In episode 163 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
Winter reads
Winter is reading season and Allison and Megan are exploring books that will help young readers lean into the chill – and books that will take them to warmer places. Plus, a reading challenge for teens and a holiday tip to keep kids in touch with books.
Books we mention
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Bookmail and TBR pile
‘Ingenious Insects’ by Sarah Allen
‘Juno Jones, Epic Explorer # 5’ by Kate Gordon. Illustrated by Sandy Flett
Brock the Croc by Adrian Beck and Dean Rankine
History Hunter (series) by Mark Greenwood
Winter Reads
Help kids make the most of winter reading time (tips)
Episode115: The joy of escape reads
Episode 31: Beach reads for kids
Picture books
Sophie Scott goes South by Alison Lester
The Snowy Day’ by Ezra Jack Keats
‘Where the Snow Angels Go’ by Maggie O’Farrell
‘If Winter Comes, Tell It I’m Not Here’ by Ciraolo Simona
‘Sleep tight farm : a farm prepares for winter’ by Eugenie Doyle and Becca Stadtlander
‘Snow Wombat’ by Susannah Chambers. Illustrated by Mark Jackson
A Bear and a Tree’ by Stephen Michael King
‘Bear and Chook’ by Lisa Shannahan and Emma Quay
The Sea in Me by Cody Simpson, Jess Black, illustrated by Amandine Thomas
Seasons
‘All through the Year’ by Jane Godwin. Illustrated by Anna Walker
‘The ABC Book of Seasons’ by Helen Martin and Judith Simpson. Illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
‘Walking with the Seasons in Kakadu’ by Diane Lucas. Illustrated by Ken Searle
Junior fiction
Showerland: Feel the Freeze by Nat Amoore and James Hart
‘Clementine Rose And The Paris Puzzle’ by Jacqueline Harvey
‘Clementine Rose And The Perfect Present’ by Jacqueline Harvey
Middle grade
Pearly and PIg and the Great Hairy Beast by Sue Whiting
Truly Tan: Baffled by Jen Storer
Elementals: Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman
The Wintrish Girl by Melanie La’Brooy
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
‘Tea Dragon Society’ by K. O’Neill
‘Winter turning’ (Wings of Fire) by Tui Sutherland
‘Nell’s Festival of Crisp Winter Glories’ (Kingdom of Silk) by Glenda Millard
‘Alice-Miranda In The Alps’ by Jacqueline Harvey
‘Kensy And Max: Full Speed’ by Jacqueline Harvey
‘The Winter Door’ by Isobelle Carmody (Series: The Gateway Trilogy)
‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’ by CS Lewis
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
Elsewhere Girls by Nova Weetman and Emily Gale
Pippa’s Island (series) by Belinda Murrell
‘When Rain Turns to Snow’ by Jane Godwin
Anything by Kate DiCamillo including:
‘Ferris’
The Raymie Nightingale Collection
‘Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’
‘The Magician’s Elephant’
‘Flora & Ulysses’
‘The Tale of Despereaux’
Join The Warm Winter Read challenge
Quick tips
As promised, a picture of Megan’s kitchen table, with its spread of books.
And we forgot to mention…
We’re having an amazing Zoom event in July – more details next week, but you can find all the information and tickets here:
RAISING WILD READERS: A FREE YKNR event with Australian Children’s Laureate Sally Rippin
Our books
The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait
The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait
The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait
The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait
The Beehive by Megan Daley
Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley
Raising Readers by Megan Daley
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Meet Allison Rushby, the third member of #teamyknr. Find out about Allison and her books here.
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