Episode 212: Book About Weddings

July 23, 2025

 

 

In episode 212 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:

 

Books About Weddings

 

Wedding fever is in the air at YKNR, which makes it the perfect time for Megan and Allison to discuss books featuring weddings for kids of all ages – as well as THAT viral wedding bouquet.

 

 

Books we mention

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Bookmail and TBR pile

‘Baabinje’s Backyard’ by Ella Noah Bancroft and Bronwyn Bancroft 

‘Mango and Hopscotch: The Inspiring Story of a Brave Kangaroo and her Joey Rescued from Floodwaters’ by Sophie Cunningham, illustrated by Anil Tortop

‘Find Me: On The Coast’ by Jess McGeachin

‘The Year We Escaped’ by Suzanne Leal

 

Other

Megan’s WEDDING

 

Books About Weddings

‘The Rabbits’ Wedding’ by Garth Williams (1958)

‘Lucy’s Book’ by Natalie Jane Prior and Cheryl Orsini (Story Box Hub) 

‘Why Can’t I Be a Dinosaur?’ (2017) by Kylie Westaway and Tom Jellett 

‘Lizzie’s Nonsense’ by Jan Omerod (Story Box Hub)

‘Aunty’s Wedding’ by Miranda Tapsell, Joshua Tyler and Samantha Fry 

‘Julian at the Wedding’ by Jessica Love

‘Uncle Bobby’s Wedding’ by Sarah Brannen and Lucia Soto  

‘Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century’ by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser

‘Billie B Brown: The Wonderful Wedding’ by Sally Rippin, art by Aki Fukuoka

‘A New Knight (Sam Kerr Kicking Goals)’ by Sam Kerr, Fiona Harris and Aki Fukuoka

‘Clementine Rose and the wedding wobbles’ by Jacquline Harvey  

‘Pippa The Perfect Flowergirl’ by Julie Nickerson (Aussie Nibbles) (2011)

‘Weird wedding!’ by Ahn Do and Jules Faber

‘Wedding Belles’ (Ella Diaries #29) by Meredith Costain and Danielle McDonald

‘Paddington Goes to Town’ by Michael Bond 

‘The Fire Star: A Maven & Reeve Mystery’ by A.L. Tait

‘Alice-Miranda to the Rescue’ by Jacqueline Harvey

‘Mim and the Woeful Wedding (The Travelling Bookshop, #2)’ by Katrina Nannestad and Cheryl Orsini

‘Kristy’s big day : #6 The Baby-sitters Club’ (Graphic Novel) by Gale Galligan based on the novel by Ann M Martin (2018)

‘Blue about love : #2 Red Dirt Diaries’ by Katrina Nannestad (2014)

‘Silverborn: the mystery of Morrigan Crow’ by Jessica Townsend

 

Other relevant episodes

Episode 39: Books About Families

Episode 46: Using Books To Mark Occasions

Friday First Chapters #7: Jessica Townsend reads ‘Silverborn: The Mystery Of Morrigan Crow’

Episode 200: Ask Us Anything 3.0

 

 

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

Willow Bright’s Secret Plot by A. L. Tait

Danger Road by A. L. Tait

 

The Beehive by Megan Daley

Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley

Raising Readers by Megan Daley

 


Connect with your show hosts

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The YKNR community on Facebook here. 

Meet Allison Rushby, the third member of #teamyknr. Find out about Allison and her books here.

 

Books about weddings for kids

 

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