Podcast Episodes

Good Night Gorilla, don't monkey around while listening, and no AL, you are NOT a monkey

Episode 30

Holy carp! this is our 30th episode

and at this moment we have 988 listens!!

Mike and David return to short books—board books even!—with Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann, and they are so excited a…

Published on 5 hours ago

Carbles Marbles, Castro's Astros

Episode 29

We get to part two of our conversation with My Weird School series (and many many other silly and some not silly books) Dan Gutman. Our surprise guest shows up. Will we find  Dr. Carbles? Or his marb…

Published on 1 week ago

Where are Dr. Carbles Marbles! and where's my Pfeffernusse?

Episode 28

Mike and David welcome their first non-daughter guest, Dan Gutman, the nutman, author of the My Weird(er and erestEST...) School Series(esEST?), and the recently released The Picasso Curse and OH SOO…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Goodnight Moon: less cheddar, more tea and peas, please

Episode 27

The "Dads on Books" welcomed Lucy Patrick, who selected a copy of the 1947 classic, Good Night Moon. Lucy chose her sticky shredded copy of the book mostly because the mouse is "really cute". The dad…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Warrior Cats: Into the Wild and Sarah Patrick

Episode 26

Another daughter, another series! David’s Sarah and Warrior Cats’s Into the Wild! by Erin “faux” Hunter. Mike reads the wrong book. Again. And is lost. David reads the right book. Again. And is lost.…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and other life lessons

Episode 25

Mike and David return to totally toddler tomes—fewer words, no chapters, and more pictures with one of their favorite and fun authors award-garnering Mo Willems. We're talking about illustrious, illy…

Published on 1 month ago

El Deafo: Friends and graphic novels (pics, rabbits, and 4 shadows)

Episode 24

In the third “Since we are Dads on Books, we have daughters, and they can be Guests!“ episode, Mike’s daughter Ruby joins us with one of her favorite books—it's teacher and school librarian approved!…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief: Voyage to Vegas with a zebra, tin cans and 7 layer dip

Episode 23

This time there’s someone next to David—his daughter Delaney! Mike and David welcome their second guest. Ever. We delve into the wonderful world of Percy Jackson. WARNING: this book has no pictures!!…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: We Didn't Get on Board With This One!

Episode 22

Mike and David talk about "Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus" by Barbara Park. Let's just say they're not on board with this one--a first! While there's some fun:  Mike likes that it's made of…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Flat Stanley or Flat Stan Lee, you make the call

Episode 21

Mike and David get flat with Stanley! Mike discovers him in a book store in Ohio, and David gets a blast from his past with his nephew's Flat Stanley Project—Flat Stanley was a book?! Travel through …

Published on 2 months ago