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Amelia Bedilia and the Baby, aka Tarnation! That was Plum Fun!
Season 1 Episode 63
It’s David’s first time to read the world-famous series, Amelia Bedelia! And what better place to start than Amelia Bedelia and the Baby! aka Tarnati…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, or I want my 2 D'Aulaires
Season 1 Episode 62
David and Mike enter the world of Greek mythology...but first..
December 1978. Dallas, Texas. David's French grandmother, Tia (which is Spanish for au…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Lisa, part due: the Wrath of Crayons
Season 1 Episode 61
Couldn’t wait for part two with illustrator/author Lisa Desimini? Now you don’t have to.
Lisa, Mike, and David continue their conversation with some r…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Lisa Desimini like “Yosemite”: a fantastic, fun (funtastic?) conversation with the fantastical illustrator/author
Season 1 Episode 60
It’s time for another guest!
An author? Sort of. Another daughter? Yes, but not ours’s.
It’s Illustrator/author Lisa Desimini!!! I mean-ie, we talk a…
3 months ago
What is the Declaration of Independence? Or Indy’s Pension?
Season 1 Episode 59
Indy’s Pension? Hey, a Raider of the Lost Ark deserves to retire in comfort. Aaaaand in a very special July 4 episode, the Dads celebrate the 250th b…
3 months, 1 week ago
Monsters, Don't Eat Broccoli, or Mommy
Season 1 Episode 58
If this is it Monsters, don't eat broccoli.
The Dads judge a book by its cover: we liked it. So there. Mike did a slight rewrite. He took some libert…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
A Juneteenth Jamboree or How We Heard We Were Free!!! Yippee!
Season 1 Episode 58
It’s the Dads’ first annual “Hey, let’s do a Juneteenth book” book. Or, as Mike put it, “If the world has a day, then we should read a book about it”…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema with pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon or Mosquito, Mosquito Whyfore art thou Buzzing in People's Ears
Season 1 Episode 57
It's time for another "We picked a book because Mike said so" episode. In Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema with pictures by Leo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Matilda the Builda or how I learned to hate the Trunchbull
Season 1 Episode 56
Mike and David read Matilda by Rao—Raold—Roaold—Mr. Dahl. And illustrated illustriously by Quentin Blake. Mike suggested Dahl, and David saw the musi…
4 months ago
How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans or "what should have been brussel sprouts in a mushroom cream sauce cuz thats gross"
Season 1 Episode 55
After some forays into classics, very classic classics, historical novels, and other serious books, the Dads return to nutty silliness and qwacky wha…
4 months, 1 week ago