Daisy May Johnson
An Occasional Podcast About Children's Literature
A celebration of children's literature and the authors behind the books. Hosted by author and academic Daisy May Johnson, each episode offers a deep dive on an individual writer or topic to explore how these stories worked, what they meant to their readers then - and what they mean to us now.
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Daisy May Johnson
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Oct 1, 2026
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Episodes
Bookshelf Beloveds 01.10.2026 21:20
Episode Four of An Occasional Podcast About Children's Literature and it's time to share some of my bookshelf beloveds: Elsie J. Oxenham, the great, great Michelle Magorian, and also whether or not children's literature even exists. Fun times! Episode Transcript: https://bit.ly/4q3C2of Further Reading: A Little Love Song by Michelle Magorian: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/257752....
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer 04.06.2026 25:12
Episode Three of An Occasional Podcast About Children's Literature is all about Elinor M. Brent-Dyer and the Chalet School books. There's speedboats, sisterhood, and a bonus appearance by Theodora Wilson Wilson. Resources: Behind The Chalet School by Helen McClelland: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1175126.Behind_the_Chalet_School The Last Weapon by Theodora Wilson Wilson: https://...
Enid Blyton 14.04.2026 26:18
It's time for episode two of An Occasional Podcast About Children's Literature and the biggest of them all: Enid Blyton. We'll talk enormous meals, the index translationum, and school stories... Additional resources: Donia Nachshen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donia_Nachshen One of Donia Nachshen's war posters: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/19998 Index Translatio...
Angela Brazil 14.04.2026 20:54
(Please note this episode was recorded prior to the podcast's name change). Where else could a podcast about children's literature begin other than with Angela Brazil? For the debut episode of this series, we explore a remarkable turn of the century author - and one who continues to define children's literature to this day. Additional resources: Angela Brazil @ Project Gutenberg: https...
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