Share Book Club for Kids
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
By kitty felde
4.3
336336 ratings
The podcast currently has 436 episodes available.
Peter Brown's wonderful book is now a movie! This week,we return to the source material.
Do you have a relationship with the robot in your life? You'll fall in love with "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown. 4th graders from Flora Hendley Elementary School in Washington, D.C. discuss artificial intelligence and their own favorite robotic devices. U.S. Congressman Scott Peters from San Diego is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Flora Hendley Elemetary School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Dork Diaries- Rachel Renée Russell
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Jon Scieszka
Peter Brown’s Favorite Book:The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Congressman Scott Peter’s Favorite Book:East of Eden - John Steinbeck
September is the perfect time of year to start a new habit. How about 15 minutes a day reading a book YOU want to read? Need some suggestions? Give a listen as we hear from kids as the City of Stem LA Maker Faire about the books they LOVE to read.
Projekt 1065 - Alan Gratz
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
The Light in Hidden Places - Sharon Cameron
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Princess in Black - Shannon Hale
The Magic Factory - Morgan Rice
This episode is made possible by a grant from the LA Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
And if you're looking for a way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, check out the Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast. It tells the story of the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman who solves myseries inside the US Capitol...and introduces civics to kids.
The podcast is based on the Fina Mendoza series of books in both English and Spanish.
Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza
Bienvenida a Washington Fina Mendoza
Losing is Democratic: How to Talk to Kids About January 6th
State of the Union
Estado de la Unión
As school is starting up, there are tons of books your teacher wants you to read. But what about a book YOU really want to read? Today we hear from kids as the City of Stem LA Maker Faire about the books ThEY love to read. Give a listen.
Favorite Books:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
Ada Twist, Scientist - Andrea Beaty
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Dog Man - Dav Pilkey
We talk to writer Charles Waters about his life as an actor and how it led to his life as a poet and children's book writer. He also talks about how the Highlights Foundation changed his life. Kitty Felde is host.
What do you do when your long-time school mascot is offensive to others? That's the topic in Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell. Students from Eliot-Hine Middle School discuss the novel and interview the writer. California State Los Angeles theater professor Carolyn Dunn is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Eliot-Hine:
Stunt Boy - Jason Reynolds
The Falling Sword - Ben Kane
The Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
Charles Waters' Favorite Books:
Ordinary People - Judith Guest
Raymond Carver short stories
Bronx Masquerade - Nikki Grimes
Under the Mesquite - Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Carolyn Dunn's Favorite Books:
Love Medicine - Louise Erdich
The Master Butchers Singing Club - Louise Erdich
Lilith's Brood - Octavia E. Butler
Angela Dominguez writes and illustrates the Stella Diaz series. She talks to us about her writing path from drawing to writing.
More author interviews at our website.
We continue our look at books that have been challenged or banned. This week, we revisit STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY by Angela Dominguez.
In 2000, the Central York School District pulled books from shelves that dealt with race. In fact, every book removed from school classrooms and libraries were written by people of color. After months of protests, the books were once again available to students in 2001.
Give a listen to STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.We invited kids onstage at the City of Stem LA Maker Faire with host Kitty Felde to tell the audience about their favorite books:
Wings of Fire - Tui T. Sutherland
Dork Diaries - Rachel Renee Russell
Zoey and Sassafras - Asia Citro
Go Team Spidey - Steve Behling
The Secret Series - Pseudonymous Bosch
Book Club for Kids live onstage!
We visit the City of Stem LA Maker Faire to bring kids onstage to talk about their favorite books!
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo
The Secret Cookie Club - Martha Freeman
Shel Silverstein's books of poetry
Dog Man - Dav Pilkey
This episode is supported in art by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture, as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
Its that time of year…summer reading programs at libraries are offering lots and lots of thank you gifts for reading books.
But how hard is it to find a book you’ll love? No worries. We went out the the City of Stem/LA Maker Faire to ask the experts for their book suggestions.
Cleopatra in Space - Mike Maihack
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Az and the prisoner of azkaban- J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone - J.K. Rowling
The Skull - John Klassen
Dragon Girls - Maddy Mara
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
The Ogress and the Orphans - Kelly Barnhill
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
We’ll have a list of everybody’s favorite book at our website bookclubforkids.org. And if you have a favorite book, you can be on the show, too. Just give us a call at 424-209-2285 and tell us your first name, the city where you live, the name of your favorite book, and why you love it. That number again is 424-209-2285.
And if you’re looking for a good mystery set inside the uS Capitol, check out StATE OF THE UNION by Kitty Felde. It just got a five star review from Forward Clarion, which called Fina an “intelligent and precocious heroine who uses her critical thinking skills and keen observational senses to suss out information on the Chickcharney and the other mysteries in her daily life.”
And now you can get the Spanish version of State of the Union called Estado de la Union, translated by Jorge Flores Gonzales. And available now from Chesapeake Press, wherever great books are sold.
This episode is supported in part by a grant from the LA County Department of Arts and Culture, as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
The podcast currently has 436 episodes available.
2,683 Listeners
12,647 Listeners
2,460 Listeners
4,450 Listeners
5,987 Listeners
2,283 Listeners
28,240 Listeners
13,764 Listeners
4,375 Listeners
12,178 Listeners
176 Listeners
1,486 Listeners
205 Listeners
622 Listeners
1,207 Listeners