Episode 43 - The Writing On The Wall (Little Monster Did It and Illuminations)
This episode is all about scribbles on the wall, whether they be the work of a cheeky little monster, or a malicious scarling. The one person we're sure didn't do it is the child of the house! First i...
21 Aug 20251h 2min
Episode 42 - Tower Blocks (Boy in the Tower and The Concrete Garden)
Welcome back! We're kicking back off with a real cracking double act: Boy In The Tower, by Polly Ho-Yen, and The Concrete Garden, by Bob Graham. This episode is all about confinement, loneliness, is...
14 Aug 202559min
We're back!
Announcing series 7 of Even The Trunchbull! We're so excited to be back reading and chatting with you, so watch this space :-). What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ...
10 Aug 20252min
Episode 41 - Money (Cash and Those Shoes) with special guest Lisette Auton
This month, our (belated - sorry!) show is all about MONEY. It's a bit of a different one. Our chapter book is non-fiction, and it's called Cash: How to earn it, save it, spend it, grow it, give it, b...
20 Apr 202353min
Episode 40 - Wishes (Knock Three Times and Wishes)
This month we're reading Knock Three Times, by Cressida Cowell, and Wishes, by Muon Thi Van and Victo Ngai. Knock Three Times is the third book of a four part series, but anytime is a good time to jum...
3 Mars 202344min
Episode 39 - Titans, togas and thunderbolt gods! (Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and Echo Echo)
It's finally here, it's our Greek myth episode! We kick it all off with Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, a titan of early 2000s kids' fantasy that we were a smidge too old for at ...
2 Feb 202340min
Episode 38 - Whodunnit? (Insector Brunswick and the Case of the Missing Eyebrow and The Secret Detectives)
To kick off this cold and dreary month we're reading detective fiction! First up is Inspector Brunswick: The Case of the Missing Eyebrow by Chris Lam Sam and Angela Keoghan. Brunswick and his faithful...
12 Jan 202331min
Concerning carrots #2: No Carrot Left Behind!
It's our annual very serious episode doing a close read and serious criticism of the Kevin the Carrot Christmas picture book from Aldi. This year, the book is called, Kevin the Carrot: No Carrot Left ...
22 Dec 202214min
