Sibling Library

This month we talk about what literary meals we would want to be a part of, celebrate Native American History Month by reading and reporting on novels written by Native American authors, and wrap up with some picture book appreciation for National Picture Book Month.

This month we get a little spooky for the Halloween season. First we discuss some of our favorite literary witches, not including any witches from Harry Potter. Then we talk to friend of the show, Jeff Baham, Disneyland Haunted Mansion expert and author of the book: The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion. We end with bookends and talk about what we have been reading and what we are planning to read this month. We also mention which books we each will be reading for our episode next month and our choices of titles written by indigenous authors. 

In this chapter of Sibling Library, we will be celebrating the birth month of one of our collective favorite authors: Roald Dahl. We will talk about his life and some of our favorite experiences with his works. Then, we will be ending this summer season by going through some of our favorite summer reads. Special announcement for next month, we are welcoming great friend of the show Jeff Baham. To get ready for his visit please consider reading his book: The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion. Till next month, let's read, share, and repeat!

In chapter 11, we celebrate audiobook month by discussing what makes an enjoyable listening experience. We go on to try our hand at creating an audio version of Hans Christian Andersen's story called "Soup from a Sausage Skewer." A big thank you to friend of the show, Jeff Baham, of the Doombuggies and Mousetalgia podcasts for helping plus our story with sound effects. Let's read, share, and repeat.

In this chapter we celebrate Short Story Month by first using story dice to create a short story and then discussing Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper." 

This month we discuss Little Free Libraries: their history, purpose, and our experience with them. We also mention our topic for next month: a group read of the short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Let's keep reading, sharing, and repeating!

In this chapter of Sibling Library, we discuss experiencing the Kurt Vonnegut classic: Slaughterhouse Five in three different formats. We each read the original novel and the graphic novel representation as well as watched the movie. We talk about our takeaways and our favorite formats. Have any thoughts about the story yourself? Please share with us!

In the month of love we talk about our appreciation of libraries for National Library Lovers month and why we enjoy reading non-fiction and how this experience is different than reading fiction. We also extend an invitation to any of our listeners that are interested in participating in our experiment of experiencing the story of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut in three different formats (novel, graphic novel, and movie) before our March episode. Let's continue to read, share, and repeat.