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**Book Club for Kids**

The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde. Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.

Latest Episodes:

Favorite Books from Loyola Village Elementary School Dec 31, 2025

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What makes a great book? Readers from Loyola Village Elementary School in Los Angeles have some answers.

Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell Dec 24, 2025

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Sophie's quest to find her mother takes her from London to Paris - mostly rooftop to rooftop. Katherine Rundell's novel "Rooftoppers" is our book this episode. Students from the British International School of Washington discuss the book with host Kitty Felde. Director and audio book actress Stevie Zimmerman is celebrity reader. Katherine Rundell talks about writing for the stage vs. writing books for kids.

Favorite Books from the British International School of Washington:

Agatha Christie mysteries

FunJungle series - Stuart Gibbs

The Maze Runner - James Dashner

Katherine Rundell's Favorite Book:

Charmed Life - Diana Wynne Jones

Stevie Zimmerman's Favorite Book:

Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

Bonus Episode - Katherine Marsh Dec 17, 2025

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Katherine Marsh says her son helped a lot with the creation of "The Door by the Staircase." She also offers some writing tips.

Episode 79 -The Door By The Staircase by Katherine Marsh Dec 10, 2025

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This week, we get a new look at an old fairy tale – the story of the Russian witch known as Baba Yaga. A boys book club in Portland, Oregon met us at Powell's Books to discuss Katherine Marsh's novel "The Door by the Staircase" with host Kitty Felde. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who represents Portland on Capitol, is celebrity reader.

A Conversation with Sean OBrien Dec 03, 2025

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How does a White House speechwriter turn into a writer for kids? How do you become a Washington speech writer to begin with? We speak to Sean O'Brien, former speechwriter to then-Vice President Joe Biden. Kitty Felde is host.

White House Clubhouse by Sean OBrien Nov 26, 2025

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Former White House speechwriter Sean O'Brien takes us inside the building to a secret passageway to the past in his mystery "White House Clubhouse." Readers from Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax, Virginia discuss how Theodore Roosevelt's mantras are still relevant to them today. Actress Elizabeth Logun is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

FAVORITE BOOKS FROM OAKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:

The Chronicles of Whetherwhy: the Age of Enchantment - Anna James

Echo - Pam Munoz Ryan

Walk Two Moons - Sharon Creech

Wonder - R.J. Palacio

The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare

SEAN O'BRIEN'S FAVORITE BOOK:

All the King's Men - Robert Penn Warren

ELIZABETH LOGUN'S FAVORITE BOOK:

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

Favorite Books from You and the National Book Festival Nov 19, 2025

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If you've listened to the show before, you know that we ask everybody our favorite question: What's your favorite book and why. We ask it in classrooms, we ask it in libraries, and we ask if of YOU. A pair of twin brothers from Washington state picked up a phone and recorded their answers on the voice memo app of a smartphone and sent it to us. We also visit the National Book Club in the other Washington: Washington, D.C. Kitty Felde is host.

A Conversation with Janet Macreery Nov 12, 2025

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We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writers: plotters and pantsers. Kitty Felde is host.

A Conversation with Janet Macreery Nov 12, 2025

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We have a conversation with "A Little Wicked" author Janet Macreery about two kids of writers: plotters and pantsers. Kitty Felde is host.

NPR's Susan Stamberg live from the National Archive Nov 05, 2025

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We pay tribute to NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg as we reprise an episode taped before a live audience at the National Archives in 2017. Readers from the Girlfriends BookClub Baltimore discuss A Little Wicked by Janet Macreery with host Kitty Felde. Susan Stamberg is our celebrity reader.

You can read a special tribute to Susan at our website bookclubforkids.org or sign up to receive a copy in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter here.

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