Podcast Episodes

Little House in the Big Woods: the Dads Learn to Smoke a Deer

Episode 10

Welcome to "Dads on Books," Episode X where Mike and David venture into books for an older audience, don’t worry, it's still a kids book. The dads tackle Little House in the Big Woods, a book so enth…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green (with envy after spending a million hundred dollars on a new library card)

Episode 9

In this weeks episode, David and Mike explore the wild and wackily kookified world of Dan Gutman, and found a million hundred books begging to be read. They contemplate the fortunes they've spent at …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sideways Stories from Wayside School: OOPSIE! Mr Anderson, Call the Architect

Episode 8

This week, David did research and Mike read the back of the book, finding that, "More than 6 million kids have laughed..."  They get kooky discussing Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside Scho…

Published on 5 months ago

The Book with No Pictures: Olivia called and wants William's blurf back!

Episode 7

This week, Mike and David discuss... nothing. We speak of many nothings, "The Book with No Pictures," which is much like the beginning of life. Just a blank boring canvas. We discuss ideas for seeque…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Frog and Toad are Friends: Blah, it's half past May, where is that gosh darned snail mail?

Episode 6

BLAH!
This week Davey and Mikey talk about one of Mike's favorite childhood books, "Frog and Toad are Friends." Kermit looks at Toads bathing suit,  some interesting things about the author are in dis…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Cars and Trucks... and Things That Go

Episode 5

Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

In this week's episode, David and Mike talk about Richard Scarry and his books. Mike picks the wrong book to buy and David thinks that's hilarious. …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Big Words for Little People

Episode 4

Long ago,

In a galaxy far, far away...

Dad's on Books- EPISODE 4

David And Mike take on the book, Big Words for Little People, by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. Listen as David tells us why he didn…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Mrs. McTats and Her House Full of Cats

Episode 3

Dads on Books returns for episode 3!

In this episode hosts David Patrick and Mike Walker discuss the children's book Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by J…

Published on 6 months ago

Olivia Helps with Christmas

Episode 2

Welcome to Episode 2! We are discussing the book, "Olivia Helps with Christmas."

Why this book? Well, David selected "Olivia Helps with Christmas" due to its personal history, noting that Mike and wif…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The Giving Tree

Episode 1

Welcome to the inaugural episode of our podcast where we delve into the world of children's books that resonate with both our kids and their adults! In this episode, hosts Mike Walker and David Patri…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago