In this booklist episode, Chrissie shares 10 books she read as a child that had a formative impact on her as a reader.

FEATURED BOOKS

Picture Books

• Eloise by Kay Thompson
• Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas
• Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger
• Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Maurice Sendak
• The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza

Chapter Books / Middle Grade

• Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back by Shel Silverstein
• Dog Called Kitty by Bill Wallace
• When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
• The Toilet Paper Tigers by Gordon Korman
• Terror at the Zoo by Peg Kehret

RESOURCE MENTIONED IN THE SHOW

• Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen on Substack: Looking at Picture Books

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