Tales from Childhood Bookworms

We're hopping back to the before times, with an introduction to a familiar face and a few new ones! We discussed a few broad questions as well about the world of Narnia before digging into the book, including the use of magic and a multiverse.    Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by //www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attributi...

We dive into book five of Narnia, The Horse and His Boy! This book takes place during the events of the first book, so we are time hopping back a bit as well as visiting a neigh-boring country. We didn't expect to have so much to cover with this one, but there were several interesting details we dug into!   Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promo...

We get a new cast of characters for the next book in Narnia with book 4, The Silver Chair. We went loner than planned for this book, despite it being one of Karla's least favorites. But as Scrubb and Pole learn, the journey is part of the adventure! 

We are onto the next book in our Summer Series, Voyage of the Dawn Treader! In book three of the Chronicles of Narnia, we set sail with the crew to explore some pretty fun islands (mostly). And discover the true hero of the story is Reepicheep, at least according to Karla!    Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by //www.free-stock-music.co...

Welcome to the first book of our 2024 Summer Series! We are going back into Narnia with the second published book by C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian. Karla is excited to introduce her favorite character, and Marie has some questions but a few answers as well.    Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Co...

It's official! This summer we will be reading the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia! We read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe back in December. But since Marie hasn't read them, we figured this would be a great series to do a full discussion over. Be sure to check out our facebook page for a printable list to read along at home!

We were excited to have found a series both of us read (though Karla clearly remembers it better). This episode we are looking back at the Boxcar Children books 1-3 since they form a short trilogy. But there are a lot more in the series if you find yourself nostalgic! Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com C...

This episode we are taking a nature walk through The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett! This is one of Marie's favorites, and we enjoyed all the beautiful descriptions of the garden as we read it. Be warned, by the end you will want to join us in a garden of your own!   Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by //www.free-stock-music.c...

We continue our discussion of Pippi Longstocking this week, and do try to stay on track. Though the rambling conversation does follow the book theme at least!    Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by //www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week we read our first guest's pick, Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren. Karla's daughter Jayla joins us as we decide if Pippi would be our best friend, or if we would sympathize with her teachers. You will realize we went all over this episode (which is fitting for the book actually), so we had to split the discussion into two parts. But please join us for a very fun picnic anyway!   Fly...

We are starting the year off with the first book of Marie's forgotten childhood favorites, "Mandy and the Secret Tunnel" by Lois Gladys Leppard. This Christian book series starts off a bit grim, but quickly shifts into a fun mystery series inspired by the author's own family.    Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-...

We are back for the second part of our discussion of the first (or second) book in the Chronicles of Narnia! The second half of the book has a lot more to cover, and did raise a few literary questions for Marie as you will soon hear. But we loved it all the same. (This may also lead to more discussion of the series. But that will be another episode!)   Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakara...

Travel with us through the wardrobe in the classic story by C. S. Lewis! This is one of Karla's favorites, and somehow Marie's first time reading the book. We had so much to cover and talk about. Enjoy part one of our discussion, and we'll see you again in part two!   Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by //www.free-stock-music.com Creati...

Karla brings her very well loved copy of this week's read to the Thanksgiving table, Charlotte's Web by E. B. White. Definitely a classic, and a book commonly read in schools. Join us as we see what chaos Wilber and his friends can cause this episode!   Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative...

We weren't big readers for scary stories, but we loved mysteries! Marie's pick this month has a mystery about a ghost, so it's a great introduction to a spookier genre!   Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by //www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) //creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Marie's book this episode is Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. The classic tale of Cinderella gets a new spin with a relatable protagonist and still all the romance of a fairy tale!  Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | //www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by //www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) //creativecommons.org/licen...

We pick up our discussion of Karla's favorite books, Anne of Green Gables. This is a much longer book than most we could pick, and there is so much to talk about still!    Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/li...

Join us for part one of our discussion of Karla's favorite book, "Anne of Green Gables" by L. M. Montgomery. This is a much longer book than we anticipated, and in the first part of our talk we cover a lot of chapters that work well for younger readers.  Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative...

This episode Marie brought one of her favorite books in, "101 Ways to Bug Your Parents" by Lee Wardlaw. Despite the title, the book is a very good coming of age book with a whole cast of characters to enjoy.  Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC B...

In our first episode, we read one of Karla's favorites, "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume. This book is a time capsule of a different decade, but is still enjoyable today!  Music: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Welcome Dear Readers, to Tales from Childhood Bookworms! In this intro episode meet your hosts as we talk a bit about why we started this podcast and what our hopes are for it. It involves reading, as we are sure you guessed!   Follow us on Facebook at Tales From Childhood Bookworms for more book related discussion!    Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com...