In episode 244 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:

Can reading be too ‘comfortable’?

When times are troubled, books can offer a comfortable place to escape – but what exactly is a ‘comfort read’, where do they fit in a kid’s reading journey, and how can you tell when ‘comfortable’ has become a rut?

Books we mention

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Bookmail and TBR pile

‘Green Cities: How Green Infrastructure Helps Heal the Planet’ by Shelia Boudreau. Illustrated by Katy Dockrill

‘Making Trouble’ by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward

‘The Night Tiger’ by Sherryl Clark and Hannah Sommerville

‘Fearless’ by Kelly Canby

Other

Megan’s book recommendations for adult readers (courtesy of Allison Rushby)

‘Slashed Beauties’ by Allison Rushby

‘Flyaway’ by Kathleen Jennings

‘Honeyeater’ by Kathleen Jennings

‘Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands’ by Heather Fawcett

‘Victorian Psycho’ by Virginia Feito 

‘Sky Daddy’ by Kate Folk

Comfort reads

YKNR community ‘comfort reads’ list

Funny Kid (series) by Matt Stanton

The Magic Faraway Tree (series) by Enid Blyton

Friday Barnes (series) by R. A. Spratt

Nanny Piggins (series) by R. A. Spratt

The Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

Keeper of the Lost Cities (series) by Shannon Messenger 

Kingdoms and Empires (series) by Jaclyn Moriarty 

Nevermoor (series) by Jessica Townsend

Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling

Adventures on Trains (series) by M.G. Leonard 

‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien 

The Lord of the Rings (series) by J. R. R. Tolkien

Percy Jackson (series) by Rick Riordan

Geronimo Stilton (series)

Specky Magee (series) by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon

How To Train Your Dragon (series) by Cressida Cowell

Dork Diaries (series) by Rachel Renee Russell

Graphic novels by Raina Telgemeier 

Usborne’s The World of the Unknown: Ghosts by Christopher Maynard.

Other episodes

Episode 214: Encouraging Reading At Home

Episode 204: Wide Reading 101

Episode 111: Books About Siblings

Bonus Episode: Raising Wild Readers

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 Last Word 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.