Summary It’s been long awaited, but we finally did a full read through of one of our favorite series The Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville. What follows in this episode is our discussion about the publishing history of the series, our thoughts about the books, as well as our casting choices for some of the…More
Chapter 23 – Live Oak with Pride
Summary Continuing our story, we examine what’s in a word with a new segment that looks at the history of a word. This month’s word is: Pride. In keeping with the theme, we also discuss Walt Wittman’s work Live Oak, With Moss. To end the show, we talk about a recent author talk we attended…More
Chapter 22 – Murder, Mystery, May-hem
Summary This month we are bringing the mystery to the podcast. In honor of Free Comic Book Day and our alliterative theme, we read Birds of Prey: Murder & Mystery by Gail Simone and Ed Benes. We also came up with our own mystery plot with this fun Mad Lib type generator. TranscriptionMore
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…More
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…More
Chapter 20 – Spinning Straw into Gold
Summary 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…More
Chapter 19 – The Ever After
Summary 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,…More
And I say HEY!
I believe we have talked about our love for Arthur the A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K on the show before. The Arthur books were originally published 45 years ago by Marc Brown. The first installment in the series being called Arthur’s Nose and the little character not being happy with the way his nose looked and considered getting a…More
A Troublesome Book Woman Indeed
“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.” –T.S. Eliot This quote began my experience with The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson and I felt…seen. These last two years have not been easy for anyone and we have all…More
Chapter 18 – In the Hopper
Summary 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! TranscriptionMore
Sibling Library 