<p>In this episode, you will find:</p>
<ul>
<li>On the nice list: A reading of the earliest Winnie-the-Pooh story, which turns 100 years old on Christmas Eve 2025</li>
<li>On the naughty list: the worst film adaptations of children’s books this year</li>
<li>A reading of my new translation of “Die Wichtelmänner,” usually translated in English as “The Elves and the Shoemaker.”</li>
</ul>
<p>MERRY CHRISTMAS!</p>
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In this episode, you will find: On the nice list: A reading of the earliest Winnie-the-Pooh story, which turns 100 years old on Christmas Eve 2025 On the naughty list: the worst film adaptations of children’s books this year A reading of my new translation of “Die Wichtelmänner,” usually translated in English as “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” MERRY CHRISTMAS!

<p>In this episode, you will find:</p>
<ul>
<li>On the nice list: A reading of the earliest Winnie-the-Pooh story, which turns 100 years old on Christmas Eve 2025</li>
<li>On the naughty list: the worst film adaptations of children’s books this year</li>
<li>A reading of my new translation of “Die Wichtelmänner,” usually translated in English as “The Elves and the Shoemaker.”</li>
</ul>
<p>MERRY CHRISTMAS!</p>
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<p></p>
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219 – A Christmas Stocking for You!

Grown-up discussion of works written for children, with lesson ideas and activities to share with kids

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