EPISODE · Feb 10, 2025 · 22 MIN
Ep 74 - Deep Dive - Reading weird books with 4th & 5th graders in the library
from Book Delight with Chrissie Wright · host Chrissie M. Wright
In this Deep Dive episode, Chrissie shares a week by week look at a weird books unit with 4th and 5th grade students in the library.Resources Mentioned on the Show:"Let the Kids Get Weird" by Janet Manely on LitHub"Goodnight Moon" on Looking at Picture Books Substack by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Mac Barnett on NPR: "Are picture books undervalued? This new ambassador of children's literature thinks so"Books Discussed on the Show:Tumblebaby by Adam Rex and Audrey Helen WeberThe Cat Way by Sara Lundberg, translated by BJ WoodsteinGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement HurdLet’s Be Bees by Shawn HarrisWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakI Want to Be a Vase by Julio Torres, illustrated by Julian GlanderSam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon KlassenThe Pineapple Princess by Sabina HahnI Do Not Eat Children by Marcus CutlerThe Teeny Weeny Unicorn by Shawn HarrisA Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif, illustrated by Joaquin Camp, translated by Jordan LandsmanPretty Ugly by David Sedaris, illustrated by Ian FalconerPepper and Me by Beatrice AlemagnaTove and the Island with No Address by Lauren SoloyBe 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, live video Q&As with Chrissie, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more. Visit librarychrissie.substack.com to subscribe.
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In this Deep Dive episode, Chrissie shares a week by week look at a weird books unit with 4th and 5th grade students in the library. Resources Mentioned on the Show: "Let the Kids Get Weird" by Janet Manely on LitHub"Goodnight Moon" on Looking at Picture Books Substack by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Mac Barnett on NPR: "Are picture books undervalued? This new ambassador of children's literature thinks so"Books Discussed on the Show: Tumblebaby by Adam Rex and Audrey Helen WeberThe Cat Wa...
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