Getting to know Danger Eagle, the stunt performing penguin

When Jesse Wente was a kid, he was given a stuffed penguin as a gift. He decided to name his penguin Danger Eagle, the stunt performing stuffy. Decades later, Danger Eagle has taken center stage in Jesse's first ever children's book. Since wrapping up his term as chair of the Canada Council for the Arts and with a bestselling memoir under his belt, he joins the show to share the stories that have influenced his own life the most. Plus, musician Girl Ultra recommends A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf.Books discussed on this week's show include:Watership Down by Richard AdamsThe Monster At the End of This Book by Jon StoneSteering the Craft by Ursula K. Le GuinIndian School Days by Basil H. JohnstonDanger Eagle by Jesse WenteA Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf