31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Easy Books and Early Chapter Books

In no particular order, here are the types of children’s books that I think are the most difficult to write well: Easy Books, Early Chapter Books, and Board Books. You could dash any of these off with a wave of your hand, but would they be any good? Sit down with a Frog and Toad book one of these days and just gape for a while over the perfection of that writing.

The books on today’s list may not all be up to Arnold Lobel standards of literature, but by gum they pack a lot into their tin...