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Episode 31: James and the Giant Peach (Manuary)

Episode 31: James and the Giant Peach (Manuary)

FromThe SSR Podcast


Episode 31: James and the Giant Peach (Manuary)

FromThe SSR Podcast

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Much like a large piece of fruit, Manuary rolls on with Episode 31, in which we discuss Roald Dahl’s 1961 classic James and the Giant Peach. With the help of guest Chris Rosen, Alli wonders about just how violent and scary is too violent and scary for kids, considers how we should talk to young readers about grief and loneliness, and speculates on how creative (and maybe bizarre) Dahl must have been to create worlds like this one. There’s also extensive conversation about giant bugs, of course. Chris Rosen is the editor-in-chief at TV Guide. Follow him on Twitter @chrisjrosen.
Released:
Jan 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Each week, freelance writer and lifelong bookworm Alli Hoff Kosik will challenge a guest to reread a literary throwback or to experience for the first time ever a book they may have missed as a kid. After that, they'll be asked to spill all the feels and all the opinions about that book on the air for your podcast-listening pleasure. Every Tuesday, you can find us breaking down an old school read from our tween and teen days on a new episode of the show. We'll cover everything from The Baby-Sitters Club to Holes, Nancy Drew to Harry Potter. This time around, we're a little wiser (yay!), a lot older (ugh.), and of legal age to drink wine... so we'll have a lot to say. Happy Reading!