Book Club for Kids podcast

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

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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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 a... more

10 Dec 2025

21 MINS

21:20

10 Dec 2025


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A Conversation with Sean OBrien

How does a White House speechwriter turn into a writer for kids? How do you become a Washi... more

03 Dec 2025

10 MINS

10:47

03 Dec 2025


#98

White House Clubhouse by Sean OBrien

Former White House speechwriter <a href= "https://www.seanobrienbooks.com/home" target="_b... more

26 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:24

26 Nov 2025


#97

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 questio... more

19 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:42

19 Nov 2025


#96

A Conversation with Janet Macreery

We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writ... more

12 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:23

12 Nov 2025


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A Conversation with Janet Macreery

We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writ... more

12 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:23

12 Nov 2025


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NPR's Susan Stamberg live from the National Archive

We pay tribute to NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg as we reprise an episode taped ... more

05 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:03

05 Nov 2025


#93

A Conversation with Lisa Thompson

Does a background in radio help you write dialogue? What's the one thing you should never ... more

29 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:18

29 Oct 2025


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The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson

Did you have an imaginary friend when you were little? Nate did. And he's back. Just in ti... more

22 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:28

22 Oct 2025


#91

Favorite Books from Manchester Elementary

We visit Maine to talk to readers at Manchester Elementary School about their favorite boo... more

15 Oct 2025

08 MINS

08:56

15 Oct 2025


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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 bann... more

08 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:29

08 Oct 2025


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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? ... more

01 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:15

01 Oct 2025


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Donna Barba Higuera

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


#86

Honeymoon Road: Pete & Me & our Model T

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