This week we read Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles. We talk about the book’s deeply important depiction of death, Comfort’s complex family relationships, mean elementary school friends, and quirky naming choices (we promise we don’t actually have problems with names; we were just shocked by the un-subtlety of Joy, Merry, Comfort, Dismay, and Tidings). We’ll be back soon with an episode on Percy Jackson!

Content Warnings: Death, particularly the death of relatives and the death of a dog. Also bullying, embalming, brief discussion of cannibalism, funeral homes, drowning, and Jacqueline’s terrifying assertion that quirky names are a recipe for childhood bullying.

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Music

Intro: I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner

Outro: Good Vibes by MBB