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The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)A Feather, A Pebble, A ShellSHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/listen-to-podcast-read-transcript-buy.html TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/EnXlWNdrqXuQ4V3kzlKGwyqpPWk?utm_source=copy_url A Feather, A Pebble, A Shell is a lovely meditation on the natural landscape of Israel, written and illustrated by Miri Leshem-Pelly. Miri's voice is calm and dreamy, and I could hear birds chirping and dogs barking in the background as she spoke. Our conversation was both fun and serious. We talked about art, nature, books, Instagram challenges... and also about the war in Israel and its impact on humans and animals. ...2025-04-1646 min
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?'New Year, New Congress, New Health AgendaHealth is unlikely to be a top priority for the new GOP-led 119th Congress and President-elect Donald Trump. But it’s likely to play a key supporting role, with an abortion bill already scheduled for debate in the Senate. Meanwhile, it’s unclear when and how the new Congress will deal with the bipartisan bills jettisoned from the previous Congress’ year-end omnibus measure — including a major deal to rein in the power of pharmacy benefit managers.In this “catch up on all the news you missed” episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Laur...2025-01-0941 min
Access the Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fictionThe Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation by Alice B. McgintyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/775544to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation
Author: Alice B. Mcginty
Narrator: Roger Willie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 17 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
This inspiring picture book, adapted for audio, tells the true story of a woman who brings desperately needed water to families on the Navajo reservation every day. Underneath the New Mexico sky, a Navajo boy named Cody finds that his family's barrels of water are empty. He checks the chicken coop-- nothing. He walks down the road to...2024-08-2017 minDownload High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Kids, Animals & NatureThe Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation by Alice B. McgintyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/775544to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation
Author: Alice B. Mcginty
Narrator: Roger Willie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 17 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
This inspiring picture book, adapted for audio, tells the true story of a woman who brings desperately needed water to families on the Navajo reservation every day. Underneath the New Mexico sky, a Navajo boy named Cody finds that his family's barrels of water are empty. He checks the chicken coop-- nothing. He walks down the road...2024-08-2017 min
Picture Book LookEp135 Picture Book Picks: Pride MonthIt's Pride month! We have some great mentor texts for your around this month's theme and we can't wait for you to check them out! Pride is important all year long - we see you, we love you, we support you!Kirsti's Picks:Silly: Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney and Carmen SaldañaRhyme: Love in the Wild by Katy TanisNonfiction: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders and Steven SalernoUnique Structure: Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian and Mike C...2024-06-1116 min
North Liberty LibraryStory Walk: "Bathe The Cat"Alice B. McGinty (author) David Roberts (illustrator)2024-04-1909 min
A Quest for Well-BeingCreating Art, A Consistent Income & A Life Of Meaning— In this episode, Alice shares how she became an author and then how she became an author who has supported herself for 13 years! She is also the founder of the successful summer camp, Words on Fire Writing Camp for Teens, which is going into its 13th summer. Alices gives advice for creatives on how to support themselves as they create their art, a consistent income, and setting and sticking to a trajectory with their careers. Valeria interviews Alice B. McGinty — She is the author of “The Sea Knows, Feasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to C...2024-03-0647 min
Ask a BooksellerAsk a Bookseller: 'Bathe the Cat'All this month on Ask a Bookseller, we're featured books for kids and teens — and the grown — ups who love to read with them. This week's book is a “phenomenal read-aloud,” according to Jessica Palacios of Once Upon a Time Bookstore in Montrose, Calif. It's the picture book “Bathe the Cat,” written by Minneapolis-born author Alice B. McGinty and illustrated by David Roberts.Palacios says the book's bright illustrations, word play, and silly antics make it a go-to book. (Once Upon a Time has a bookstore cat, and, yes, she did read this book al...2023-09-1602 min
ABitOfAChristie PodcastEpisode 1 - Mrs. McGinty's Dead In this episode, we delve into: 🔍 The fictional murder of Mrs. McGinty in the quaint village of Broad Heaney. 🕵️♂️ Hercule Poirot’s race against time to save James Bentley. 🗞️ The real-life horror of Alice Wiltshaw’s brutal murder in Stoke on Trent. 🚂 Train timetables and alibis that challenge the notion of Leslie Green’s innocence. We would love to hear from you. Your feedback helps us to improve!@abitofachristie on X, IG, YouTube, Tumblr, Reddit and Facebook. We love to hear from you, please contact us or leave us a review!Please follow us...2023-06-1839 min
New Books in Children's LiteratureJewish Children's Books: A Chat with Lili RosenstreichIn this funny, engaging and candid interview Lili Rosenstreich talks about her career leading up to her current role as founder, publisher, and creative director at Kalaniot Books, an up-and-coming US-based publisher of books for Jewish children. We discuss her wishlist for manuscripts, and her thoughts on the publishing industry. Prior to founding Kalaniot Books, Lili was the design director of Children’s Books at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and has designed and art directed books for HarperCollins, Macmillan, Henry Holt, Charlesbridge, and Holiday House. She has had the honor of collaborating with such widely recognized talent such as Jo...2023-06-1752 min
You May Contribute A VerseAme Dyckman Writes the Wacky!No written intro can do this week's conversation with Ame Dyckman justice!
If we style ourselves a celebratory and joyous (and educational) kidlit podcast (which we do), this episode maybe sets a new high-water mark for ear-to-ear energy and joy bubbles throughout (except for when I - Josh - have to interrupt with intros and book reviews in my NPR voice, of course), as well as actionable and inspirational insights!
Ame Dyckman is here. Josh is here, Brenna is here, and Jon is here! And our Linktree is here (please subscribe!).
And make...2023-05-091h 21
Fairfield What Are You Reading?Episode 22: Our Favorite Books for 2022Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.
Fairfield Public Library
Fairfield, CT
fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
December 2022: Our Favorite Books for 2022
Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services
Library Staff Guests:
Scott Jarzombek, Town Librarian
Breathe: A Life in Flow by Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire
Amy Peck, Head of Technical Services
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Series by Richard Osman:
The Thursday Murder Club
The Man Who Died Twice
The Bullet That Missed
...2022-12-1951 min
The Scouting God PodcastPart Four Citizenship in the world Merit Badge Readingin this episode we are going to be reading Citizenship in the World Merit Badge book, this is part four. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and write a review, it helps me a lot! If you want to email me with any questions or suggestions about the podcast, email me at thescoutinggodpodscast@gmail.comAmazon link to the pamphlet: https://amzn.to/3NIc71r (Amazon Associate)Link to the worksheet: http://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Citizenship-in-the-World.pdfOptional reading requirementsFeasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Yea...2022-07-1730 min
The Scouting God PodcastPart three Citizenship In The world Merit Badge ReadingIn this episode we are going to be reading Citizenship in the World Merit Badge book, this is part three. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and write a review, it helps me a lot! If you want to email me with any questions or suggestions about the podcast, email me at thescoutinggodpodscast@gmail.comAmazon link to the pamphlet: https://amzn.to/3NIc71r (Amazon Associate)Link to the worksheet: http://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Citizenship-in-the-World.pdfOptional reading requirementsFeasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Yea...2022-07-0420 min
The Scouting God PodcastPart Two Citizenship In The world Merit Badge ReadingIn this episode we are reading the Communications Merit Badge book, this is part one. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and write a review, it helps me a lot! If you want to email me with any questions or suggestions about the podcast, email me at thescoutinggodpodscast@gmail.comAmazon link to the pamphlet: https://amzn.to/3NIc71r (Amazon Associate)Link to the worksheet: http://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Citizenship-in-the-World.pdfOptional reading requirementsFeasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas by Alice B...2022-06-2624 min
The Scouting God PodcastPart one citizenship in the world Merit Badge ReadingIn this episode we are reading the Communications Merit Badge book, this is part one. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and write a review, it helps me a lot! If you want to email me with any questions or suggestions about the podcast, email me at thescoutinggodpodscast@gmail.comAmazon link to the pamphlet: https://amzn.to/3NIc71r (Amazon Associate)Link to the worksheet: http://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Citizenship-in-the-World.pdfOptional reading requirementsFeasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas by Alice B...2022-06-2024 min
Storytime with Harper, Holden & Baby ButterBathe the CatBathe the Cat by Alice McGinty2022-05-2304 min
The Reference DeskJulia Child Part 2This week, we continue telling the story of Julia Child. After returning to America, Julia Child became a star within the culinary world, thanks to her best-selling cookbook. But it was a local television studio that made her a household name. After a successful guest appearance, Julia was given her own series on PBS. For nearly four decades, Julia remained a constant presence in American homes, thanks to her down-to-Earth, fun-loving approach to home cooking. This week's recommendations:Currently Reading: A Lullaby for Witches by Hester FoxBathe t...2022-04-131h 14
My Literacy Space PodcastThinking More Critically About Picture BooksPicture books can be a great way to start important conversations with your child. While they're designed for children, the pictures in these books will give you and other parents/caregivers plenty of talking points when it comes time to create intentional discussion around complex topics. So how do we think more critically about picture books? In this episode, I chatted with my friend Kelly from Inclusive Story Time who has an incredible amount of insight on this topic. Kelly (she/her) started @inclusivestorytime in May 2019 as a way to keep he...2022-03-2348 min
C86 Show - Indie PopThe Woodentops with Rolo McGintyThe Woodentops with Rolo McGinty in conversation with David Eastaugh
The band formed in 1983 in South London with an initial line-up of Rolo McGinty (vocals, guitar, formerly of The Wild Swans and The Jazz Butcher), Simon Mawby (guitar), Alice Thompson(keyboards), Frank DeFreitas (bass guitar), and Benny Staples replacing Paul Hookham (drums).
After a debut single, "Plenty" on Food Records in 1984, which received a glowing review from Morrissey in Melody Maker, they signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records, releasing a series of singles in 1985 and their debut album, Giant, in 1986. Generally well received b...2021-11-033h 06
LES SUPER REGALEURSLa radio des régaleur : la chandeleur Pour ce deuxième épisode de la radio des régaleurs, le thème n’est autre que la 🥮CHANDELEUR 🥮 avec la participation de 3 petites régaleuses et 1 petit régaleur au micro 🎤 : RIWAN 👨🦱, LENAIG 👧, ALICE 👱et DAPHNÉ 👨 et une interview exclusive de Papa Régaleur en fin d’épisode ! Bonne chandeleur à tous les régaleurs et toutes les régaleuses qui nous écoutent! Suivez-nous sur nos réseaux : https://linktr.ee/super_regaleursLa recette en chanson de Papa Régaleur pour des crêpes froments inratables, c’est ici : https://youtu.be/QhxKnBaIdBoUn podcas...2021-02-0211 min
Hearth Tales#1: "Thank You, World.""Thank You, World" is written by Alice B. McGinty and illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin, published in 2007.2020-09-2101 min
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Kids, Non-fictionThank You, World by Alice McgintyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346597to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Thank You, World
Author: Alice Mcginty
Narrator: Eve Bianco
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 2 minutes
Release date: December 4, 2018
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Thank you, breeze, for lifting up my kite wings past treetops tall and proud.Thank you, trees. Your branches are my playhouse. I?m climbing to the clouds! Eight very different kids, from eight different continents, all go about their day and experience the same moments of happiness: greeting the sun in the morning, swinging on a swing, flying a kite, being tucked in by Mommy at...2018-12-0402 min
Director's ClubEpisode 153: Preston SturgesWriter-director Preston Sturges had one of the most incandescent runs of creativity in Hollywood History, making eight remarkable films from 1940 to 1944. In this episode of the Director's Club, we're joined by Jeff Broitman of Fresh Perspective as we take a look at the unique way Sturges could combine screwball visual antics, waterfalls of breathless dialogue, and a continuous sense of comedic innovation, while capturing the absurdity behind the rises and falls of his characters' fortunes. (8:21) "The Great McGinty" ("I Wanna Be A Politician", The Byrds) (28:48) "Christmas In July" ("My Lucky Day", Bruce Springsteen) (38:14) "The Lady E...2018-08-053h 04
Director's ClubEpisode 153: Preston SturgesWriter-director Preston Sturges had one of the most incandescent runs of creativity in Hollywood History, making eight remarkable films from 1940 to 1944. In this episode of the Director's Club, we're joined by Jeff Broitman of Fresh Perspective as we take a look at the unique way Sturges could combine screwball visual antics, waterfalls of breathless dialogue, and a continuous sense of comedic innovation, while capturing the absurdity behind the rises and falls of his characters' fortunes. (8:21) "The Great McGinty" ("I Wanna Be A Politician", The Byrds) (28:48) "Christmas In July" ("My Lucky Day", Bruce Springsteen) (38:14) "The Lady E...2018-08-053h 04
strange N unusual podcastFriend of the Family - 21 - Lawrence's Day OutFriend of the Family Season 2 Episode 8 Lawrence’s Day Out In tonight's episode of Friend of the Family Alice, the Hunter, meets more of the family! Asmodeus, the Vampire, is difficult to work with! Wilhelmina Belford gets her way! And Uncle Lawrence finds a reason to get out of the house! And every body is happy! Right? Right..? Friend of the Family is created by C. Paras Performed by the strange N unusual players! Mu...2016-07-1524 min
Turn on Free Audiobook in Fiction, ContemporaryCloser Apart by Gayla Reid | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Closer Apart
Author: Gayla Reid
Narrator: Veida Dehmlow
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-29-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Summary:
In the tradition of Alice Munro's Lives of Girls and Women, Gayla Reid's brilliant new effort, Closer Apart, is filled with striking images and evocative descriptions. Following her critically acclaimed novel All the Seas of the World, Closer Apart is a collection of linked stories depicting three generations of the McGinty family.
In the opening story, "Almost Touching", we are introduced to...2013-03-299h 45