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If you were born in the late 70s or early 80s, the odds are good that somebody you know read today's book to you. This all ties in quite closely to current discussions of picture books with racist elements that sit blithely on shelves in children's rooms anywhere.
In spite of the fact that I didn't really want to have a whole conversation with Kate about owls' elongated eye tubes, that's the price you pay when you talk about Martin Waddell's best known book. But is it a "classic"?
Hope you like your kids short, your cats cruel, and your teddy bears creepy, because we're going all in on Bill Joyce's best known book today.
Under normal circumstances I won't consider a children's book for this podcast unless that title is less than 20 years old. But since I made that rule in the first place, I guess I'm the one who gets to break it. And today's book is, in its blood, a rule breaker.
In honor of Pride this month, I figured it would be a good idea to check out one of the first big-time LGBTQIA+ picture books published in America. Who knew this would be such a fruitful book to explore?
This week we consider a book that was ahead of its time when it came out and may only find its true audience today. And few books for kids tackle the issue of police brutality as honestly as this one does. Reprinted two years ago, James Baldwin's 1976 title (the only book for children he ever made) feels both timeless and in desperate need of a new illustrator.
On this week's episode Kate and I tackle whether or not "Helen Palmer" was or was not Dr. Seuss, we delve into what kind of reputation Mr. Carp must have in this town, and now we have to research when fluoride entered the drinking water and when chlorine entered the public pools. It's important!
I've always been a big fan of this book, but as we have learned time and time again, just because I like something, that is NO indication that Kate will as well.
"Candyland is more complex than this game looks." Continuity errors? Devil chimpanzees? John Cleese cameos? Kate and I discuss the book that spurred on all those movie franchises.
“I’m giving myself extra points for doing this springy book in spring . . . which I did not realize until this moment. Patting on the backy of me!” Prior to today’s episode the only Jerry Pinkney title we’d done on our podcast was Sam and the Tigers (as part of our Little Black Sambo […]