Episodes
138
Feb. 28, 2024
Episode 138: Scientists of Faith, profiles in smart thinkers who believe in a higher power
Scientist of Faith profiles 28 thinkers who changed the world for the better and lets you know just a snippet about their faith in various religions.
137
Feb. 27, 2024
Episode 137: This Little Engineer: A Think-and-do-Primer, board book to cerebral action
This Little Engineer: A Think-and-do-Primer is a board book that makes crawlers through 2nd grade think, but also clears up the vague definition of “what is an engineer?”
136
Feb. 24, 2024
Episode 136: Quest Kids and the Dark Prophecy of Doug doesn’t disappoint
Quest Kids and the Dark Prophecy of Doug blends comic-style art and quickly-paced text for a mglit series that spans elementary and middle school.
135
Feb. 21, 2024
Episode 135: Bob Marley: One Love movie review
Our 14-year-old saw Bob Marley: One Love. What does a typical middle-school person think about the film? His thoughts might surprise you.
134
Feb. 14, 2024
Episode 134: The Bellwoods Game, spooky, age-OK scary for mid-elementary and up
The Bellwoods Game is mglit that pairs illustrations with a great heel and an urban ghost story that lives in every neighborhood for an age-appropriately scary and spooky time.
133
Feb. 13, 2024
Episode 133: Moomin and the Golden Leaf, timeless morals and a classy story
Moomin and the Golden Leaf is a new story about sharing, moving on, accepting setbacks, and caring staring the classic character.
132
Feb. 8, 2024
Episode 132: Moomin and the Golden Leaf, timeless morals and a classy story
Moomin and the Golden Leaf is a new story about sharing, moving on, accepting setbacks, and caring staring the classic character.
131
Feb. 6, 2024
Episode 131: Plague-Busters! uses humor, quip-ridden text and art to make STEM fun
Plague-Busters! Is an entry gate, heavily illustrated, entertaining chapter book with humor and science on the planet’s deadliest diseases.
130
Feb. 6, 2024
Episode 130: The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles proves this naysayer wrong
The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles is the charming story about a club that teaches siblings of parents the ways of how to be cool to nieces and nephews.
129
Feb. 5, 2024
Episode 129: Schnozzer & Tatertoes: Shoot the Moon!, establishes a new elementary tentpole
Schnozzer & Tatertoes: Shoot the Moon! establishes itself as one of the big dogs in elementary school graphic novels.
128
Feb. 3, 2024
Episode 128: Monsters Never Get Haircuts, say hello to a new classic
Monsters Never Get Haircuts has the potential to be your pre-k kid’s favorite book. The art is awesome, the text is brief and the story is very funny.
127
Feb. 1, 2024
Episode 127: Big Ideas from History: A History of the World For You, active thinking kid smart history
Big Ideas from History: A History of the World For You is the ultimate read-aloud book, if the audience can handle non-fiction and thinking
126
Jan. 30, 2024
Episode 126: Hooray for She, He, Ze and They!, too much for too young
Hooray for She, He, Ze and They! What Are Your Pronouns Today? Is a noble book whose target audience is too young for the social message.
125
Jan. 29, 2024
Episode 125: Sick!, an eye-catching, appropriate name for a gateway STEM graphic novel
Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs is an engaging chapter graphic novel on how little things are a big deal to animals.
124
Jan. 25, 2024
Episode 124: Finn’s Little Fibs proves that less is more in this go-to illustrated book series
Finn’s Little Fibs is an illustrated book by Tom Percival that uses detailed art, a classic feel and brief text to effortlessly teach a lesson via the book’s character.
123
Jan. 23, 2024
Episode 123: Mile Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man novel like no other-for the better
Miles Morales Suspended: A Spider-Man novel that combines prose and any conceivable narrative caffeine to entertain readers.
122
Jan. 11, 2024
Episode 122: A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures, rabbit hole learning they don’t expect
A Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures: An Illustrated Encyclopedia is a fun, fresh take on the basics of some uncommon and cool critters.
121
Jan. 10, 2024
Episode 121: Outside Nowhere is something great for mglit readers
Outside Nowhere uses snappy, funny dialogue, a sense of wonder, mystery, and ultimately redemption in this mglit home run.
120
Nov. 13, 2023
Episode 120: Ludwig and the Rhinoceros, I Kant escape how clever this book is
Ludwig and the Rhinoceros is a great and timeless, illustrated book. Ludwig and the Rhinoceros is a child’s first primer on critical thought. Both of these statements can coexist.
119
Oct. 24, 2023
Episode 119: A Sky of Paper Stars, an imaginative graphic novel on grieving, death, and selfishness
A Sky of Paper Stars is a graphic novel on death and grieving that manages to not be too heavy, concentrating on the support and love, but acknowledging the loss.
118
Oct. 23, 2023
Episode 118: How Old Is A Whale?, soft, story-driven STEM on age for those 6 and up
How Old is a Whale? asks the question that every elementary kids poses, plus dozens of other age-related ones on animals of all sizes.
117
Oct. 13, 2023
Episode 117: Fungi Grow, balance poetry, naturalistic STEM and entertainment
Fungi Grow sounds like a rallying cry for a dude to get larger in the garden. In reality, it’s a STEM-based poetry book that melds lyricism, nature and entertainment.
115
Oct. 7, 2023
Episode 115: Investigators: All Tide Up, the seventh in the series that shows no signs of age
Investigators: All Tide Up is the seventh entry into this all-age graphic novel series that continues to deliver laughs and puns aplenty.
114
Oct. 6, 2023
Episode 114: Meet the Megafauna!, massive gatefolds with big critters
Meet the Megafauna! uses great art and gatefolds to remind elementary ages that big creatures are cool, they don’t have to be dinosaurs and can have relatives among us today.