In episode 224 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
Big Concepts In Kids’ Books
Books for children and young adults often tackle the big, complex ideas that make us who we are, and they do it in age-appropriate ways. But how? Megan and Allison explore the secrets children’s authors use to balance accessibility with depth – and why story always comes first.
Books we mention
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Bookmail and TBR pile
‘Dead Scary: Ghost Guitarist’ by T. J. Doom. Illustrated by Nahum Ziersch
‘Crocodiles do NOT Like the Toilet’ by Ali Rutstein. Illustrated by Nina Nill
‘All about Antarctica: A fact book about the southernmost continent’ by Marc Martin
‘Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish’ by Judith Rossell
Big concepts in kids’ books
‘Little Ash (series)’ illustrated by Jade Goodwin
‘The Grown-Up’s Guide To Picture Books’, with Lorena Carrington, Timothy Ide
‘Evie Dreams Big (Bored #2)’ by Matt Stanton
‘Childish’ by Morris Gleitzman
‘Villain’ (series) by Adrian Beck
‘The Skin I’m In’ by Steph Tisdell
‘The Fire Star’ (Maven & Reeve Mysteries #1) by A. L Tait
Episodes we mention
Episode 97: 10 mins with Matt Stanton
Episode 221: 10 mins with Morris Gleitzman
NEW BOOK LIST: 125 BOOKS THAT BOYS ARE READING (AND LOVING) RIGHT NOW
Other relevant episodes
Episode 41: Books About Grief And Loss
Episode 161: Books About Anxiety
Episode 220: Books About Feelings 2.0
Relevant book lists
21 children’s and YA books about gender identity
12 books with insights into neurodiversity and autism, from picture books to YA
7 books about consent for kids under 10
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
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Meet Allison Rushby, the third member of #teamyknr. Find out about Allison and her books here.
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