Even the Trunchbull

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 Des 202035min

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 Des 202028min

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 Nov 202035min

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 Nov 202027min

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 Okt 202029min

For our final episode of the season, we’re breaking format to bring you an episode on wordless picture books! Nina and Matt have picked three books each to discuss, and the six books are: Why? by Niko...

1 Okt 202028min

(CN: Discussion of dementia and memory loss) This week we’re reading books linked by themes of dementia and memory. Our chapter book is Moominvalley in November, by Tove Jansson, the last in the Moomi...

24 Sep 202041min

(CN: Discussion of anti-black racism, violence, slavery and guns during the chapter book section. If you want to skip ahead to our picture book section, start at 27 minutes) This week we’re reading bo...

17 Sep 202035min