - Kidlit releasing in February 2024
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In this Forecast episode, Chrissie shares the ten kidlit releases she is most looking forward to in Feburary 2024. She also shares a speed round of ten more next-in-series that the kids in her library can't wait to read.
FEATURED TITLES:
Picture Books
- The Door That Had Never Been Opened Before by Mrs. and Mr. MacLeod, out 2/6
- Lucky Duck by Greg Pizzoli, out 2/6
- The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris, out 2/6
- I Do Not Eat Children by Marcus Cutler, out 2/20
- Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris, out 2/27
Middle Grade
- Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar, out 2/6
- Heroes by Alan Gratz, out 2/6
- The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber, out 2/6
- Max in the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz, out 2/27
Graphics
- Wildfuli by Kengo Kurimoto, out 2/6
SPEED ROUND (Next in Series)
Middle Grade
- City Spies: Mission Manhattan by James Ponti, out 2/6
- Finally Heard by Kelly Yang, out 2/27
- Finding Bear by Hannah Gold, out 2/27
- The Last Bookwanderer by Anna James, out 2/27
Graphics
- Waverider (Amulet 9) by Kazu Kibuishi, out 2/6
- Eowulf: Of Monsters and Middle School by Mike Cavallaro, out 2/13
- The Love Report, Volume 2 by Beka and Maya, out 2/13
- Agents of SUIT: From Badger to Worse by John Patrick Green, out 2/20
- Wombats! Go to Wizard's Wharf by Maddie Frost, out 2/20
- Hilo: Rise of the Cat by Judd Winick, out 2/27
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