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It’s Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen. And it was the choice of a group of 7th graders from Newport Middle School in Maryland. Writer Victoria Aveyard talks about the difference between writing books and writing screenplays. Our celebrity reader, NPR’s Renee Montagne, brings to life our lightning girl Mare who is decidedly not excited about becoming a princess. Kitty Felde is host. www.bookclubforkids.org

On this kid lit podcast episode of Read Out Loud, T.E. McMorrow reads aloud THE NUTCRACKER IN HARLEM. ABOUT THE BOOK Written by T.E. McMorrow and illustrated by James Ransome. This jazz-inspired reinvention of The Nutcracker is a worthy tribute to the dreamlike wonder and magic of the Christmas season. In this original retelling, set in New York City during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, one little girl finds her voice as a musician thanks to her enchanting adventures with a magical toy. Watch T.E. McMorrow’s Read Out Loud Episode! ABOUT T. E. McMorrow T. E. McMorrow belongs to the third generation of writers in his family. A journalist and playwright, he is also a member of the Drama Desk in New York City. Many years ago, he worked as a stagehand for the Dance Theatre of Harlem, an experience that helped plant the first seeds of inspiration for this book. Mr. McMorrow splits his time between Manhattan and the East End of Long Island with his wife, Carole, and their two cats, Cinnamon and Moxie ABOUT James Ransome James Ransome is both a painter and award-winning illustrator, with work exhibited in both private and public art collections. He has illustrated over 50 books, and his awards include the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Picture Book Honor and the ALA Notable Book Award for Sky Boys; the Coretta Scott King Honor for Uncle Jed’s Barbershop; the Coretta Scott King and IBBY awards for Creation; the NAACP Image Award for Let My People Go and Our Children Can Soar; and the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Award, Rip Van Winkle Award, SEBA Best Book of the Year Award and Dutchess County Executive Art Award for Individual Artist. CONNECT WITH T. E. McMorrow Twitter CONNECT WITH James Ransome Website | Instagram | Facebook CONNECT WITH KidLit TV Facebook | Instagram | Newsletter | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube The post KidLit RADIO: THE NUTCRACKER IN HARLEM Read Out Loud appeared first on KidLit TV....moreCopy Link

Happy Thanksgiving from Buttons & Figs! On this WWW episode your challenge is to figure out which word doesn't belong. Play four rounds of Thanksgiving Thesaurus by listening to a list of words that mean similar things, in other words, synonyms...but one of the words in the list doesn't belong. And of course, there is a trick round, just because. Have a Happy, Joyful, Peaceful, Merry, Jubilant Thanksgiving. be safe. be kind. be playful. visit www.buttonsandfigs.com and look for more Wacky Wordplay Wednesdays written by Pamela Rogers audio produced by Pamela Rogers SFX from Zapsplat...moreCopy Link

Hippo attacks rarely end well, but for Jason being swallowed by one is a doorway to a new land! Now, rather than being digested, he’s meeting strange new creatures and living his best fantasy life. Beyonders: A World Without Heroes, by Brandon Mull, reviewed by Chaska, age 12/13.   Check out Miss Lynn’s podcast, The Good Words Podcast at https://misslynn.com/good-words-podcast.   We also encourage you to try Newsy Jacuzzi at https://www.newsyjacuzzi.com/. It’s so much fun!   For questions or to suggest a book for us to review email us at bookpowerforkids@gmail.com .   Our website is http://bookpowerforkids.com/, or visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookpowerforkids/ and Twitter @bookpower4kids   We are proud members of Kids Listen. For more quality children's podcasts visit http://www.kidslisten.org/members   All of our music was created using Music Maker Jam for non-commercial purposes, http://www.justaddmusic.net/en/ . Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com   Thanks for listening!...moreCopy Link

One Sentence Summary Anderson starts with the one sentence recap of how our trio of protagonists are studying and then come across something that surprises them. What Do the Tiny Potters Think? Addison and Anderson relate to this because both of them have been busy with studying for the standardized tests at their schools when they recorded this episode.  Addison and Anderson discuss the value, or lack thereof, of homework and the importance of recess. When Harry, Hermione, and Ron visit Hagrid’s the Tiny Potters share their concerns about not only how Hagrid obtained his newest pet, a dragon, but only the perils he may face. This segues into a discussion about the fact that when one of the heroes is injured, Madam Pomfrey doesn’t use common sense, the prevailing theme of this chapter when taking care of her charges. One of the best, unexplored, ideas for a dragon is introduced by Addison.  Can you say, Ice Cream Breathing DRAGON!? Malfoy tattles on the trio and Hagrid for poor Norbert, but the Tiny Potters recognize that he is doing the right thing, but for the wrong reason and explain their feelings on that. After recapping that common sense should prevail and all the main characters should use their brain, they go into MOMMY POP QUIZ, sponsored by Audible. Go to http://www.audibletrial.com/tinypotters and sign up for your FREE trial.  So many great books to listen to and if you don’t like it, you can exchange it with their return policy! Questions Mommy Pop Quiz asks include: Once Hermione, Ron, and Harry find out about Hagrid’s dragon, what should they have done? How does the motivation we have behind decisions impact our actions? For an update on the personal lives of the Tiny Potters, we find out Addison has earned another Girl Scout badge and Anderson has been placed on a special team at his Karate Dojo and been given a promotion to become a Junior Leader. Thank you for listening episode 15 the Tiny Potters, as we have discussed Chapter 14 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Thank you to GEICO for not sponsoring this episode but more thanks to Audible for actually sponsoring it. And of course, THANK YOU to our listeners.  We’re back and we’ll be finishing up book one each week from here on out on time, with plenty of time to be ready to start book 2, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, when the new Hogwarts year starts. Stay magical! The post Tiny Potters Discuss Chapter 14 Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone appeared first on My podcast website....moreCopy Link