In this week’s bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss the history of children’s literature, our top 5 childhood faves (plus some honorable mentions), and share some of our listener’s favorites as well!

Books, etc. discussed in this episode:

Who Wants Arthur? By Amanda Graham

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, illustrated by Donna Green 

Holes by Louis Sachar 

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Royal Diaries: Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile by Kristiana Gregory

The Royal Diaries: Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles by Kathryn Lasky

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman

Dear America: Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady by Ellen Emerson White

Nancy Drew #1: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Popcorn Book by Tomie DePaola

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