In this episode, brought to you from studio 203 in Madison, Wisconsin, we interview Jennifer Robinson, co-founder of a high-tech software company who writes a blog about children’s books. We also talk about the Cat in the Hat, how to balance the responsibilities of adulthood with the fun of childhood, and share the latest progress of Escape Plan TV.
Oh, I’ll REALLY try to keep this to ten books or less, I swear.
My favorite classics:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Anne of Green Gables series
My favorite chapter books:
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Westing Game
My favorite beginning readers:
The Frog & Toad series
My favorite picture books:
The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
Comment by Little Willow on 2/28/2007 @ 10:23 pm
[...] In our latest podcast, Kim and I spoke with Jen Robinson on the topic of children’s books. Jen mentioned that she almost always ended her day with a little bit of reading. Kim noted the irony of how many children end their days with a parent reading them a story, while many adults end their days with the evening news. Maybe that’s why, according to the National Sleep Foundation, approximately 70 million people in the United States are affected by a sleep problem. The Adultitis monster is no longer under our beds… it has taken up residence in our heads. [...]
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Oh, now you’re asking for trouble, friends; don’t you know not to tease the children’s book aficionados? Any of us could go on with this for DAYS. I won’t even promise to keep it to ten, like LW!!! However, my favorite YA/Children’s books this week are…
Rules, by Cynthia Lord…
Classic Fave: Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
Fave Seuss: Marvin K. Mooney (Will You Please Go Now!)
Fave Multicultural Picture Book: My Mother’s Sari, by Sandhya Rao
Favorite Classic Picture Book: What Do You Say, Dear by Sesyle Joslin
Favorite Classic Historical Fiction: The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Fave NEW Historical Fiction: Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson… …see what you’ve started!!?
Okay, okay!
Favorite NUMBER ONE Book (please note that this is ONLY for this particular quiz): Fly-By-Night, by Frances Hardinge!
ALL of these are totally wonderful, read them if you have time!
Comment by TadMack on 3/2/2007 @ 2:33 pm
There is a proverb: How to write books for children? In the same way as for adults. But better…
Comment by Economic and Culture Observer (Lenno Cornish) on 10/24/2007 @ 1:05 am
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