The Storm Runner - live from the Bay Area Book Festival
It's our 100th episode! To celebrate, we travel up to the Bay Area Book Festival to tape a live show celebrating "The Storm Runner" by J. C....
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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....
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Eye of the Storm by Kate Messner
Imagine a world where deadly tornadoes are so common, kids can't ride their bikes outside anymore. That's the future Kate Messner writes abo...
A Conversation With Shawn Harris
What makes a good collaboration between writer and illustrator in children's books? We ask longtime illustrator Shawn Harris.
Episode 161 The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
We take a little trip into space with some of the oddest astronauts you'll ever meet. It's Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris' graphic novel "The...
A Conversation with writer Varsha Bajaj
Writer Varsha Bajaj talks to Kitty Felde about the connection between therapy and writing and the importance of having another set of eyes o...
Episode 115 - Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj
"Count Me In" by Varsha Bajaj looks at the power of social media to combat hate. The story involves a hate crime: an attack on an Indian Ame...
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
We are always thrilled when a middle grade novel is turned into a movie and this month, Katherine Applegate's tale of a very special gorilla...
Eleanor & Park - Book Club Goes to Omaha for Eleanor & Park
Book Club for Kids goes to Omaha where this month, the Omaha Public Library is sponsoring the Omaha Reads program, encouraging the city to r...
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eager
The worst summer vacation ever? Being stuck in the middle of a New Mexico desert with the crabbiest grandfather on planet earth. But there a...
Bonus Geoff Rodkey
Geoff Rodkey is both a successful screenwriter and writer of books for kids. Including "We're Not From Here." He talks about the difference...
We're Not from Here by Geoff Rodkey
Earth is doomed, so a band of survivors is looking for a friendly planet to save them. But our earthling reputation isn't so great. Will the...
Summer Reading Suggestions from the LA Maker Faire
Summer reading book suggestions from kids at the LA Maker Faire: The Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger Jazzies Big Imagination -...
A Conversation with Pseudonymous Bosch
We meet the writer behind Pseudonymous Bosch: Raphael Simon. Host Kitty Felde chats with him about all things writing.
The Name of This Book is Secret
Would you like to live forever? When is it okay to lie? How do we prepare for a disaster? These and other big questions are tackled by stude...
Bees on the Roof by Robbie Shell
We take the show on the road to the Enoch Pratt Free Library Children's stage at the Baltimore Book Festival for a conversation about Robbie...
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Get out the Kleenex and a warm jacket and gloves. This week is a heartbreaking tale of troubled foster kid who finds comfort among a herd of...
More Favorite Books from the City of StemL/A Maker Faire
Got a favorite book? These future scientists have a few suggestions: The Heck series - Dale E. Basye 13 1/2 Incredible Things You Need to Kn...
Revolution by Deborah Wiles
We take a trip to Mississippi in the summer of 1964 - Freedom Summer. The second in writer Deborah Wiles' 1960's trilogy. "Revolution" is di...
The Shadows by Jacqueline West
Looking for a late summer thriller? We discuss the first book in Jacqueline West's Books of Elsewhere series The Shadows with the Girlfriend...
Favorite Books from the 2026 City of Stem Festival
We take our microphone out to the 2026 City of Stem/LA Maker Faire to ask these young scientists and astronauts about their favorite books....