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Three sisters, one website, so many books! Read, share, and repeat with the Sibling Library Podcast.

Free Comic Book Day 2022

After two years of strangeness, it’s time to return to “normal” and celebrate Free Comic Book Day on the first Saturday in May – which also means that it is a very busy weekend in our library because we also have two birthdays and Mothers Day to celebrate.

We are here to help make sure that you get ready for the auspicious occasion with our top picks of this year’s books, but you can find a complete list here.

Megan’s Picks

This book looks interesting, with very minimalistic artwork.

Judging this book by its title because it sounds fun.

Maybe this will help me get into comics more!

Julia’s Picks

Donald Duck comics have a long history for both the Disney Company and the comic industry, I always get excited to see one of these as a Free Comic Book Day offering.

One of the creator’s of Lumberjanes takes on the Legend of Sleepy Hollow…I’m sold!

Love that this one has local interest, as well as a spooky setting.

Katie’s Picks

Doctor Who: the tv series is being rebooted with Tom Holland as the Doctor and it feels like it will be a good entry point since there will be no ties in continuity to the prior story arcs. 

I always love to play in the Peter Pan universe and if the cover is to be believed, it looks like The Pan is female (and I don’t mean Mary Martin!) which is very intriguing to me!

I am always seeking a spot of whimsy in my life and words like “Realm” and “Mist” make me think I might just find some whimsy with this book.

What are you excited to read? Need help finding a shop to visit on Free Comic Book Day? Here’s a helpful locator for you.

Chapter 21 – Amy Tan Appreciation

Summary

In this chapter, we talk about a recent author talk we attended with Amy Tan thanks to the Solano County Library. Make sure to keep an eye on your local library to see what kinds of amazing programs they are doing. We discuss her works, her life, and our impressions of it all. We kick off our show with a roundup of what items from books we would like to receive as gifts (as we celebrate all of our birthdays this month as well) and we end with bookends and what we have been reading lately.

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Chapter 20 – Spinning Straw into Gold

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To celebrate Women’s History Month we invited two of our favorite women to join us on the show. We read and discussed Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairytales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman’s Life by Jane Gould. Did we like it? Did we hate it? Did we agree with it? You’ll have to listen to this super sized episode to find out. Let’s read, share, repeat!

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Chapter 19 – The Ever After

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This month we discuss some of our favorite literary couples, host our own National African American Read In event with the book Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson, and what we have been reading. We also introduce our read for next month Spinning Straw into Gold by Jane Gould. Let’s keep reading, sharing, and repeating.

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Chapter 18 – In the Hopper

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As we enter into our third calendar year of recording this show we welcome 2022 with some literary would you rather questions, books that will help us reach a goal this year, a Jolabokaflod review, and some of our favorite reads of 2021. Until next episode, let’s read, share, and repeat!

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Chapter 17 – Merry Kidmas

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In this chapter of Sibling Library, we all give our recommendations to celebrate Jolabokaflod – an Icelandic tradition of gifting books on Christmas Eve. We also each discuss the history and significance of some of our favorite Christmas books for children, which include: How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss; The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg; and The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore (or was it?). Let’s continue to read, share, and repeat leading into the new year. Happy holidays!

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Chapter 16 – Native American History Month

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This month we talk about what literary meals we would want to be a part of, celebrate Native American History Month by reading and reporting on novels written by Native American authors, and wrap up with some picture book appreciation for National Picture Book Month.

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Chapter 15 – From Regions Beyond

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This month we get a little spooky for the Halloween season. First we discuss some of our favorite literary witches, not including any witches from Harry Potter. Then we talk to friend of the show, Jeff Baham, Disneyland Haunted Mansion expert and author of the book: The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion. We end with bookends and talk about what we have been reading and what we are planning to read this month. We also mention which books we each will be reading for our episode next month and our choices of titles written by indigenous authors. 

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Chapter 14 – Whizzpopping Summer

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In this chapter of Sibling Library, we will be celebrating the birth month of one of our collective favorite authors: Roald Dahl. We will talk about his life and some of our favorite experiences with his works. Then, we will be ending this summer season by going through some of our favorite summer reads. Special announcement for next month, we are welcoming great friend of the show Jeff Baham. To get ready for his visit please consider reading his book: The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Till next month, let’s read, share, and repeat!

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Free Comic Book Day 2021 Recommendations

As we talked about in this month’s episode, Free Comic Book Day is taking place on Saturday, August 14, 2021. We will be celebrating at Zeppelin Comics, but many comic book stores and libraries commemorate the occasion with events that center around all things comics.

Ever since it’s debut twenty years ago, the number of free comics that are created for this day every year continues to grow, this year being no exception. For 2021, there are 51 titles that will be available that cover a wide range of ages and readers.

As our special guest, Natasha Curtis, mentioned – it’s ok to judge a comic book by the cover. If the art doesn’t resonate with you it is likely that the comic as a whole won’t either. We here at Sibling Library want to offer you a few recommendations of the comics that are catching our eye this year to maybe help you narrow down your pull list for Free Comic Book Day.

Investigators by John Patrick Green. All-Ages

Katie’s recommendation is this cute all-ages title because she loves a good pun, and this one made her smile.

Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs, Brad Simpson, Tone Rodriguez, and Trish Forstner. Teen

The art of this book, and this series as a whole, has caught Julia’s attention. Don’t let the cute puppies fool you, this is title is for mature readers as the material is decidedly spine tingling. If you like horror comics, give this one a try.

Tales of a Grownup Nothing by Elizabeth Pich. Mature

Megan finds the subject matter of this one likely relatable and wanting to give this one a try (while she reserves the right to close it whenever she pleases).

Just Beyond Monstrosity by R.L. Stine, Irene Flores, and Julia Totino Tedesco. All-Ages

Bonus recommendation from all of us. Because of nostalgia of our Goosebumps days we definitely are all looking forward to reading this one.

Whether you are a seasoned comic reader or just getting interested in the medium, comics are for everyone and Free Comic Book Day is as well. Check out your local comic book store (check this store locator for your closest one) and also visit your local library, chances are you will be able to find mulitple ways to celebrate this year.

Let’s keep reading, sharing, and repeating.