The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde.Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.
Episode One: Flickers by Arthur SladeCreated by: Kitty Felde
Started: January 18th, 2023
Status: Active, 100 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/book-club-for-kids/page/9/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>Do you love a mystery? Do you love playing detective, looking for clues on every page? This week’s novel is about a lot of things – segregation, bullying, and most of all, a family mystery.
Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry talks about book bans, balancing serious and silly topics, and gives a sneak preview of her newest book. Kitty Felde is host.
Looking for an “old fashioned” book…with a twist? We discuss Lois Lowry’s tale The Willoughbys with readers from Taylor Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia. Our celebrity reader is the host of the daily news podcast The Gist Mike Pesca. Kitty Felde is host.
We’ve got a group of fantasy lovers this week from Maryland. Readers at Newport Mill Middle School share their favorites and explain why fantasy is such a favorite among their peers. Kitty Felde is host.
Recorded live at Virginia’s Fall for the Book Festival, our trio of readers Jay, Neha and Naomi discuss Mary Amato’s novel Our Teacher is a Vampire and Other (Not) True Stories. Topics range from writing to the world’s worst substitute teachers. Actor Jonathan Cagle-Mulberg is our celebrity reader. The kids ask writer Mary Amato about the book. Mindy Shaw is guest host.
School’s starting. Have you finished your reading assignment? Need some more book suggestions? We’ve got a bunch from kids in Ireland and Los Angeles!
Writer Kate DiCamillo admits that she’s a pantser, not a plotter. Host Kitty Felde talks with the Newbery Award-winning writer.
Suppose you discovered a tiger in a cage. Would you set him free? That’s the dilemna for the heros of The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo. Readers from Maury Elementary in Washington, DC tackle the book and its moral questions. Writer Kate DiCamillo joins us as well. Veteran political reporter Dave Bryan is our celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Created by: Kitty Felde
Started:
January 18th, 2023
Status: Active, 100 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself! And Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a twelve-year old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows.
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