Ep 50 - Deep Dive - What makes a picture book "work?"

On today's Deep Dive, Chrissie is answering one of the questions she is most frequently asked: what makes a picture book "work?"In the episode, she describes a picture book matrix measuring axes of how didactic a book is and how much agency it gives the kid reader. To view a graphic of the matrix, visit Chrissie's Instagram page @librarychrissie.To get a deeper look at the matrix with lots of examples, sign up to become a paid subscriber on Chrissie's Substack and look for this Friday's post.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.