To wrap up this tenth season, we're reading some thrillers for kids. Yes, they do exist, even in picture book form!

The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen is a stunning piece of art. It's a horror story. Laszlo has an uncomfortable roommate type relationship with the Dark. They live in the same house. Mostly it's fine. Except when it's not. Except when the Dark lures you into the cellar and hits you with a wall of text... We're not joking! That's how this book goes. It's fantastic.

Our chapter book, released just last year, is When the Storm Comes, by Polly Ho-Yen, who is fast becoming an auto-buy author for us. This is a disaster movie in book camouflage. It's a climate change book. It's a bullying book. It's a survival story. What if you became trapped inside your school with your firm but fair, very pregnant teacher, and three other kids, two of which you don't really care for, and one you actually despise? CHILLS. Get it for your kid who can't sustain the attention for reading. It's gripping.

We reviewed Polly Ho-Yen's first book, which you can find here

And we briefly mention our episode about Coraline, which you can find here

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