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 36 - April Forecast - 10 Most Anticipated Kidlit Books Releasing in April 2024
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In this month's Forecast episode, Chrissie shares the 10 kidlit books releasing in April 2024 that she is most looking forward to.
FEATURED TITLES
Picture Books
- Oh, Are You Awake!? by Bob Shea and Jarvis
- Proper Badger Would Never! by Lauren Glattly and Rob Sayegh, Jr.
Graphic Novels
- Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Monster and the Maze by Maple Lam
- Unhappy Camper by Lily LaMotte and Anne Xu
- Fake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong
Middle Grade
- Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn
- The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller
- Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry
- Meet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat
SPEED ROUND
Picture Books
- Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall
- The Truth About the Couch by Adam Rubin and Liniers
- A Sundae with Everything On It by Kyle Scheele and Andy J. Pizza
- Dog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet and Andrea Zuill
Short Chapter Books
- Cornbread and Poppy for the Win by Matthew Cordell
- Pets Rule! Invasion of the Pugs by Susan Tan
Graphics
- I Survived the Battle of D-Day by Lauren Tarshis
- Lightfall: the Dark Times by Tim Probert
- Puzzled by Pan Cooke
- Blood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson and Tatiana Hill
Middle Grade
- Keeping Pace by Laurie Morrison
- Winnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine by Nicole Melleby
- The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy
Nonfiction
- Who Is Taylor Swift from Who HQ
- Butt or Face: Revenge of the Butts by Kari LaVelle
- Club Microbe by Elise Gravel
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