In this Forecast episode, Chrissie is sharing the 10 kidlit books releasing in June 2024 that she is most excited for.

FEATURED BOOKS

Picture Books

• Are You Small? by Mo Willems (6/10)
• The First Week of School by Drew Beckmeyer (6/25)

Early Reader

• Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi (6/4)

Short Chapter

• Ava Lin, Best Friend! by Vicky Fang (6/4)
• Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Dung Ho (6/11)

Middle Grade

• They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Mike Lowery (6/4)
• Perry Homer Ruins Everything by Beth Vrabel (6/18)
• Ratty by Suzanne Selfors, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu (6/18)

Graphics

• Reggie: Penguin in Charge by Jen de Oliveira (6/4)
• The New Girl by Cassandra Calin (6/4)

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In this Reading Raves episode, Chrissie shares the best kidlit she read during the month of May.

FEATURED BOOKS

Short Chapter Books

• Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones by Sophie Dahl, illustrated by Lauren O'Hara
• Monday: Into the Cave of Thieves by Ralph Lazar, illustrated by Lisa Swerling

Graphic Novels

• The Egg Incident by Ziggy Hanaor
• Lost and Found: Based on a True Story by Mei Yu
• Wires Crossed by Beth Fantaskey, illustrated by Oneill Jones

Middle Grade

• Mission Manhattan by James Ponti
• Finding Bear by Hannah Gold
• The Underdogs of Upson Downs by Craig Silvey

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In today's deep dive episode, Chrissie airs concerns about kidlit's grown-up problem. Then, she shares 4 questions we can ask to help solve the problem.

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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.