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Shelf Discovery: Sherlock Sam and the Sinister Letters in Bras Basah by A. J. Low
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin hunts for clues with a clever boy and his trusty robot in A. J. Low's Sherlock Sam and the Sinister Letters...

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKWE Niijii Radio, WMUU-LP, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Shelf Discovery: Cold as Ice by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to the world of the Snow Queen with the audio edition of Sarah Mlynowski's Cold as Ice.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, and KKRN


  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ferdinand, The Misunderstood Bull (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In 1936, just as the Spanish Civil War was beginning, an instantly successful and highly controversial children’s book arrived on the bookshelves. ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Shivers!: The Pirate Who's Afraid of Everything by Annabeth Bondor-Stone
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin sets sail with a scaredy-pirate in Annabeth Bondor-Stone's Shivers!: The Pirate Who's Afraid of Everything.

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shelf Discovery: Bad Hair Day by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin climbs Rapunzel's tower with two lovable young heroes in Sarah Mlynowski's Bad Hair Day.

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Dream On by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels back through the magic mirror to visit Sleeping Beauty in author Sarah Mlynowski's Dream On.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: If the Shoe Fits by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin returns to fairy tale land with a couple of modern-day kids in author Sarah Mlynowski's If the Shoe Fits.

Bought by KKRN and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: May 31, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Fairest of All by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to fairy tale land with a couple of adventurous siblings in the audio edition of Sarah Mlynowski's ...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin moves into a mysterious little town with the audio edition of Natalie Lloyd's A Snicker of Magic.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Bad Luck by Pseudonymous Bosch
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin returns to the magical summer camp at Earth Ranch with Pseudonymous Bosch's Bad Luck.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Choose Your Own Adventure
From: Facts About Fiction
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Imagine you are children's literature publisher R. A. Montgomery...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
Maurice Sendak
From: Facts About Fiction
Caption: Maurice Sendak's self-portrait with Mickey Mouse, Credit: Maurice Sendak
Children's author Maurice Sendak was a big collector of Disney paraphenalia

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: :59
E.B. White
From: Facts About Fiction
Caption: Charlotte
Responding to his editor about why he wrote his most famous children's novel, E.B. White replied in characteristic good humor.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: :58
Shelf Discovery: Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowsky, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin practices her spells with the magical misfits in the audio edition of Upside-Down Magic by authors Sarah Ml...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Children's book aims to kickstart diversity in the mostly white world of kid lit
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Think about some of the classics of children’s literature. There’s Where the Wild Things Are...Goodnight Moon...and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatbal...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
Mary had a little lamb
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a pair of science-loving tweens on another treacherous adventure in Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampa...

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Bad Magic
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a mysterious summer camp for troubled kids with Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin hits the high seas with Oliver and the Seawigs by author Philip Reeve and illustrator Sarah McIntyre.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
THE BOOK THIEF -- Sophie Nelisse, Brian Percival & Geoffrey Rush Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Brian Percival, Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nelisse, San Francisco, CA 10/4/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Brian Percival, Sophie Nelisse, and Geoffrey Rush talk adaptation, perspective, and the joy of the accordion.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 17:15
Bringing storytime to the long wait for social services
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Oakland Public Library children’s librarian reads at the Eastmont Social Service Agency, Credit: Holly J McDede
For many, the Eastmont Town Center in East Oakland is the go-to place to apply for food stamps, get medical coverage, find childcare, and get job a...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 06:27
A Goodnight Moon story
From: With Good Reason
Caption: Margaret Wise Brown
The story of Margaret Wise Brown's work, life, and tragic early death.

Bought by WABE and Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser)


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Goodnight Moon!
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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First published in 1947, Goodnight Moon has become one of the most popular books for young children. Yet the book’s author, Margaret Wise Brown, al...

Bought by WJCT, XRAY.fm, WFHB, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Beat : Dallas Crow - "The Aesthetics of Gravity"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Dallas Crow's work has appeared in Tar River Poetry and Poet Lore. His book, "Small, Imperfect Paradise," is due out from Parallel Press this year....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
Bay Area organization gets readers across the country up to speed
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In short, things are looking dire for students in California; particularly low-income children who lack the resources to seek outside help with sch...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 05:43