# Chrissie Writes Newsletter Kidlit recs, library ideas, and beyond from @librarychrissie, a K-5 Teacher-Librarian in the PNW. Page: Feed: --- ## [Fall library AMA](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/fall-library-ama) _2026-08-19 · Chrissie Wright_ Answering your questions for a new school year ## [Call for questions: fall library AMA](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/call-for-questions-fall-library-ama) _2026-08-17 · Chrissie Wright_ What are you wondering // how can I help? ## [5 picture books for a new school year](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/5-picture-books-for-a-new-school) _2026-08-09 · Chrissie Wright_ Not your average back-to-school books ## [HERE'S AN ICEBREAKER NOW TELL ME YOUR WHY](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/heres-an-icebreaker-now-tell-me-your) _2026-08-02 · Chrissie Wright_ 3 tips for navigating back-to-school dread ## [Chrissie Writes, Vol. 42](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/chrissie-writes-vol-42) _2026-07-26 · Chrissie Wright_ 8 books for kids you should know about this month ## [14 read-alouds worth repeating](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/14-read-alouds-worth-repeating) _2026-07-19 · Chrissie Wright_ Backlist picture books I reach for again and again ## [My favorite read-alouds of the 25-26 school year](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/my-favorite-read-alouds-of-the-25) _2026-07-12 · Chrissie Wright_ Plus links to 100+ read-aloud ideas ## [Reading raves (grown-up reading edition)](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/reading-raves-grown-up-reading-edition-4e8) _2026-07-05 · Chrissie Wright_ 8 books I loved in May and June ## [Chrissie Writes, Vol. 41](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/chrissie-writes-vol-41) _2026-06-28 · Chrissie Wright_ 5 books for kids you should know about this month ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JJWGRnbIkSGe) _2026-06-28 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Read Alouds Ranked - No. 15](https://librarychrissie.substack.com/p/read-alouds-ranked-no-15) _2026-06-26 · Chrissie Wright_ Ranking 28 books I read aloud this spring and why they worked (or didn't)