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Book Club for Kids

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kitty felde

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 the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.

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Donna Barba Higuera

Kitty Felde talks to the author of Lupe Wong Won't Dance [Donna Barba Higuera] (https://w... more

24 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:26

24 Sep 2025

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Lupe Wong Wont Dance

Does square dancing count as an athletic activity? Lupe Wong doesn't think so and is willi... more

17 Sep 2025

24 MINS

24:02

17 Sep 2025

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Honeymoon Road: Pete & Me & our Model T

In 1925, newlyweds Pete and Gert packed up their lives and headed west for California in ... more

10 Sep 2025

22 MINS

22:30

10 Sep 2025

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Hypatia Academy by Esther Goldenberg

Did Harry Potter make you wish you were going to boarding school? This week, we visit anot... more

03 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:37

03 Sep 2025

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Back to School Episodes: Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan with Peter Sagal

Americans have a romanticized image of English boarding schools. RIBBLESTROP is the opposi... more

27 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:33

27 Aug 2025

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A Conversation with Shannon Messenger

Thinking of writing a series? We ask New York Times bestselling writer Shannon Messenger a... more

20 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:58

20 Aug 2025

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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 dec... more

13 Aug 2025

21 MINS

21:24

13 Aug 2025

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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 ... more

06 Aug 2025

21 MINS

21:17

06 Aug 2025

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A Conversation with Varian Johnson

What makes a good mystery? We talk to writer Varian Johnson, author of The Parker Inherita... more

30 Jul 2025

05 MINS

05:17

30 Jul 2025

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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 m... more

23 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:48

23 Jul 2025

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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’r... more

16 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:46

16 Jul 2025

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A Conversation with Jerry Craft

Writer Jerry Craft confesses that he wasn't much of a reader when he was a kid. Kitty Feld... more

09 Jul 2025

11 MINS

11:28

09 Jul 2025

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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... more

02 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:15

02 Jul 2025

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Peter Brown on Writing

Peter Brown is both a writer and illustrator. We talk to him about how he plots a story an... more

25 Jun 2025

08 MINS

08:35

25 Jun 2025

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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... more

18 Jun 2025

23 MINS

23:32

18 Jun 2025

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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 ... more

11 Jun 2025

20 MINS

20:38

11 Jun 2025

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Angie Thomas Shares Her Playlist

Ever wonder what a writer uses for inspiration? Angie Thomas tells us what gets her finger... more

04 Jun 2025

03 MINS

03:12

04 Jun 2025

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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... more

28 May 2025

23 MINS

23:54

28 May 2025

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