Ep 13 - Deep Dive - Chapter Books

In this bite-size Deep Dive episode, Chrissie answers the question: what is a chapter book?In this episode, she defines chapter books as books that are:highly illustrated one big story told across several chapters ranging in word count from 2,000 to 10,000 words 150 pages or fewerwritten with readers ages 4-9 in mindResources mentioned in this episode:Word Count Dracula blog post by Jennifer LaughranLiteraticast podcast with Jennifer LaughranAR Book Finder for looking up word count of published kidlitBooks mentioned in this episode:MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE by Kate DiCamilloTHE PRINCESS IN BLACK by Shannon HaleTHE FABLED STABLES: WILLA THE WISP by Jonathan AuxierSTARLA JEAN by Elana K. ArnoldTHE SKULL by Jon KlassenBe sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's monthly kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.