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Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you two child-friendly World Book Day (UK) episodes of Realms Unknown this week, focusing on children's books from 0-10 years old.

The second episode, looking at books for older children, will be out on Thursday 6 March!

In the regular news section, they touch on Doctor Who and Pokémon Go while detouring down memory lane, recalling He-Man, Thundercats and The Trap Door.

Chris is pleasantly surprised to be enjoying the Amazon series The Rings of Power, having not taken to The Hobbit off-shoots of Lord of the Rings. While Alice is enjoying the gentle calm of toddler books such as Kuma-Kuma Chan by Kazue Takahashi and Grug by Ted Prior.

In this episode’s Trope on a Rope, Alice wonders where tropes of boys being ballerinas, or girls wanting to play soccer are still relevant in a more inclusive age.

Chris and Alice recommend a number of books they've enjoyed both as children and as parents, which you can find listed below and can buy in our Bookshop affiliate store. Bookshop supports the local and independent book stores in your area.

Age 0-5 books

The Tiger Who Came To Tea - Judith Kerr

Not Now Bernard - David McKee

I Want My Hat Back - Jon Klassen

The Gruffalo, Zog, The Smeds and the Smoos - Julia Donaldson

Cautionary Tales for Children - Hilaire Belloc

Meg and Mog - Helen Nicholl and Jan Pienkowski

Age 5-8 books

Isadora Moon and Mirabelle series - Harriet Muncaster

Age 8-10 books

The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster

The 13 Clocks - James Thurber

The Stormkeeper’s Island - Catherine Doyle

Also, don’t miss our recommendations for what to do, watch, or read this week. Tune in for a packed episode full of insightful discussions, book and TV recommendations, and much more!

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