Category Archives: Art

The Heroes Guide to Saving Your Kingdom or, I Thought There Would Be Cheesecake!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Heroes Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy All recommendations are on the CYA Podcast Pinterest board Cathie Sue Emily Jenny Karl Adrienne Upcoming books: “Ashes” by Ilsa Bick 6 folktale picture books: “Nabeel’s New Pants” by Fascia Gilani-Williams “The Matatu” by Eric Walters “The Boy [...]

Bonus: Great Gifts for All

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download The CYA Podcast presents…Great Gifts for All! Emily Children’s Noisy Nora and Morris’ Disappearing Bag by Rosemary Wells The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell The Stinky Chese [...]

Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire & Its Legacy

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Albert Marrin (Random House website) Roll call question from Rummanah Aasi: What are your reading pet peeves? Topic: “Non-white heroes the kiss of death in the marketplace,” by Gerritson, Tess. Murderati. 2011, May, 17. Recommendations Cathie [...]

Cloaked

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Cloaked by Alex Flinn (author website) Resources Elves and the Shoemaker The Frog Prince The Six Swans The Golden Bird The Valiant Little Tailor The Salad The Fisherman and His Wife Grimm Stories has some of the tales here Read Alikes Modern Witches Guide to Cooking with Children [...]

Grimm Legacy & Leverage

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Polly Shulman (author website) Joshua C. Cohen (book website) Roll Call Question What author would you most  like to meet? Extended Leverage Resources When She Hollers by Cynthia Voight Brick (movie, Wikipedia entry, currently Netflix Instant) Recommendations Cathie Sue Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz Heads You Lose by [...]