In this Reading Raves episode, Chrissie is sharing 8 books for kids she read and loved in April, 2025

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GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Barnacle Bay by Jana Curll
• Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey
• Looshkin: Honk if You See It by Jamie Smart
• Newsroom Nonsense by Jess Smart Smiley

MIDDLE GRADE AUDIOBOOKS

• Pippi Longstocking and Pippi Goes On Board by Astrid Lindgren, narrated by Sutton Foster
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume, narrated by Judy Blume

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