In episode 005 of Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:

Moving on from ‘funny books’

Is your kid stuck in a ‘funny book’ rut? Is that a problem? Megan and Allison discuss one of the big questions in kids’ reading, and look at ways to keep the ‘funny’ even as your kids get older. Megan has fallen in love with a new picture book, while Allison is planning a festival. Quick tips to help young writers steer clear of overwriting, and to create a bedtime reading habit. 

Books we mention

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Bookmail and TBR pile

‘The Fire Star’ by A. L. Tait

‘The Mapmaker Chronicles #4: Beyond the edge of the map’ by A. L. Tait

‘Ernest the Elephant’ by Anthony Browne 

‘Before You Were Born’ by Katrina Germein and Helene Magisson 

‘Move that Mountain’ by Kate and Jol Temple and Terri Rose Baynton

Moving on from funny books

‘Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables’ (series) by Tim Harris

‘Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire’ by Nat Amoore

’The Power of Positive Pranking’ by Nat Amoore

‘Unpopular Me’ by James O’Loghlin

‘Friday Barnes’ (series) by R A Spratt

‘Alice Miranda’ (series) by Jacqueline Harvey

‘The Ranger’s Apprentice’ (series) by John Flanagan

‘The Odds’ by Matt Stanton

‘Funny Kid’ (series) by Matt Stanton

‘The Mapmaker Chronicles’ (series) by A. L. Tait

Quick tips

Kids Creative Writing Quest by Allison Tait for the Writers Centre

Other useful episodes

Episode 245: 10 minutes with Matt Stanton

Episode 227: Books To Gift To Kids Who ‘Don’t Read’

Episode 198: All About Funny Books

Episode 148: Kids and Creative Writing

Our books

The Last Word by A. L. Tait

Danger Road by A. L. Tait

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

The First Summer of Callie McGee by A. L. Tait

The Maven & Reeve Mysteries by A. L. Tait

The Ateban Cipher (duology) by A. L. Tait

The Mapmaker Chronicles series by A. L. Tait

The Beehive by Megan Daley

Teacher, Teacher (anthology), edited by Megan Daley

Raising Readers by Megan Daley

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE YOUR NEXT READ SERIES HERE

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

Allison is the third, much shyer member of #teamyknr

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