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Ramona lived in our neighborhood
From: amy handler
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Second Grade students from Portland, Oregon's Beverly Cleary Elementary School tour us around one of the sites from the famed author's childhood ho...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 10:19
Shelf Discovery: The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit by Octavia Spencer
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin kicks, punches, and digs for clues with the kids in Octavia Spencer's The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit.

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


  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Beauty Queen by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on a beastly adventure with a couple of smart siblings in the audio edition of Sarah Mlynowski's Beaut...

Bought by KKRN and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: May 22, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
"One North Star" by Phyllis Root (2/24/17)
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Writing a counting book for kids - how hard could it be? Phyllis Root, though, had other ideas. By the time she was done, she'd completed a down-...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2017
  • Length: 06:51
Shelf Discovery: Armstrong & Charlie by Steven B. Frank
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin takes the bus back to sixth grade with Steven B. Frank's Armstrong & Charlie.

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


  • Added: Mar 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Sticks & Stones by Emily Jenkins, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes back to school with the kids in the Upside-Down Magic class in Sticks & Stones by Emily Jenkins, Sarah...

Bought by KKRN and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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 Cultural Icon (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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The unlikely story of a pacifist bull - Hidden messages scribbled in library books - Murder & poetry in Chaucer's London - A novel look at race rel...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
Ferdinand the Cultural Icon (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The unlikely story of a pacifist bull - Hidden messages scribbled in library books - Murder & poetry in Chaucer's London - A novel look at race rel...

Bought by WCNY, KTOO, WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 7
Ferdinand the Cultural Icon (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The unlikely story of a pacifist bull - The hidden messages scrawled in library books

Bought by WJCT, WCQS, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WUGA (part of GPB), KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 9
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
The Write Question - Kent Davis - 272
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author and game designer Kent Davis talks about books one and two in his 'A Riddle In Ruby' YA series.

Bought by KWMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
"Storm's Coming!" by Margi Preus (12/29/16)
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Our guest on this episode of MN Reads is Duluth author Margi Preus, whose new picture book, Storm's Coming! (2016, Minnesota Historical Society Pre...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 09:31
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
Consie Powell: Author and illustrator
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Call of the Wild
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Milt Lee talks to children's book author and illustrator, Consie Powell at her home in Ely, Minnesota.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2016
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
"Captain Underpants" creator Dav Pilkey visits The Roadhouse
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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What does children's book author Dav Pilkey have in common with Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, and Maya Angelou? His books, like theirs, appear on the...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2016
  • Length: 16:13
74: My Diary Will Go Down in History
From: The Mortified Podcast
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The story of a girl who was totally convinced her teenage diary would one day be discovered... and become mandatory reading for generations to come.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2016
  • Length: 16:05
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
Move, Shift, Spin, and Pop-Up. Read About It. #525
From: Teosson Wells
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Mystics, Scientists, Astronomists, Harlequins, Writers, and Artists -- Pop! Explore the modern masters of pop-up books: Matthew Reinhart, Robert S...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2016
  • Length: 10:10
"Norman Loves the Lake" by Debbie Hoven (7/14/16)
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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A writing class with a personal hero and a lovable Lab sparked this first - but not last - children's book about Norman.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 07:24
  • 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
How Children Benefit from Scary Books (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Steven Spielberg just premiered his new - and first - Disney film: The BFG. The film is based on a children’s book from a particularly scary genre ...

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WABE


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 4
Monsters in the Classroom (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Why Gothic literature is more popular than ever with young kids. -How creating 'monsters' in the classroom can help young students learn and grow....

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KEDT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6