A kidlit review podcast focusing on one picture book and one chapter book each week. Hosted by Nina and Matt.
Even the Trunchbull
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A kidlit review podcast focusing on one picture book and one chapter book each week. Hosted by Nina and Matt.
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4/15/2020
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May 14, 2026
Episode 61 - Terrors by Torchlight (The Dark and When the Storm Comes)
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 If you'd like to support us and get access to bonus content, you can join our patreon here. Another way to support us is to shop our picks on our bookshop here What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com
May 7, 2026
Episode 60 - Precious Stones (These Are My Rocks and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen)
Our picture book this week is less of a story and more of a tour of the narrator's very tastefully curated collection. The categories travel from totally mundane (small things) to very high concept (invisible things), passing lunch on our way through and ending up at bedtime. Bethan Woollvin's use of texture and colour are on full display in this masterpiece of interactivity. How many legs are too many legs? And what is the difference between pointy things and prickly things? For our chapter book, we've a classic of British fantasy literature, it's Alan Garner's debut from 1960: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. Matt read this one as a child and has lingering memories of being deeply disturbed and impressed. This one is worth seeking out and revisiting. It is formally so strange, linguistically so beautiful, often very funny and not infrequently terrifying. We read a lot aloud from this one because it's just too good not to. Come play with us by Alderley Edge - just watch you don't fall down any disused mine shafts or the svarts'll get ya. Matt mentioned the review of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen over on Eleanor & Alaisdair Read That. Shoutout to a fellow kidlit podcast! If you'd like to support us and get access to bonus content, you can join our patreon here. Another way to support us is to shop our picks on our bookshop here What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com
April 30, 2026
Episode 59 - True Colours (Is it red? Is it yellow? Is it blue? and Entangled)
This week we've two fantastic books focused on the theme of colour. Our picture book is a classic by Tana Hoban from 1978: Is it red? Is it yellow? Is it blue? This might be the first non-fiction picture book we've covered and this one is a banger. A collection of beautiful slice of life photographs and a game to play together with your little one. A historial artifact and a serious art book to put on the coffee table. We wonder how this one lands with young people now - is the 70s essentially as far away as the 90s nowadays? Is it all just The Olden Days? Our chapter book is Entangled by Emma Rae, newly released by Firefly Press. We were privileged enough to be sent a review copy by Netgalley for this one and we adored it! Really great, playful writing, beautiful descriptions of colours in Venice and a classic-feeling adventure. Massively cool disability rep with blind character Tia, and the funniest descriptions of what it feels like to be clumsy that you ever did read, from her brother Thomas. Stuffed with Dylan Thomas quotes and really touching character moments, this is a gem. You can read the first couple of chapters of Entangled for free here. If you'd like to support us and get access to bonus content, you can join our patreon here. Another way to support us is to shop our picks on our bookshop here What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com
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