S9 Ep 196 -The Bus Stops Here with Guests Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr - 11/15/23

This week is one of the funniest shows we’ve done simply because our guests are delightful. In fact this show may be just a tad longer than normal because we almost couldn’t bear to cut any of our conversation out. They are the author/illustrator and husband/wife team of Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr whose Cookie Chronicles books are a big hit among the 8-12 year old crowd, although, honestly, their stuff is good no matter how old you are. They recently completed a year long cross-country trip called the Busload of Books Tour in a remodeled school bus with their four kids and grumpy dog to do school visits to Title I schools in the continental United States. They teamed up with a nonprofit to fund the trip and provide books for children. We talk with Matthew and Robbi about their cross-country trip, what “thing” they collected along the way, and Robbi’s favorite scent that you can’t buy. Books Mentioned In this Episode: 1- Ben Yokohama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles series) by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr 2- The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr 3- Babies Ruin Everything by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr 4- Sunrise Summer by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr 5- Praying with Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice by Vanessa Zoltan 6- Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller 7- A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russian Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders 8- Dirty Birds by Morgan Murray 9- Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman   5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Amber @amber.always.reading Little Thieves by Margaret Owen Podcasts mentioned-- 1- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast Websites mentioned-- http://Fireball.imo.net You can find our guests at their website robbiandmatthew.com/ Website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod Face Book - Perks of Being a BookLover. To send us a message, go to our website and click the Contact button.