In today's booklist episode, Chrissie shares 8 favorite backlist picture books that can be described as dark, weird, and funny.
FEATURED TITLES: DARK // WEIRD // FUNNY
- The Barnabus Project by the Fan Brothers
- Fortunately by Remy Charlip
- The Great Zapfino by Mac Barnett and Marla Frazee
- How Dinosaurs Went Extinct by Ame Dyckman and Jennifer Harney
- The Incredible Book-Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
- The Pineapple Princess by Sabina Hahn
- Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
- The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
BONUS RECS
- It's a Secret by John Burningham
- Duckworth the Difficult Child by Michael Sussman
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
- How to Eat a Book by Mrs. and Mr. MacLeod
- What If One Day by Bruce Handy and Ashleigh Corrin
- Dinosaurs Don't Exist by Mark Janssen
- Ten Word Tiny Tales by Joseph Coelho
ABSURD // PLAYFUL // WEIRD RECS
- TOASTY by Sarah Hwang
- CAROL AND THE PICLE-TOAD by Esme Shapiro
- DIM SUM PALACE by X. Fang
- THE WELCOME HOME by Amy June Bates
- INVISIBLE THINGS by Andy J. Pizza and Sophie Miller
2024 RELEASES
- PEPPER AND ME by Beatrice Alemagna (1/16)
- THE TEENY-WEENY UNICORN by Shawn Harris (2/6)
- I DO NOT EAT CHILDREN by Marcus Cutler (2/20)
- PRETTY UGLY by David Sedaris and Ian Falconer (2/27)
- SPIDER IN THE WELL by Jess Hannigan (3/19)
- MILLIE FLEUR'S POISON GARDEN by Christy Mandin (7/2)
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