Rereading Our Childhood Podcast
1) 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
2) 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
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) Rereading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
On this episode, we reread Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved 1911 classic The Secret Garden, about Mary, a neglected girl who discovers a garden on her uncle's Yorkshire estate that has been locked up...Show More
8) Rereading Little Town on the Prairie, with Judith Kalb
We were delighted to welcome our first guest, Judith Kalb, to talk about Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little Town on the Prairie (1941), the seventh book in the beloved Little House series. Judy is, in addi...Show More
9) Our Favorite Children's Books from 60 Years Ago
For our last episode of 2024, we talked about our favorite children's books of 60 years ago, which we defined as 1964-1966---a great era for children's books. Here are our favorites, but it's more fun...Show More
10) Rereading The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
On this episode, we read Susan Cooper's 1973 novel The Dark is Rising, which was a Newbery Honor Book. It's the story of Will, a British boy who discovers on his eleventh birthday that he's the last o...Show More