Ahh…book clubs. Do you belong to any? I used to be terrified of them and the idea of expressing my opinions in a group setting about a book and possibly sounding stupid or being laughed at was enough to make me breakout into cold sweats and keep me from seeking out this type of experience.…More
Chapter 10 – The Yellow Wallpaper
Summary In this chapter we celebrate Short Story Month by first using story dice to create a short story and then discussing Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper.” TranscriptionMore
Chapter 9 – Little Free Libraries
Summary This month we discuss Little Free Libraries: their history, purpose, and our experience with them. We also mention our topic for next month: a group read of the short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Let’s keep reading, sharing, and repeating! TranscriptionMore
Chapter 8 – Poo-tee-weet
Summary In this chapter of Sibling Library, we discuss experiencing the Kurt Vonnegut classic: Slaughterhouse Five in three different formats. We each read the original novel and the graphic novel representation as well as watched the movie. We talk about our takeaways and our favorite formats. Have any thoughts about the story yourself? Please share…More
The Girl Detective
Being that she turned 90 in 2020, it seems fitting to take some time to appreciate Nancy Drew. Since 1930, who hasn’t grown up reading some (if not all) of the Nancy Drew Detective Series? As I (Julia) spoke about on the first episode of our podcast, Nancy Drew has a very special place in…More
Chapter 7 – We LOVE Facts
Summary In the month of love we talk about our appreciation of libraries for National Library Lovers month and why we enjoy reading non-fiction and how this experience is different than reading fiction. We also extend an invitation to any of our listeners that are interested in participating in our experiment of experiencing the story…More
Chapter 6 – Happy Newbery Year
Summary On this month’s episode we discuss what our New Year’s resolution books are and continue with discussing the 2020 Newbery Award winning book as well as the 2020 Newbery Honor books.More
Chapter 5 – Gifted Reading
Summary As we end this year of 2020, thank goodness, we look back on our favorite books we read throughout the year. We also discuss favorite book gifts and a special Icelandic Christmas tradition.More
Chapter 4 – Thanksgiving Digest
Summary In chapter 4, we discuss cook books we are thankful for as well as our favorite books about sisters.More
Chapter 3 – Something Booky this Way Comes
Summary In this month’s episode we discuss favorite literary Halloween costumes, books that scared us, and we revisit Gwinna from our first chapter. Boo!More
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