In this episode, Chrissie shares 10 books for kids releasing in May 2025 that she is looking forward to, as well as an update about the podcast.

UPDATE: BOOK DELIGHT PODCAST IS ON HIATUS. Chrissie is taking a break to pursue other projects. At the end of summer, she will consider whether to continue the show's hiatus or start making new episodes.

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FEATURED BOOKS

Picture Books

• Cranky Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey Tabor
• The Arguers by Corinna Luyken
• Squid in Pants by Kaz Windness
• Kittybunkport by Scott Rothman, illustrated by Zachariah OHora

Chapter Books

• Lone Wolf Goes to the Library and Lone Wolf On Vacation by Kiah Thomas, illustrated by K. Fai Steele.

Middle Grade

• Growing Home by Beth Ferry, illustrated by the Fan Brothers
• The Wish Switch by Lynn Painter

Graphic Novels

• Stuck by Kayla Miller
• Creaky Acres by Calista Brill
• Camp Frenemies by Liz Montague

In this Reading Raves episode, Chrissie is sharing 8 books for kids she read and loved in April, 2025

Featured Titles

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Barnacle Bay by Jana Curll
• Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey
• Looshkin: Honk if You See It by Jamie Smart
• Newsroom Nonsense by Jess Smart Smiley

MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOKS

• Pippi Longstocking and Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren, narrated by Sutton Foster
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume, narrated by Judy Blume

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In this episode, Chrissie is sharing some favorites from 2025 so far.

FEATURED TITLES:

Kidlit

• The Teeny Weeny Unicorn's Great Big Wish by Shawn Harris
• Let's Be Bees by Shawn Harris
• Astro by Manuel Marsol
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd
• Cassi and the House of Memories by Dean Stuart
• Audio: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Fudge series by Judy Blume

Grown-Up Reads

• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
• Atavists by Lydia Millet
• Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
• Audio: The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
• Audio: Twist by Colum McCann

Cookbooks

• Justine Cooks by Justine Doiron
• Pizza Night by Alexandra Stafford
• What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers
• You Got This by Diane Morrissey

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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, live video Q&As with Chrissie, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more.

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