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 27 - My Kid Needs a Book - More in '24
In this "My kid needs a book!" episode, Chrissie responds to 5 listener requests for kidlit they want more of in 2024.
Middle Grade Novels in Verse:
- Alone by Megan E. Freeman
- Moo by Sharon Creech
- A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
- The Deepest Breath by Megan Grehan
- Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Nonfiction for an 8 Year Old who likes learning about topics:
- Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach
- Yummy: A History of Desserts by Victoria Grace Elliott
- Melissa LaSalle's 2023 list of browseable nonfiction
- Return of the Wild by Dr. Helen Scales
- Tales of World War II by Dr. Hattie Hearn
- Pizza, Pickles, and Apple Pie by David Rickett
Chapter Books About History
- I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis
- Ranger in Time series by Kate Messner
- Unsolved Case Files series by Tom Sullivan
Graphic Novels for Fans of Raina Telgemeier and Invisible Emmie
- Duel by Jessixa Bagley and Aaron Bagley
- Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dasnes
- Click series by Kayla Miller
- Berrybrook Middle School series by Svetlana Chmakova
- Cupcake Diaries graphic novel adaptations
- PAWS series by Nathan Fairbairn and Michelle Assarasakorn
- Animal Rescue Friends series by Gina Loveless, Meika Hashimoto, and Genevieve Kote
- Sweet Valley Twins graphic novel series by Nicole Andelfinger and Francine Pascal
For a reader who just finished the Harry Potter series
- The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac
- Winterhouse trilogy by Ben Guterson
- Greenwild by Pari Thomson
- Pages & Co series by Anna James
- Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Stedman
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 monthly kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.