In this booklist episode, Chrissie shares 13 chapter books that are especially fabulous as read alouds.

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Sweet & Cozy

• OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG: THE STORY OF US by Lauren Castillo
• CORNBREAD AND POPPY by Matthew Cordell
• THE APARTMENT HOUSE ON POPPY HILL by Nina LaCour

Silly Animal Stories

• RABBIT AND BEAR: RABBIT'S BAD HABITS by Julian Gough
• MEGABAT by Anna Humphrey
• FRANK AND THE BAD SURPRISE by Martha Brockenbrough

Magical Adventures

• FABLED STABLES: WILLA THE WISP by Jonathan Auxier
• THE STORY OF GUMLUCK THE WIZARD by Adam Rex
• FORTUNATELY, THE MILK by Neil Gaiman

Bigtime Belly Laughs

• DORY FANTASMAGORY by Abby Hanlon
• JO JO MAKOONS: THE USED-TO-BE BEST FRIEND by Dawn Quigley
• PETS RULE! MY KINGDOM OF DARKNESS by Susan Tan

Hopeful Horror

• THE SKULL by Jon Klassen

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