Latest Childrenslit Podcast Episodes
Ep132 Picture Book Picks: Mental Health Awareness Month
Picture Book Look - May 14, 2024 04:30 - 25 minutesWe're back with more Picture Book Picks! We have more great mentor texts for you around this month's theme: Mental Health Awareness. Listen to the episode to see why we made our picks! Kim's Picks: Unique Structure: A Whale of a Mistake by Ioana Hobai Illustrations: Out of a Jar by Deborah Ma...
Ep132 Dancing Through Space with Lydia Lukidis, Sawyer Cloud, and Josh Gregory
Picture Book Look - April 30, 2024 16:27 - 25 minutesWe can't wait for you to hear our conversation with Lydia Lukidis, Sawyer Cloud, and Josh Gregory about this star of a biography that shines a light on the first Black woman in space! Don't miss Dancing Through Space: Dr. Mae Jemison Soars to New Heights! ***Find out more about Lydia here: ...
Ep131 Picture Book Picks: Poetry Month
Picture Book Look - April 09, 2024 04:30 - 21 minutesWe're back with more Picture Book Picks! We have more great mentor texts for you all around the theme of poetry! Listen to the episode to see why we made our picks! Kim's Picks: Nonfiction: A Stone is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Marc Martin Silly: Animals in Pants: A Poetr...
Ep130 Small Things Mended with Casey W. Robinson, Nancy Whitesides, and Lauri Hornik
Picture Book Look - March 25, 2024 21:49 - 23 minutesYou won't want to miss this conversation! We loved chatting with Casey W. Robinson, Nancy Whitesides, and editor Lauri Hornik about the special project that became this beautiful book, Small Things Mended. ***Find out more about Casey here: Website: https://www.caseywrobinson.com/ Instagra...
Ep129 Picture Book Picks: Women's History Month
Picture Book Look - March 19, 2024 11:28 - 24 minutesWe're excited to bring you a new monthly feature on the Picture Book Look podcast- Picture Book Picks! Each month, Kim and Kirsti will each choose 5 books within a theme and share what they love about them and why they make great mentor texts. This month is Women's History Month so the theme is ...
Ep128 The Reflection in Me with Marc Colagiovanni and Peter H. Reynolds
Picture Book Look - February 27, 2024 12:32 - 29 minutesWe hope you love listening to this episode as much as we did recording it! Enjoy this special conversation with Marc Colagiovanni and Peter H. Reynolds about their beautiful new book, The Reflection in Me. ***Find out more about Marc here: Website: https://www.marccolagiovanni.com/ Instagr...
Ep127 Conversations with Kim & Kirsti: Agenting
Picture Book Look - February 14, 2024 00:31 - 19 minutesToday we are talking all things agenting! We hope you find this episode helpful as you follow your writing journey! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A Dragon Adventure: Full Story
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - February 06, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsJoin Lauren and the Reading Bug for a magical adventure and learn about how to write your own story! When the Reading Bug discovers a mysterious, large egg in the middle of the bookstore, our adventure to find which story it tumbled out of begins. Meet princes, monsters and, of course, dragons as...
Ep126 Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion with Shannon Stocker, Devon Holzwarth, and Jessica Garrison
Picture Book Look - January 29, 2024 23:20 - 26 minutesWe are thrilled to be back with our first interview of 2024! Please enjoy our chat with Shannon Stocker, Devon Holzwarth, and editor Jessica Garrison about their beautifully written and illustrated story, Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion. ***Find out more about Shanno...
Ep125 Conversations with Kim and Kirsti: Ramping Up Your New Year
Picture Book Look - January 16, 2024 21:41 - 17 minutesDid you miss us? We're back! Not exactly like before but more than we were in 2023. We hope you enjoy our first episode of 2024 - our conversation about how to ramp up 2024 and make this year fabulous! ***Follow us here: Instagram: @picturebook_look Facebook: Picture Book Look Podcast 12x...
Bonus: A Volcano Adventure: Full Story, Parts 1 & 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - January 02, 2024 20:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsParts 1 & 2 combined into a full story. Join Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee on an explosive adventure to experience and learn about the science any the mythology of volcanos! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/volcano
A Volcano Adventure: Part 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - December 12, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 2 of 2. Join Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee on an explosive adventure to experience and learn about the science any the mythology of volcanos! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/volcano
A Volcano Adventure: Part 1
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - November 28, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 1 of 2. Join Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee on an explosive adventure to experience and learn about the science any the mythology of volcanos! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/volcano
A Thanksgiving Adventure: Full Story
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - November 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsWhat are you thankful for? Lauren and the Reading Bug are thankful for a reunion with their good friend Spelling Bee! Join them as they travel back in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with a village of Pilgrims and the native people living nearby. When the magic book bag goes astray, we'll get an a...
Bonus: A Venetian Adventure: Full Story, Parts 1 & 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - November 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsParts 1 & 2 combined into a full story. Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee are off to explore the sights and history of Venice, the Floating City, but when a brazen robbery threatens their adventure - and Venice itself - it's time to hop into action! Join the adventurers for gelato, gon...
Ep124 Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews with Julie Hedlund and Charlie Ilgunas
Picture Book Look - November 07, 2023 17:36 - 21 minutesOur hearts are alive with the sound of picture book creators making magical stories for our heart! We loved chatting with Julie Hedlund and Charlie Ilgunas about this beautiful biography about the iconic Julie Andrews! ***Find out more about Julie here: Website: https://juliehedlund.com/ T...
A Venetian Adventure: Part 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - November 07, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 2 of 2. Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee are off to explore the sights and history of Venice, the Floating City, but when a brazen robbery threatens their adventure - and Venice itself - it's time to hop into action! Join the adventurers for gelato, gondolas and more of this exci...
A Venetian Adventure: Part 1
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - October 31, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 1 of 2. Lauren, the Reading Bug and the Spelling Bee are off to explore the sights and history of Venice, the Floating City, but when a brazen robbery threatens their adventure - and Venice itself - it's time to hop into action! Join the adventurers for gelato, gondolas and more of this exci...
A Día De Los Muertos Adventure: Full Story
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - October 26, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsA replay of one of the Reading Bug's favorite episodes, just in time for Día de los Muertos! Join Lauren and the Reading Bug as they follow the path of the great monarch migration into Mexico to learn all about monarch butterflies and to celebrate the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos. Explor...
Ep123 The Monster Mac and Cheese Party with Todd Parr
Picture Book Look - September 19, 2023 10:08 - 27 minutesJoin us for this wonderful conversation with the one and only Todd Parr as we chat about his latest book, The Monster Mac and Cheese Party! ***Find out more about Todd here: Website: https://www.toddparr.com/ Instagram: @toddparr ***Follow us here: Twitter: @pb_look Instagram: @pictur...
Ep122 Smarty Ants with Kirsti Call, Erin Taylor, and Christianne Jones
Picture Book Look - August 08, 2023 13:32 - 21 minutesJoin us to get a behind-the-scenes look with Kirsti Call, Erin Taylor, and Christianne Jones about Smarty Ants. ***Find out more about Kirsti here: Website: http://www.kirsticall.com/ Twitter: @kirsticall Instagram: @kirsticall ***Find out more about Erin here: Website: http://e...
Bonus: A Greek Adventure: Full Story, Parts 1 & 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - July 27, 2023 02:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsParts 1 & 2 combined into a full story. Lauren and the Reading Bug are on an Olympic-sized adventure to visit Mount Olympus in Ancient Greece! Join them as they learn all about Greece and the Greek gods that live there! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adv...
A Greek Adventure: Part 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - July 18, 2023 10:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 2 of 2. Getting to Mount Olympus isn't quite as easy as it may have seemed, but you won't want to myth part 2 of this Ancient Greece adventure! Join Lauren and the Reading Bug! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/greek
Ep121 Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator with Meeg Pincus, Meridth McKean Gimbel, and Kelly Delaney
Picture Book Look - July 11, 2023 16:08 - 23 minutesJoin us for this beautiful and important conversation with Meeg Pincus, Meridth McKean Gimbel, and Kelly Delaney, about Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator. ***Find out more about Meeg here: Website: https://www.meegpincus.com/ ***Find out more ...
A Greek Adventure: Part 1
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - July 11, 2023 10:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 1 of 2. Lauren and the Reading Bug are on an Olympic-sized adventure to visit Mount Olympus in Ancient Greece! Join them as they learn all about Greece and the Greek gods that live there! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/greek
Bonus: A Robot Adventure: Full Story, Parts 1 & 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - June 20, 2023 05:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsParts 1 & 2 combined into a full story. Lauren and the Reading Bug are on an adventure to learn more about robots! Join them at the Institute for Robots and Intelligent Machines as they explore an array of amazing robotic inventions! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.theread...
A Robot Adventure: Part 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - June 13, 2023 04:05 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 2 of 2. Back at the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Roby the robot hatches a dangerous rescue plan - hoping to earn himself a heart. Join Lauren and the Reading Bug to lend a helping hand! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/r...
A Robot Adventure: Part 1
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - June 06, 2023 10:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 1 of 2. Lauren and the Reading Bug are on an adventure to learn more about robots! Join them at the Institute for Robots and Intelligent Machines as they explore an array of amazing robotic inventions! Explore the books in the Reading Bug's book bag at www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/robot
Bonus: A Forest Adventure: Full Story, Parts 1 & 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - May 23, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsParts 1 & 2 combined into a full story. Join Lauren and the Reading Bug on an impossible adventure into the heart of a mother tree. Learn about the complex and incredible systems that help trees grow big and strong, and about what you can do to help protect them. Explore the books in the Reading...
A Forest Adventure: Part 2
Reading Bug Adventures - Original Stories with Music for Kids - May 16, 2023 10:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 779 ratingsPart 2 of 2. Someone - or something - is polluting the forests! In part 2 of our adventure, join Lauren, the Reading Bug, and our new friend, Rowan, to find out how to save the trees. Learn about the complex and incredible systems that help trees grow big and strong, and about what you can do to ...
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