Ep 36 - April Forecast - 10 Most Anticipated Kidlit Books Releasing in April 2024

In this month's Forecast episode, Chrissie shares the 10 kidlit books releasing in April 2024 that she is most looking forward to.

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Picture Books

Oh, Are You Awake!? by Bob Shea and JarvisProper Badger Would Never!  by Lauren Glattly and Rob Sayegh, Jr.

Graphic Novels

Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Monster and the Maze by Maple LamUnhappy Camper by Lily LaMotte and Anne XuFake Chinese Sounds by Jing Jing Tsong

Middle Grade

Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunnThe Night War by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyMagnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel MillerTree. Table. Book. by Lois LowryMeet Me on Mercer Street by Booki Vivat

SPEED ROUND
Picture Books

Ahoy! by Sophie BlackallThe Truth About the Couch by Adam Rubin and LiniersA Sundae with Everything On It by Kyle Scheele and Andy J. PizzaDog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet and Andrea Zuill

Short Chapter Books

Cornbread and Poppy for the Win by Matthew CordellPets Rule! Invasion of the Pugs by Susan Tan

Graphics

I Survived the Battle of D-Day by Lauren TarshisLightfall: the Dark Times by Tim ProbertPuzzled by Pan CookeBlood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson and Tatiana Hill

Middle Grade

Keeping Pace by Laurie MorrisonWinnie Nash Is Not Your Sunshine by Nicole MellebyThe Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy

Nonfiction

Who Is Taylor Swift from Who HQButt or Face: Revenge of the Butts by Kari LaVelleClub Microbe by Elise Gravel

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