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Hi, everybody! What do Below Deck, post WWII England, the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, Pee-Wee and his Big Adventure, and truly horrible dolls have in common? Why, this podcast, of course! We read The Doll's House (1947), a little story that starts with a lot of housework and ends with MURDER.Listen, we understand. You may not be into Pee-Wee's Big Adventure as muc

We have been so excited to share this book with you for so long. It's Maudie and Me and the Dirty Book (1980), written by an amazing author named Betty Miles. It touches on SO MANY of the issues that we are facing still, 40 years later, when it comes to children's literature. We hope you will enjoy our discussion and let us know your thoughts ([email protected]). Othe

Holy, cow! We're back! Can you believe it? We've missed you SO MUCH. Don't ask, it was rough.Here's our latest, a discussion of Tuck Everlasting (1975), written by Natalie Babbitt. You guys think this one's going to be cute because Rory Gilmore was in the movie version... but it's not. We make up for it with a 3.5 minute recap of the entire "Twili

Salutations, dear listeners! Here we talk about the Giving Tree-length of web one brave barn spider will spin in order to save her best friend, a Terrific, Radiant, AND Humble pig named Wilbur. It's Some Podcast, indeed, and it's all about the magnificent Charlotte's Web (1952), by E.B. White. We laugh, we cry, we recap Moira's recent trip out west to see a cert

We've said it before and we'll say it again: Anastasia Krupnik is an absolute GEM of a character. Unfortunately, her new employer, Mrs. Bellingham, is less-than gemmy herself. We console ourselves with discussions of baby Sam Krupnik, and we revisit that extra alarming feeling when a potential kindred spirit turns out to be the hottest! and Most! Volatile! Of adolescent M

Guys, we missed you SO MUCH. In fact, we are so excited to be talking with you (and each other) again that we took an inordinate number of Culture Breaks while we were recording. Topics for discussion: The Amazing Kreskin, Derry Girls, Ted Lasso, the merits of the Cricut vs other worthy hobbies, and the Beatles documentary.But don't worry! We still talk about Judy Blume's

It's a super special episode for us, folks, as we engage in a multi-media discussion of Erin's favorite children's series of all, all time: The Baby Sitter's Club. We read the fourth book, Mary Anne Saves the Day (1987), and then watched the thoroughly modernized adaptation available on Netflix now. And we loved ALLLLLLL of it. Ann M. Martin rules over a strong

Happy holidays, friends! Thanksgiving (and other things) got in the way of our regular release schedule last week. We hope this recap of From the Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler (1967) will help us make it up to you. Look out, though: this is another one where we get all sappy. Can you blame us? E.L. Konigsberg wrote a Newbery Medal-winner, here!Other topics of discussion: d

Friends, Daniel Handler (the true author of the book we're reading this week - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book One: A Bad Beginning [1999]) tells a GRIM story. However, the way he tells it is so amusing and comforting that we can't help but love it. We hope you will, too.Other conversation topics: pasta puttanesca (simply delicious with or witho

Happy Halloween, dear listeners! We're so thrilled to present our recap of one of the best spooky kids books of all time, Bunnicula (1979), by James and Deborah Howe. You've gotta love a story introduced by "the editor," a la Jane Eyre. Join us and our Special Guest Star Joselle Shea as we reminisce about Halloweens past and question the sanity of ALL of the pet