Episode 18 - Mystical Cows (The Beasts of Clawstone Castle and Maharani the Cow)
This week we’re reading around the theme of Mystical Cows! Our picture book is Maharani the Cow, written by Christy Shoba Sudhir and illustrated by Nancy Raj – a bustling slice of life in India is i...
25 Helmi 202130min
Episode 17 - Shooting Stars (Look Up! and Howl's Moving Castle)
Even the Trunchbull series 5 launches with a special on Shooting Stars and we've got some special announcements to kick off the new year. A full transcript of this episode is now available to read o...
18 Helmi 202136min
Series 4 Finale: A Christmas Carol retold for children
It’s the closing episode for season 4 here at Even the Trunchbull and this week we’re doing retellings of A Christmas Carol. Matt has read Charles Dickens’ original for the first time, and Nina has re...
17 Joulu 202034min
Episode 16 - Christmas! (Happy Christmas Gemma and I Saw Three Ships)
Our picture book is Happy Christmas Gemma by Sarah Hayes and Jan Ormerod. This one’s a nostalgia pick, for Nina especially, who had it read to her as a little one, and perfectly encapsulates Christmas...
10 Joulu 202035min
Episode 15 - Dragons and Gender (The Worst Princess and Digory the Dragon Slayer)
Join Nina and Matt as we dive into a couple of topics that go hand in hand: dragons and gender! We talk about why stories about dragons, princesses and knights are a great place to play with gender ro...
3 Joulu 202028min
Episode 14 - Fairytale Retellings (Pattan's Pumpkin and the Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents)
Join Matt and Nina this week for a discussion of fairytales and folk tales! We talk about flood myths in regard to Chitra Soundar and Frané Lessac's "Pattan's Pumpkin". See Ms Soundar's writing about ...
26 Marras 202035min
Episode 13 - Family Recipes (Apple Cake and Baklava & Peeny Butter Fudge)
We're launching series 4 with two books featuring family recipes! Apple cake and Baklava by Kathrin Rohmann and translated into English by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp is the story of the friendship between ...
19 Marras 202027min
Halloween Special # 1 (Ghosts for Breakfast and The Jumbies)
Surprise! It’s a Halloween Special! We couldn’t pass up this time of year without bringing you two spooky stories. Our chapter book is The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste, a modern retelling of Haitian ...
29 Loka 202029min
