The Children's Bookshelf

Series produced by WCMU Michigan

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The Children’s Bookshelf from WCMU Public Radio showcases new children’s book titles meant to engage young readers in the joy of story found in both the written word and illustrations. The target audience includes teachers, librarians, parents and grandparents as part of their role to foster the love of reading. Each of the two minute reviews have accompanying study questions and activities and are available as podcasts. The series host and reviewer is Dr. Sue Ann Martin, Professor Emerita of Communication and Dramatic Arts in the College of Communication and Fine Arts, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

The Children’s Bookshelf is a syndicated series from WCMU Public Radio available to public radio stations across the country. It features reviews of current children’s books, offering age-appropriate recommendations with each book title. The Children’s Bookshelf is designed to engage young readers in the joy of story found both in the written word and illustrations. The program will be of interest to teachers and librarians, as well as parents and grandparents hoping to foster the love of reading in young children. Each of the reviews have accompanying study questions and activities and will be also offered as podcasts. One two minute segment will be available each week, all inclusive, ready for air. There is no charge for syndication rights.
Series host and reviewer is noted educator, Dr. Sue Ann Martin, Professor Emerita of Communication and Dramatic Arts and the past and founding Dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Her background in children’s literature includes a Ph. D thesis on the oral characteristics of the Caldecott Award-winning children’s books.
Our theme music for The Children’s Bookshelf is the polka from Denes Agay’s “Five Easy Dances”, performed by the Powers Woodwind Quintet, in residence at Central Michigan University’s School of Music. It is taken from the album GEMS, on the White Pine label.

Contact: Susan McTaggart-Dennis, producer
WCMU Public Media
mctag1sm@cmich.edu
989 774-3105
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The Children’s Bookshelf is a syndicated series from WCMU Public Radio available to public radio stations across the country. It features reviews of current children’s books, offering age-appropriate recommendations with each book title. The Children’s Bookshelf is designed to engage young readers in the joy of story found both in the written word and illustrations. The program will be of interest to teachers and librarians, as well as parents and grandparents hoping to foster the love of reading in young children. Each of the reviews have accompanying study questions and activities and will be also offered as podcasts. One two minute segment will be available each week, all inclusive, ready for air. There is no charge for syndication rights.Series host and reviewer is noted... Show full description


277 Pieces

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The Light in the Lake written by Sarah Baughman is a well-told story about loss and grief, family and friends and the merging of the scientific met...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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The Brain is Kind of a Big Deal written and illustrated by Nick Seluk is a fun-filled and engaging introduction to the brain and all of its incredi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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The Restless Girls: A tale of daring, a quest for freedom written by Jesse Burton and illustrated by Angela Barrett is an enriched version of the p...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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I Am Marie Curie written by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by cartoonist Christopher Eliopoulos is the newest addition to the popular picture book bi...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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Love and the Rocking Chair is a beautiful picture book for children 3-5 years of age written and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, winners of mu...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2019
  • Length: 02:01
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The updated edition of MOONSHOT is a beautiful telling of Apollo 11’s historic voyage to the moon and back. The graphics of the rocket, the spacesh...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Oct 21, 2019
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
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To Dance written by Siena Siegel with artwork by Mark Siegel is a beautiful telling of a young girl’s story as she realizes her dream of becoming a...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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Vole and Troll written and illustrated by Iza Trapani is a fun-filled book, based casually on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, that tells the story of ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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MARIO and the Hole in the Sky written by Elizabeth Rusch and illustrated by Teresa Martinez is a lively picture book biography for children 6-9 yea...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment written by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry and illustrated by Brittany Jackson is a beautiful picture book ...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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Lulu and Rocky in Detroit written by Barbara Joosse and illustrated by Renee Graef is a fun-filled visit to fourteen great sites in the city of Det...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood written by Aimee Reid with touching illustrations by Matt Phelan is a simple and...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Dec 02, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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UNDER THREAT: An Album of Endangered Animals written by Martin Jenkins and illustrated by Tom Frost contains well-researched information and engagi...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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THE SUPERLATIVE A. LINCOLN: Poems About Our 16th President cleverly written by Eileen Meyer and engagingly illustrated by Dave Szalay is a delightf...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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A Brief History of Unicorns compiled by Selwyn Phipps and illustrated by Aitch, Oana Befort and Rae Ritchie is a lovely book of unicorn lore. The e...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum by Dr. Seuss with illustrations by Andrew Joyner is a nonfiction book about various ways of seeing art. Ted Geisel, Dr. Se...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio and KRPS


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 2
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WILMA’S WAY HOME: The Life of Wilma Mankiller written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Linda Kukuk is a picture book biography of the first f...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
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The Crossover: The Graphic Novel written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile is a visually exciting retelling of this 2015 Newber...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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A NEW HOME written and illustrated by Tania de Regil is a story told by two young narrators about their pending move to a new home in a new country...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Friendship Book written by Mary Lyn Ray and illustrated by Stephanie Graegin is a celebration of looking for a friend, finding a friend and bei...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1