Rereading Our Childhood Podcast
1) Rereading Theater Shoes, with Jean Freedman
Writer and scholar Jean Freedman joins us to talk about Noel Streatfeild’s 1944 book Theater Shoes (originally published in the UK as Curtain Up), the story of three children who attend a theatrical s...Show More
2) Rereading Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
For this episode, we reread E.B. White’s 1952 classic Charlotte’s Web. Also by White: Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan, The Elements of Style, Is Sex Necessary?, Essays of E.B. White, Letters o...Show More
3) Rereading Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues by Donald J. Sobol
For our third annual Encyclopedia Brown episode, we matched wits with each other and with Encyclopedia in trying to crack the cases in Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues, which was published in 1966. ...Show More
4) Rereading The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh
For this episode, we reread Louise Fitzhugh's 1965 novel The Long Secret, the sequel to Harriet the Spy. We discussed the mystery of who is leaving notes for residents of Water Mill and Fitzhugh's fas...Show More
5) Rereading Little Women, with Jamie Stiehm
On this episode, syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm joins us to reread Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women, which was published in two parts in 1868 and 1869. Mentioned on this episode: Othe...Show More
6) Rereading Magic by the Lake by Edward Eager
On this episode, we reread Edward Eager’s 1957 book Magic by the Lake, the sequel to Half Magic, which we discussed during our first season. Mentioned on this episode: The Time Garden and Seven-Day M...Show More
7) Rereading Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
On this episode, we reread Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers's beloved 1934 classic. We discuss the difference between the book and the movie version of the magical nanny, changes in the book to remove racis...Show More
8) Rereading All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
On this episode, we discuss All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor's 1951 classic about five sisters growing up on New York's Lower East Side. Over the course of a year, the girls experience joys (like c...Show More
9) Rereading Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock, with Sara Fitzgerald
On this episode, we discuss The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene, the first installment in the Nancy Drew series, with writer Sara Fitzgerald. Mentioned on this episode: Other Nancy Drew books...Show More
10) Rereading Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
On this episode, we discuss Esther Forbes's Newbery Medal-winning 1943 novel Johnny Tremain, the story of an apprentice silversmith in Boston who gets caught up in the events leading up to the America...Show More