What is the appeal of dark picture books? Do kids want to read (and re-read) books about tougher topics? How do you make these books kid-friendly?
Julie Hedlund leads our Roundtable discussion about dark picture books, what place they have in children's lives, and why they can be so important.
Books mentioned in this episode:
- The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
- The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder and Catia Chien
- Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson and Hudson Talbott
- Kamau & ZuZu Find a Way by Aracelis Girmay and Diana Ejaita
- Finding Papa by Angela Pham Krans and Thi Bui
- Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour and Daniel Egnéus
- The House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wan and Hanna Cha
- The Skull by Jon Klassen
- The Cat Man of Aleppo by Karim Shamsi-Basha, Irene Latham, Yuko Shimizu
- The Circus Comes to the Village by Yutaka Kobayashi
Let this episode linger and check out a few of these picks as you discover the world of dark picture books.
