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An Occasional Podcast About Children's Literature
by Daisy May Johnson
A celebration of children's literature and the authors behind the books. Hosted by author and academic Daisy May Johnson, each episode offers a deep dive on an individual writer or topic to explore how these stories worked, what they meant to their readers then - and what they mean to us now.
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Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Episode Three of An Occasional Podcast About Children's Literature is all about Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and the Chalet School books. There's speedboats, sisterhood, and a bonus appearance by Theodora Wilson Wilson.Resources:Behind The Chalet School by Helen McClelland: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1175126.Behind_the_Chalet_SchoolThe Last Weapon by Theodora Wilson Wilson: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37833156-the-last-weaponDon't Tell The Grownups by Alison Lurie: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/397787.Don_t_Tell_the_Grown_UpsShow Transcript:https://bit.ly/4q3C2of
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Enid Blyton
It's time for episode two of An Occasional Podcast About Children's Literature and the biggest of them all: Enid Blyton. We'll talk enormous meals, the index translationum, and school stories...Additional resources:Donia Nachshen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donia_Nachshen One of Donia Nachshen's war posters: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/19998Index Translationum:https://www.unesco.org/xtrans/bscontrib.aspx?lg=0Pea's Book of Holidays by Susie Day: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18332163-pea-s-book-of-holidaysQuartet by Leah Broad:https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/75457059-quartetShow Transcript:https://bit.ly/3TFUyHd
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Angela Brazil
(Please note this episode was recorded prior to the podcast's name change).Where else could a podcast about children's literature begin other than with Angela Brazil? For the debut episode of this series, we explore a remarkable turn of the century author - and one who continues to define children's literature to this day.Additional resources:Angela Brazil @ Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2544Show transcript:https://bit.ly/3TVAVuH
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A celebration of children's literature and the authors behind the books. Hosted by author and academic Daisy May Johnson, each episode offers a deep dive on an individual writer or topic to explore how these stories worked, what they meant to their readers then - and what they mean to us now.
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