The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

S9 Ep 196 -The Bus Stops Here with Guests Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr - 11/15/23


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This week is one of the funniest shows we’ve done simply because our guests are delightful. In fact this show may be just a tad longer than normal because we almost couldn’t bear to cut any of our conversation out. They are the author/illustrator and husband/wife team of Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr whose Cookie Chronicles books are a big hit among the 8-12 year old crowd, although, honestly, their stuff is good no matter how old you are.

They recently completed a year long cross-country trip called the Busload of Books Tour in a remodeled school bus with their four kids and grumpy dog to do school visits to Title I schools in the continental United States. They teamed up with a nonprofit to fund the trip and provide books for children. We talk with Matthew and Robbi about their cross-country trip, what “thing” they collected along the way, and Robbi’s favorite scent that you can’t buy.

Books Mentioned In this Episode:

1- Ben Yokohama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles series) by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

2- The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

3- Babies Ruin Everything by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

4- Sunrise Summer by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

5- Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice by Vanessa Zoltan

6- Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller

7- A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russian Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

8- Dirty Birds by Morgan Murray

9- Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman

 

5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Amber @amber.always.reading

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Podcasts mentioned--

1- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast

Websites mentioned--

http://Fireball.imo.net

You can find our guests at their website robbiandmatthew.com/

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