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Shelf Discovery: Matilda by Roald Dahl
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin battles bullies with a precocious little girl in Roald Dahl’s kids’ classic Matilda.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 29, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Charmed by Jen Calonita
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin battles evil fairies with a reformed thief in author Jen Calonita's Charmed.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WLPR


  • Added: Oct 15, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Snow White
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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The wicked queen is proud to be the most beautiful of them all. Or is she? Not according to the mysterious mirror on the wall. Snow White fights fo...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 15:21
The Emperor's new Clothes
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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Proudly marching naked through the Royal Parade! The king is outwitted by two crafty rascals who make a "special" suit of clothes for the Emperor. ...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 12:11
The Three Little Pigs
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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What can protect you from a huffing, puffing big bad wolf? A house made of straw? Sticks? Stones? The three little pigs test their building skills ...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 10:23
Shelf Discovery: Poached by Stuart Gibbs
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes in search of a missing marsupial with a preteen sleuth in Poached by Stuart Gibbs.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, Harford Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
GN_4.49_KidCanineConnection
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Kids read to shelter dogs.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
The Three Bears
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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Ever heard of Goldilocks, that sweet little mild-mannered child? Or is she? Listen to this episode as she breaks into the house of the three bears,...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 1
Rumpelstiltskin
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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A miller lies to the king, telling him that his daughter could spin straw into gold! The king puts her to work, setting her an impossible task. A l...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 09:20
  • Purchases: 1
Rapunzel
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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An evil witch imprisons a woman with impossibly long CLIMBING hair. A prince falls in love with her and tries to free her, but the witch foils thei...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 10:48
  • Purchases: 1
Jack and the Beanstalk
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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Join young Jack as he climbs a giant beanstalk to a magic castle in the clouds. Meet a hen that lays golden eggs and a harp that sings by itself. A...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2018
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin revisits a beloved classic with Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, Harford Community Radio, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin moves into a sleepy Danish village with a spirited little girl in When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nan...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), Enchantment Radio, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: May 28, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shelf Discovery: Abby in Wonderland by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins four friends on a journey through a literary classic with Sarah Mlynowski's Abby in Wonderland.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, Enchantment Radio, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: May 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shelf Discovery: Sidekicked by John David Anderson
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin explores the history of a hero in training with the audio edition of John David Anderson's Sidekicked.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Shelf Discovery: Nothing But Trouble by Jacqueline Davies
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin starts a middle school revolution with a couple of clever young girls in Nothing But Trouble by Jacqueline ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, and KKRN


  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee by Deborah Abela
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin spells her way to stardom with timid young India Wimple and her eccentric family in Deborah Abela’s The Stu...

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), Harford Community Radio, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Author Interview: Brad Meltzer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Brad Meltzer has been on the New York Best Seller list multiple times - with books ranging from mysteries and thrillers to inspirational children's...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 17:20
Shelf Discovery: Royal Wedding Disaster by Meg Cabot
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin dons her tiara for Meg Cabot's Royal Wedding Disaster.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Spin the Golden Light Bulb by Jackie Yeager
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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This week on Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes to camp with a team of young inventors in author Jackie Yeager's Spin the Golden Light Bulb.

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


  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Author Joanna Dymond: Howlin' Growlin' Yowlin with the Lost River Wolf Pack
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Joanna Dymond
A radio story about wolves ignited a curiosity in author Joanna Dymond. Her wonder about wolves being taken off the endangered species list inspir...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2017
  • Length: 12:12
Susan Kedzie: A Thousand Purring Cats
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Susan Kedzie is a visual artist, a jeweler, a scientist and a teacher. She's passionate about making the world a better place and that mentality f...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 09:14
The Pledge of Allegiance
From: John Messmer
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A reading of the original and current version of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 1
"Seven Ways to Trick a Troll" author Lisa Lunge-Larsen, illustrator Kari Vick
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Lutsen artist Kari Vick and Duluth author Lise Lunge-Larsen are out with a wonderful new book, "Seven Ways to Trick a Troll," for kids and adults o...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2017
  • Length: 25:00
Shelf Discovery: Genie in a Bottle by Sarah Mlynowski
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin goes on a magic carpet ride with a couple of precocious young siblings in Sarah Mlynowski's Genie in a Bottle.

Bought by KKRN and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2