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Book Club for Kids
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 t...
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Episode 79 -The Door By The Staircase by Katherine Marsh
This week, we get a new look at an old fairy tale – the story of the Russian witch known as Baba Yaga. A boys book club in Portland, Oregon met us at...
A Conversation with Sean OBrien
How does a White House speechwriter turn into a writer for kids? How do you become a Washington speech writer to begin with? We speak to Sean O'Brien,...
White House Clubhouse by Sean OBrien
Former White House speechwriter Sean O'Brien takes us inside the building to a secret passageway to the past in his mystery "White House Clubhouse." R...
Favorite Books from You and the National Book Festival
If you've listened to the show before, you know that we ask everybody our favorite question: What's your favorite book and why. We ask it in classroom...
A Conversation with Janet Macreery
We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writers: plotters and pantsers. Kitty Felde is host.
A Conversation with Janet Macreery
We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writers: plotters and pantsers. Kitty Felde is host.
NPR's Susan Stamberg live from the National Archive
We pay tribute to NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg as we reprise an episode taped before a live audience at the National Archives in 2017. Rea...
A Conversation with Lisa Thompson
Does a background in radio help you write dialogue? What's the one thing you should never include in a book designed for readers with dyslexia? We ask...
The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson
Did you have an imaginary friend when you were little? Nate did. And he's back. Just in time. Students from Garvanza Elementary School in Los Angeles...
Favorite Books from Manchester Elementary
We visit Maine to talk to readers at Manchester Elementary School about their favorite books.
Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Seuss
The Wild Rob...
Episode 24 - Al Capone Does My Shirts - live from the Gaithersburg Book Festival
It's banned books week, as we continue our look at books that have been challenged or banned. This week, it's Gennifer Choldenko's tale "Al Capone Doe...
Episode 49 - Ungifted by Gordon Korman
What does it mean to be "gifted?" Don't we all have unique gifts to share with the world? Readers from Eliot-Hine Middle School on Capitol Hil...
Donna Barba Higuera
Kitty Felde talks to the author of Lupe Wong Won't Dance Donna Barba Higuera about creating an unlikeable character. She also gives us a sneak preview...
Lupe Wong Wont Dance
Does square dancing count as an athletic activity? Lupe Wong doesn't think so and is willing to fight the system to make her point. Readers from Charl...
Honeymoon Road: Pete & Me & our Model T
In 1925, newlyweds Pete and Gert packed up their lives and headed west for California in a Model T Ford. Gert chronicled the
journey in a serie...
Hypatia Academy by Esther Goldenberg
Did Harry Potter make you wish you were going to boarding school? This week, we visit another extraordinary boarding school with invisible students an...
Back to School Episodes: Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan with Peter Sagal
Americans have a romanticized image of English boarding schools. RIBBLESTROP is the opposite of that. Writer Andy Mulligan has created what must be th...
A Conversation with Shannon Messenger
Thinking of writing a series? We ask New York Times bestselling writer Shannon Messenger about the 101 things a series writer has to think about. Kitt...
Number One on Book Club for Kids' Top Ten List - Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
We added up the numbers and found our NUMBER ONE top listened-to episode over the past decade of Book Club for Kids! It's Shannon Messenger's fantasy...
Top Ten Episodes Number 2 James and the Giant Peach
It was our fourth episode and Roald Dahl's first book for children. Number Two on our top ten list is "James and the Giant Peach" with Cash Peters as...
A Conversation with Varian Johnson
What makes a good mystery? We talk to writer Varian Johnson, author of The Parker Inheritance. Kitty Felde, who writes her own mystery series THE FINA...
TOP TEN EPISODES #3: The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
We're happy to report that the number 3 most popular episode of Book Club for Kids is no mystery...actually, it IS a mystery: Varian Johnson's The Par...
TOP TEN LIST #4: The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Can you believe it? Book Club for Kids began ten years ago in the summer of 2015. And we're celebrating by counting down our top ten most listened to...
A Conversation with Jerry Craft
Writer Jerry Craft confesses that he wasn't much of a reader when he was a kid. Kitty Felde is host.
TOP TEN LIST: #5 New Kid by Jerry Craft
We continue our celebration of ten years of podcasting by looking back at our most popular episodes. This week, it's number 5 on our top ten list: New...
Peter Brown on Writing
Peter Brown is both a writer and illustrator. We talk to him about how he plots a story and the teacher he hated who set him on his path to becoming a...
TOP TEN LIST: #6 The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Do you have a relationship with the robot in your life? You'll fall in love with "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown. 4th graders from Flora Hendley Eleme...
TOP TEN LIST: #7: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
We're celebrating our ten year anniversary as a podcast! And to celebrate, we're counting down our list of the TOP TEN MOST LISTENED TO EPISODES. This...
Angie Thomas Shares Her Playlist
Ever wonder what a writer uses for inspiration? Angie Thomas tells us what gets her fingers flying over the keyboard.
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TOP TEN LIST #8: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Today it's a book for older kids – "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas. Our main character is an aspiring rap star dealing with sudden fame and the reput...
Book Club for Kids Goes to the City of Stem LA Maker Faire
What's your favorite book?
A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 7 -Lemony Snicket
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan
Angr...
Book Club for Kids Goes to the City of Stem LA Maker Faire
What's your favorite book?
A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 7 -Lemony Snicket
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan
Angr...
Top Ten List: #9: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Students from Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Washington, DC talk about "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. The conversation covers everything from death...
What are Future Scientists Reading?
This week, host Kitty Felde asks future scientists what they are reading. Here's some suggestions:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
The...
An Interview with Writer Alan Gratz
Last week, we talked about "Refugee," Alan Gratz' tale of kids fleeing violence and political oppression around the world. It's a tough read. I had to...
Top Ten List to Celebrate 10 years of podcasting - Number 10 "Refugee" by Alan Gratz
What would it be like to leave everything you know, everything you own, everyone you love to escape war, persecution, or poverty? In "Refugee,...
LA Maker Faire 2025
We brought our giant microphone to the 2025 City of Stem/LA Maker Faire in Los Angeles on Saturday, asking kids our favorite question: what's your fav...
Banned Books Monster by Walter Dean Myers
We continue our series highlighting episodes that feature books that have been banned or challenged. This week, it's Walter Dean Myers' tale of a kid...
A Conversation with Malia Maunakea
Last week, we took a trip to Hawaii to discuss "Lei and the Fire Goddess." This week, we talk to author Malia Maunakea about using Google maps as a wr...
Episode 157 - Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea
This week, we talk about myths – whether it's on Capitol Hill or Hawaii. Our book is "Lei and the Fire Goddess" by Malia Maunakea. Our readers are mem...