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Worth Noting

We know the news can be heavy. World events can be confusing. But no one should miss out on history as it’s being made. It’s not always easy to know how to talk about what’s going on in the world or even to know where to start. Join us each week for a look at what’s going on in the world and how it impacts you and others. From scientific breakthroughs to historic achievements. From political upheaval to social justice. It’s all worth noting.

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Created by: A Kids Company About

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Started: May 11th, 2019

Status: Active, 382 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Episodes

Hena Khan (2019)
^{00:56:09 | Season: 1 | Episode: 580 | October 31st, 2019}

Hena Khan (@henakhanbooks) shares MORE TO THE STORY, a novel is inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women and centering on a Pakistani-American family with four daughters: Jameela, Aleeza, Bisma, and Maryam. We experience the story through Jameela, a writer and budding journalist who passionately wants to make her mark on the school’s newspaper. The story is a lens through which readers experience that how we are in the world and how we react and respond to things going on in the world has everything to do with who we are and who we are becoming. There are so many moments throughout MORE TO THE STORY where a side of our characters is revealed and they must confront what this truth means. Fairness, microaggressions, exploitation, trauma. They are part of life, and our reactions to them communicate our values.

Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink
^{00:46:27 | Season: 1 | Episode: 579 | October 29th, 2019}

Laurel Snyder (@LaurelSnyder) and Chuck Groenink (@ChuckGroenink) share HUNGRY JIM. In this new picture book, a boy awakens to realize that he is a lion… and that he is hungry. Moreover, his appetite seems insatiable and his urges irresistible. If you detect a hint of Sendak, you won’t be wrong. But this is the kind of story where Sendak and childhood and relationships and all of the little bits that make up you were all swallowed up. And the story that’s been churning inside feels a bit subversive and yet totally relatable. You’re gonna like this one.

Celia C. Pérez
^{00:55:21 | Season: 1 | Episode: 578 | October 22nd, 2019}

Celia C. Pérez (@CeliaCPerez) shares STRANGE BIRDS: A FIELD GUIDE TO RUFFLING FEATHERS. Celia’s sophomore release is about four girls and one hat that bonded them in sororal friendship. It’s about the Floras and how traditions are made to be challenged. It’s about activism and how others will stand in your way. And as Celia says, it’s about how small actions can lead to big changes. Celia’s characters unite around a common cause, but their success depends on something more than friendship; it depends on each member’s ability to be an ally.

Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic
^{00:40:36 | Season: 1 | Episode: 577 | October 20th, 2019}

Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic (@grubreport) shares THE END OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL. Stephanie’s debut takes on a challenging topic through a compassionate voice. The death of a pet can be practice for children for when a family member passes, but it can also be an opportunity for a child to care deeply for another living thing. This is a big, awful thing, regardless of the fortitude or strength it may lend itself to later in life. Stephanie’s approach to the loss of your something wonderful is, in my opinion, the way we should always be seeking to respond: by seeing the child and by meeting them in their grief.

Tonya Engel
^{00:39:58 | Season: 1 | Episode: 576 | October 15th, 2019}

Tonya Engel (@tonyaengel) shares RISE! FROM CAGED BIRD TO POET OF THE PEOPLE, MAYA ANGELOU, written by Bethany Hegedus. Tonya talks about allowing her stream of consciousness to guide her when creating the art for RISE!. The result is a series of paintings rich in imagery and an inner strength that undeniably links that artist to her subject. Tonya speaks on how illustrating Maya Angelou’s life was like telling the story of one of her ancestors and how this book project shed light on how she and Angelou’s life somewhat mirrored one another. Like a beautifully crafted poem, there’s a lot to take in here in this conversation.

Daria Peoples-Riley
^{00:44:51 | Season: 1 | Episode: 575 | October 8th, 2019}

Daria Peoples-Riley (@dariaspeoples) shares I GOT NEXT. In her sequel to THIS IS IT, Daria explores allyship through a coming-of-age story on a community basketball court where decisions are made in a moment, and where how you play and what space you make for others is on display for all to see. Daria’s beautiful, layered work says volumes on how she sees children, development, activism, and resilience among failure. I hope this conversation resonates with you as it did me.

Raakhee Mirchandani
^{00:36:38 | Season: 1 | Episode: 574 | October 1st, 2019}

Raakhee Mirchandani (@Raakstar) joins the podcast to share SUPER SATYA SAVES THE DAY. When readers meet Satya, the story’s namesake, we have only to take Satya at her word that her beloved cape makes her super. Unfortunately, her cape is still at the dry cleaners and Satya will need to face a day of school without it. Lots of things go wrong for Satya, leading the reader to acknowledge alongside Satya that maybe this cape really does contain some super special powers. Or maybe what we all need is a chance to step back and reframe these circumstances with a fresh perspective. Raakhee has poured a whole lot of love and truth-seeing into her debut and it translates to a story that meets children where they are, makes space for them to feel and believe whatever they choose, and is there to celebrate the child’s affirmation of their inner strength and fortitude. In short, we need a whole lot more people like Raakhee in front of children. Lucky us, we have this beautiful book.

Ishta Mercurio and Jen Corace
^{00:45:55 | Season: 1 | Episode: 573 | September 27th, 2019}

Ishta Mercurio (@IshtaWrites) and Jen Corace (@corachacha) share SMALL WORLD, their new picture book. The story circles around Nanda, a girl who dreams of space. As Nanda grows, her experience of the world and also her view of the world grows. In that way it’s a story of expanding circle, like tossing a stone into a pond and observing the ripples outward. Ishta talks of searching for those right words that feel good in your mouth. The result is a poetic text that mimics in feeling the patterned and precise and vibrant illustrations Jen created. Jen comments that the work she was doing at the time on the book felt innate and that she had in mind the science and math that surrounds us all the time. What we are left to hold in our hand is a book and a story that resonates out to readers and out through readers.

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Created by: A Kids Company About
Started: May 11th, 2019
Status: Active, 382 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA 11+

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Worth Noting

There are 382 episodes

Episode One: Nic Stone

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Episodes

Hena Khan (2019) 00:56:09 | Season: 1 | Episode: 580 | October 31st, 2019

Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink 00:46:27 | Season: 1 | Episode: 579 | October 29th, 2019

Celia C. Pérez 00:55:21 | Season: 1 | Episode: 578 | October 22nd, 2019

Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic 00:40:36 | Season: 1 | Episode: 577 | October 20th, 2019

Tonya Engel 00:39:58 | Season: 1 | Episode: 576 | October 15th, 2019

Daria Peoples-Riley 00:44:51 | Season: 1 | Episode: 575 | October 8th, 2019

Raakhee Mirchandani 00:36:38 | Season: 1 | Episode: 574 | October 1st, 2019

Ishta Mercurio and Jen Corace 00:45:55 | Season: 1 | Episode: 573 | September 27th, 2019