On this episode, we reread Edward Eager’s 1957 book Magic by the Lake, the sequel to Half Magic, which we discussed during our first season. Mentioned on this episode:The Time Garden and Seven-Day Magic by Edward EagerEager’s New York Times obituaryBy Pike and Dyke by G.A. HentyDeborah’s novels George Washington and the Magic Hat, John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead, and Thomas Jefferson and the Return of the Magic HatThe books of E. Nesbit Songs: “Paddling Madeleine Home,” “Do Do Do What You Done Done Done Before,” “Yes! We Have No Bananas,” “Goodbye, John”Recommended: The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright (Deborah); The Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright and The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh (Mary Grace)Other episodes: Rereading Half Magic, Rereading Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers, Rereading Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, Rereading The Saturdays by Elizabeth EnrightYou can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com and Mary Grace at My Life 100 Years Ago.This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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Rereading Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
On this episode, we reread Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers's beloved 1934 classic. We discuss the difference between the book and the movie version of the magical nanny, changes in the book to remove racist portrayals, and Travers's strange and interesting life. Mentioned on the episode:Other books in the series:Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935)Mary Poppins Opens the Door (1943)Mary Poppins in the Park (1952)Also mentioned: Kathryn Hughes' 2005 Guardian review of Mary Poppins She Wrote: A Biography of P.L. Travers.A Goodreads review of Mary Poppins by Julie G that discusses racism in Mary Poppins. A post on Mary Poppins on the website "American Indians in Children's Literature" Travers's 1996 New York Times obituary (gift link)The trailer for Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Alli Hoff Kosik's childhood rereading podcast, SSR, which recently signed off after seven years.Recommended for fans of Mary Poppins: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Pippi Longstocking (Deborah), The Edward Eager magic books, Ballet Shoes, and Harriet the Spy (Mary Grace) Other episodes mentioned:Rereading Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildRereading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumYou can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com and Mary Grace’s adventures in the 1920s on her blog, My Life 100 Years Ago.This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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Rereading All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
On this episode, we discuss All-of-a-Kind Family, Sydney Taylor's 1951 classic about five sisters growing up on New York's Lower East Side. Over the course of a year, the girls experience joys (like celebrating Jewish holidays and the Fourth of July) and sorrows (like getting scarlet fever and, even worse, losing a library book), and spend a lot of time thinking about how to spend their allowance (one penny). Mentioned on this episode: Other books in the series:More All-of-a-Kind FamilyAll-of-a-Kind Family UptownAll-of-a-Kind Family DowntownElla of All-of-a-Kind FamilyAlso mentioned: Peter and Polly in Winter by Rose Lucia (1914), Sarah's lost library book. From Sarah to Sydney by June Cummins, a biography of Sydney Taylor)Jennifer Weiner's New York Times review of From Sarah to SydneyOne of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor, a children's picture book biography by by Richard Michelson (read Deborah's interview with Michelson here)Recommended for fans of All-of-a-Kind Family:Deborah: Little Women by Louisa May AlcottMary Grace: The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright, Meet Me in St. Louis by Sally Benson, Seven-Day Magic by Edward EagerOther Rereading Our Childhood episodes mentioned:Rereading The Saturdays by Elizabeth EnrightRereading Little Town on the Prairie, with Judith KalbRereading Half Magic by Edward EagerYou can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com and Mary Grace’s adventures in the 1920s on her blog, My Life 100 Years Ago.This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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Rereading Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock, with Sara Fitzgerald
On this episode, we discuss The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene, the first installment in the Nancy Drew series, with writer Sara Fitzgerald.Mentioned on this episode:Other Nancy Drew books:The Secret of Red Gate FarmThe Hidden StaircaseOther Stratemeyer Syndicate series:The Bobbsey TwinsThe Hardy BoysThe Rover BoysAlso mentioned:The Silenced Muse by Sara FitzgeraldSeventeenth Summer by Maureen DalyTeen romances by Betty CavannaThe CW Nancy Drew series (trailer here)The Little House series by Laura Ingalls WilderA Goodreads review by a reader named MichelleAda Twist, Scientist, Rosie Revere, Engineer, and Sofia Valdez, Future Prez, by Andrea BeatyRecommendations: Sara: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Cherry Ames, Camp Nurse by Helen WellsDeborah: Harriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughMary Grace: The Long Secret by Louise FitzhughYou can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com, Mary Grace at My Life 100 Years Ago, and Sara at sarafitzgerald.com.This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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Rereading Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
On this episode, we discuss Esther Forbes's Newbery Medal-winning 1943 novel Johnny Tremain, the story of an apprentice silversmith in Boston who gets caught up in the events leading up to the American Revolution. Mentioned on this episode:Other books by Esther Forbes:Paul Revere and the World He Lived In (1942), winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History.The General's Lady (1938)Miss Marvel (1935)Also mentioned:The 1957 Disney movie adaptation of Johnny Tremain (trailer here)Gadsby's Tavern, in Alexandria, Virginia, which was built in 1770 and is now a museum and restaurant. Mary Grace went there with her sixth grade class. The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward, illustrator of Johnny Tremain, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1953. The American Antiquarian Society, of which Esther Forbes was the first woman memberRedcoat in Boston by Ann FinlaysonRecommended for fans of Johnny Tremain:Mary Grace: Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution by Gretchen Wolfe. (Deborah did an author interview on this book on her blog, Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb.) Mary Grace mentions that there are several picture books about Revolutionary War-era African American scientist Benjamin Banneker. These include Dear Benjamin Banneker by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney.Deborah: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (1958) Other Rereading Our Childhood episodes mentioned:Rereading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettRereading The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareYou can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com and Mary Grace’s adventures in the 1920s on her blog, My Life 100 Years Ago.This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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