Check It Out! Podcast

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Check It Out! Podcast

The Kid Zone experts review their favorite children's books every month. This show features children's literature specialists Rita, Molly, Mary, Rachel B, Melissa, EJ, Natalie, Katie, and Rachel HP. Check It Out!

  1. 12/13/2022

    Historical Fiction

    Orem Public Library children's librarians share their favorite historical fiction books to curl up with this month. VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK by Natasha Farrant - ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOREVER: HELP AND HEALING AFTER THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING by Chris Barton/ Nicole Xu - ALICIA ALONSO TAKES THE STAGE by Nancy Ohlin/Josefina Preumayr - THE BLACKBIRD GIRLS by Anne Blankman - LOVE IN THE LIBRARY by Maggie Tokuda-Hall/Yasmin Imamura - DANCING HANDS: HOW TERESA CARRENO PLAYED THE PIANO FOR PRESIDENT LINCOLN by Margarita Engle/Rafael Lopez.

    16 min

  2. 11/11/2022

    Native American Heritage Month

    Join Orem Library Children's librarians as they share their favorite titles in observance of Native American Heritage Month! JOSIE DANCE by Denise Lajimodiere - INDIAN SHOES by Cynthia Leitich Smith - BERRY SONG by Michaela Goade - PUTUGUQ & KUBLU AND THE QALUPALIK! by Roselynn Akulukjuk - BORDERS by Thomas King - POWWOW DAY by Traci Sorrell/Madelyn Goodnight - FINDING MY DANCE by Ria Thundercloud - TRICKSTER: NATIVE AMERICAN TALES, A GRAPHIC COLLECTION edited by Matt Demicki.

    14 min

  3. 10/05/2022

    Mystery Books

    Join children's librarians from the Orem Public Library as they highlight their favorite mystery books! JACK THE TRIPPER by Gene Barretta - BANANA FOX AND THE SECRET SOUR SOCIETY by James Kochalka - GOLDFISH BOY by Lisa Thompson - MAXIMILLIAN & THE MYSTERY OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL: A BILINGUAL LUCHA LIBRE THRILLER by Xavier Garza - THE HAUNTED LIBRARY by Dori Hillestad Butler - OPHIE'S GHOST by Justina Ireland - NOT AN ALPHABET BOOK: THE CASE OF THE MISSING CAKE by  Eoin McLaughlin - WORLD TRAVELERS AND THE TAJ MAHAL MYSTERY by Raj Haldar - 7 ATE 9: THE UNTOLD STORY by Tara Lazar/ROSS MACDONALD.

    19 min

  4. 09/08/2022

    Hispanic Heritage Month

    Orem Public Library children's staff review their picks for Hispanic Heritage Month.

    11 min

  5. 08/11/2022

    Realistic Fiction

    Join librarians from the Orem Public Library children' section as they recommend their favorite realistic fiction books for different age groups. HERE IN THE REAL WORLD by Sara Pennypacker - ANA & ANDREW by Christine Platt - THE BOY WHO MADE EVEYONE LAUGH by Helen Putter - THE ONLY BLACK GIRLS IN TOWN by Brandy Colbert - WE'RE ALL WONDERS  by R.J. Palacio.

    12 min

  6. 07/06/2022

    Action & Adventure Books

    Tune in to hear Orem Librarians recommend favorite books about survival, the outdoors, and wild adventures. SURVIVOR DIARY SERIES by Terry Lynn Johnson/Jani Orban - IMAGINE! by Raúl Colón - INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA by  Deborah Underwood - LA PUERTA DE LOS TRES CERROJOS by Sónia Fernández-Vidal - ALL THIRTEEN: THE INCREDIBLE CAVE RESCUE OF THE THAI BOYS' SOCCER TEAM by Christina Soontornvat - I WANT MY MUMMY! (MS. FROGBOTTOM'S FIELD TRIPS) by Nancy Krulik - WILLA THE WISP (THE FABLED STABLES) by Jonathan Auxier/Demidova.

    16 min
  7. Rainbow Book Month

    06/08/2022

    Rainbow Book Month

    WHEN LANGSTON DANCES by Kaija Langley - KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES by Kacen Callender - PATIENCE, PATCHES! by Christy Mihaly - PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG by Rob Sanders - IT FEELS GOOD TO BE YOURSELF: A BOOK ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY by Theresa Thorn - GENIUS JOELENE by Sara Cassidy - POWER TO THE PRINCESS by Vita Murrow - DRAMA by Raina Telgemeier

    16 min

  8. 05/05/2022

    Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month With Us

    EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS by Joanna Ho/Dung Ho - ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME by Roshani Chokshi - WHEN SPRING COMES TO THE DMZ by Ŏk-pae Yi - STAND UP, YUMI CHUNG! by Jessica Kim - MINDY KIM AND THE YUMMY SEAWEED BUSINESS by Lyla Lee - STARGAZING by Jen Wang - DRAGON PEARL by Yoon Ha Lee

    15 min
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The Kid Zone experts review their favorite children's books every month. This show features children's literature specialists Rita, Molly, Mary, Rachel B, Melissa, EJ, Natalie, Katie, and Rachel HP. Check It Out!

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  • Creator
    The Kid Zone | Orem Library
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    23
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    Clean
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    © The Kid Zone | Orem Library
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