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February 10, 2025 22 mins

In this Deep Dive episode, Chrissie shares a week by week look at a weird books unit with 4th and 5th grade students in the library.

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Books Discussed on the Show:

  • Tumblebaby by Adam Rex and Audrey Helen Weber
  • The Cat Way by Sara Lundberg, translated by BJ Woodstein
  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd
  • Let’s Be Bees by Shawn Harris
  • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • I Want to Be a Vase by Julio Torres, illustrated by Julian Glander
  • Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
  • The Pineapple Princess by Sabina Hahn
  • I Do Not Eat Children by Marcus Cutler
  • The Teeny Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris
  • A Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif, illustrated by Joaquin Camp, translated by Jordan Landsman
  • Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris, illustrated by Ian Falconer
  • Pepper and Me by Beatrice Alemagna
  • Tove and the Island with No Address by Lauren Soloy

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