The Children's Book Podcast
Matthew C. Winner
Celebrating the power of storytelling to reflect our world, expand our perspectives, and foster connections between readers of all ages. The Children's Book Podcast features interviews with authors, illustrators, and everyone involved in taking a book from drawing board to bookshelf. Hosted by Matthew C. Winner, a teacher, librarian, writer, and fan of kids. Brought to you in partnership with the Highlights Foundation, positively impacting kids by amplifying the voices of storytellers who inform, educate, and inspire children to become their best selves.
Episodes
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Nov 12, 2022 • 2min
(Worth Noting) Worth Noting on Pause
Worth Noting is going to go on break. In the meantime, check out past episodes and watch the feed for something new and exciting in the future. We're cooking up a whole bunch of goodness and cannot wait to share it with you soon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Nov 5, 2022 • 27min
(Worth Noting) A Kids Co. Presents: Newsy Pooloozi
From the Hungry Ghost Festival, Halloween, the Day of the Dead to Diwali, Guru Nanak, Bonfire Night and Thanksgiving! This episode is brought to you by Newsy Pooloozi. Show Contributors Jackson Hosking Saadhana Nagaraj Nirbhay Singh Chauhan Yuching Liu Adhyant Singh Chauhan Reyaansh Zaveri Yuvraj Singh Sahni --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Oct 29, 2022 • 13min
(Worth Noting) Fascism and National Elections in Italy and Brazil
Over the past few months, two far-right candidates, Georgia Meloni and Jair Balsanaro, have received a lot of global news coverage in the lead-up to national elections in Italy and Brazil. The outcomes of these elections are Worth Noting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Oct 22, 2022 • 18min
(Worth Noting) A Kids Co. Presents: Everyday Feels
Let’s talk about feeling social anxiety. Grace shares a memory of feeling nervous before an event, and Dr. Lockhart and Nakita discuss how we can check in with our anxiety. This is a rebroadcast episode of Everyday Feels. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Oct 15, 2022 • 18min
(Worth Noting) A Kids Co. Presents: Is That True?
Is it true that Antarctic rivers run red? Follow the fact-finding journey with today’s guest Karen Romano Young, kid’s author, illustrator, and traveling science communicator. This is a rebroadcast episode of Is That True?. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Oct 8, 2022 • 11min
(Worth Noting) Lizzo and the 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, Lizzo visited the Library of Congress as their guest and was treated to the largest flute collection in the world. The instrument she played and, indeed, the very act of playing it, are Worth Noting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Oct 1, 2022 • 13min
(Worth Noting) Water Protectors Amid the Water Crisis
At this moment, across the United States, in places like Baltimore, Maryland and Jackson, Mississippi, access to clean and safe water is becoming almost impossible. This water crisis in the United States is Worth Noting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Sep 24, 2022 • 12min
(Worth Noting) Water Crisis in the United States
Right now around the United States, in places like Baltimore, Maryland, and Jackson, Mississippi, getting access to clean and safe water is becoming almost impossible. The water crisis in the United States is Worth Noting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Sep 17, 2022 • 11min
(Worth Noting) Update: Rethinking Mascots
The Cleveland baseball team, known for over a century as the Indians, is getting a name change for the 2022 season. The reason behind the decision is Worth Noting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
Sep 10, 2022 • 17min
(Worth Noting) A Kids Co. Presents: Sarah Jones Breaks It Down
What did the FBI find during the search of former president Trump’s property? Sarah talks about the investigation at Mar-a-Lago. And what is monkeypox? Susan Michaels-Strasser, the assistant professor of epidemiology at the Columbia University Medical Center, shares about this zoonotic disease. This is a rebroadcast episode of Sarah Jones Breaks It Down. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/childrens-book-podcast/message
