Once Upon a Podcast Sarah Schutte
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Is children's literature just for kids? Absolutely not! Hosts Sarah and Chandler rediscover the beauty and importance of good children's literature through discussions of a wide range of stories and tales.
And thanks to Chandler's love of music and Sarah's love of food, each episode features a segment on an album and a type of food that would pair well with the book of the week.
Please join us as we fall in love all over again with childhood friends and discover literature that reminds us how the purpose of good children's literature is to teach us how to grow up well.
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'Ramona the Pest' by Beverly Cleary
Sarah and Chandler discuss one of Beverly Cleary’s most delightful heroines, Ramona Quimby.
Recipe:
Sour cream chocolate frosting
Music:
Before the World Was Big by Girlpool -
Cracking Codes with the Mysterious Benedict Society
Aaannnndddd they're back! Sarah and Chandler have been on a bit of a lengthy summer break, but fall is here and they're back into a routine. This week, they are discussion Trenton Lee Stewart's thrilling and charming story The Mysterious Benedict Society.
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Music Album:
Codes and Keys -- Death Cab for Cutie
Food:
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What Happened Down Yonder
Sarah and Chandler discuss Richard Peck's delightful tale A Year Down Yonder.
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The Beauty of Color
Sarah and Chandler discuss Lois Lowry's The Giver.
What does it mean to be truly human? This is the question twined throughout Lowry’s 1993 book. This dystopian fiction was well ahead of its time in this genre, and definitely falls into the teen literature category. It deals heavily with themes of the human condition, pain, and free will, to name a few. The reaction to the book was enormously positive, but as with many good but thought-provoking stories, it has its share of controversy. Lowry herself addresses some of this in her introduction for the book. Violence, euthanasia, sexuality, and more have all been cited as reasons for banning this book from school libraries. Lowry’s response to this was simple: “I think banning books is a very, very dangerous thing. It takes away an important freedom. Any time there is an attempt to ban a book, you should fight it as hard as you can. It’s okay for a parent to say, ‘I don’t want my child to read this book." But it is not okay for anyone to try to make that decision for other people. The world portrayed in The Giver is a world where choice has been taken away. It is a frightening world. Let's work hard to keep it from truly happening.”
Recipe
Apple pies made inside the apple itself!
Music
"If You Leave" by Daughter
Misc.
Lois Lowry's 1994 Newbery acceptance speech. -
Small Town, Big Imagination
Today on Once Upon a Podcast, Sarah and Chandler discuss independence, wonder, and mystery in Robert McCloskey's Homer Price.
Recipe:
Fried Chicken: https://bit.ly/2WuE4zl
Music:
Benny Goodman
Helen Forrest + Benny Goodman's version of "Taking a Chance on Love" -
Chocolate Is (Almost) Always the Answer
Writers really are quite a quirky bunch, and Roald Dahl is no exception. Today, Sarah and Chandler discuss his odd but beloved book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Recipe
Lava cakes: https://bit.ly/2NntKF9
Music Album
Viva la Vida (Prospekt’s March Edition) -- Coldplay