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    Episode 2: Booksgiving! (Part 2 - Teen, Children, Babies, & Literary Themed Gifts)

    en-usDecember 06, 2017
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    About this Episode

    Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month is a two part special to celebrate Booksgiving! Part two features book recommendations and gift experiences for teen fiction and nonfiction, children's fiction and nonfiction, as well as bonus book themed gifts.


    Introduction 0:00 to 0:25
    What To Expect In Booksgiving Part 2 0:25 to 0:42
    Teen Fiction 0:42 to 2:11
    Teen Nonfiction Blurb 2:11 to 3:17
    Back to Teen Fiction 3:17 to 7:18
    Teen Nonfiction 7:18 to 8:25
    3rd to 5th Grade Fiction 8:25 to 13:01
    Children’s Nonfiction 13:01 to 15:53
    Middle School and Up Fiction 15:53 to 16:24
    Chapter Books 16:24 to 18:13
    For Elephant and Piggie Fans 18:13 to 26:12
    Poetry 26:12 to 27:17
    Picture Books 27:17 to 33:16
    Book Themed Gift Ideas 33:16 to 40:35
    Conclusion 40:35 to 43:04

    Young Adult
    Diviners Series by Libba Bray
    The Reckoners Series (Steelheart is Book 1) by Brandon Sanderson
    Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
    The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
    Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
    Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
    Words in Deep Blue by Catherine Crowley
    Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
    Theodore Gray - The Elements, Molecules and Reactions

    3-5 Grade Fiction and Comics
    HiLo by Judd Winick
    Bone Series by Jeff Smith
    Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
    Pedro & Me by Judd Winick
    Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
    Captain Underpants Series by Dav Pilkey

    The Big Sparkly Box of Unicorn Magic: Phoebe and Her Unicorn Box Set Volume 1-4 by Dana Simpson
    Science Comics published by MacMillan
    Science Comics: Rockets (Defying Gravity) by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd
    Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded by DK Books
    LEGO DC Comics Superheroes Character Encyclopedia by DK Books
    LEGO Batman: Visual Dictionary by DK Books
    Batman Character Encyclopedia by DK Books
    Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by David Wiesner

    Beginning Chapter Books 1-2nd Grade
    Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz
    The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

    Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
    Junie B Jones by Barbara Park
    Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary
    Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

    Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems
    Ballet Cat by Bob Shea
    Dance! Dance! Underpants! by Bob Shea

    Narwhal Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
    Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt by Ben Clanton

    Picture Books
    Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals
    First Stories: A Fairytale Board Book Series, Illustrated by Dan Taylor
    Sleep Tight Farm: A farm Prepares for Winter by Eugenie Doyle, Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
    Cat on the Bus by Aram Kim
    When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano
    Du Iz Tak by Carson Ellis
    Leave Me Alone! By Vera Brosgol
    Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silvestro
    Cate’s Magic Garden by Betsey Coffeen and Samantha Smith

    Bookish Gift Ideas
    Ex Libris Board Game
    StoryCubes
    Paperback Board Game
    Out of Print - website with delightful literary-themed goods
    Ideal Bookshelf - pins, totes, mugs and prints. Bookshelves include things like “Jane Austen” or “Harry Potter” (US and UK), cookbooks, design, kids and more. Or request a custom bookshelf for the book lover in your life!
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    Sorry this guy is so late! Hopefully it will help with some last minute gift ideas or give you ideas of things to get yourself. 

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    Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com
    Shownotes: eapl.org/threebooks

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    00:14:14                   BOOK 2: Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
    00:22:50                   BOOK 3: Broken Places by Tracy Clark
    00:27:57                   What is a library association anyway?
    00:40:43                   First library memory
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    00:51:23                   What post-Civil War historical fiction book comes to mind? (postscript)

    Shownotes: eapl.org/threebooks
    Email: threebookspodcast@gmail.com

    Episode 22: Short & Sweet

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    2:45 Book 1:  Pie in the Sky by Remi Lai
    9:45 Book 2:  Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
    15:25 Book 3:  The Pastry Queen by Rebecca Rather
    34:52 Bookish Quote

    Show notes can be found at: eapl.org/threebooks

    Three Books Social Media:
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    Twitter - @threebookspod

    Episode 21: Children's Book Buzz!

    Episode 21: Children's Book Buzz!

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    0:00:39                        Meet Katie
    0:01:59                        What is Children’s Book Buzz
    0:10:17                        Katie’s Books
    0:10:27                        My Toothbrush is Missing by Jan Thomas
    0:14;46                        Nature Anatomy   
    0:17:52                        Stephanie W’s Books
    0:18:01                        Never Let You Go by Patricia Storms 
    0:19:46                        That’s Not My Bee and Are You There Little Fox?
    0:20:17                        Anna’s Books
    0:20:22                        The Lost Books:  The Scroll of Kings by Sarah Prineas 
    0:21:19                        Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed 
    0:22:16                        Carol’s Books
    022:23                         Alpaca Lunch and Brave Little Finn by John and Jennifer Churchman
    0:24:26                        Jillian’s Books
    0:24:34                        You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino 
    0:25:34                        The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick by Drew Daywalt
    0:26:53                        Anne’s Books
    0:27:03                        Hello Kitty Presents:  The  Fairytale Collection
    0:28:27                        Brenda’s books as read by Becca
    0:28:58                        Star Wars:  Are You Scared, Darth Vader? By Adam Rex
    0:29:37                        Curiosity:  The Story of a Mars Roverby Markus Motum
    0:30:25                        Karie B’s Books
    0:30:37                        Hilo Series Book 1
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    0:32;17                        Pick a Pup by Marsha Wilson Chall 
    0:33:26                        When Green Becomes Tomatoes by Julie Fogliano
    0:34:43                        Michelle B. Books
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    Episode 20: In Appreciation of Audiobooks

    Episode 20: In Appreciation of Audiobooks

    Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Booklist’s Audiobook Editor and all around amazing librarian Heather Booth talks about book creation as an ecosystem, being read to and how that has fed into her experience and passion for audiobooks, and more. 

    00:00:34                   Meet Heather Booth               
    00:03:57                   Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia
    00:11:06                   Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas by Lillian and Russell Hoban
    00:19:11                   Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett (narrated by John Lee)
    00:32:03                   Heather’s reviews for Booklist
    00:36:17                   Favorite Audiobook Narrators
    00:38:41                   Recommending Audiobooks
    00:54:52                   Bookish Quote

    Show notes can be found at: eapl.org/threebooks

    Three Books Social Media:
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    Twitter - @threebookspod

    Episode 19: Just Us and the Ghost

    Episode 19: Just Us and the Ghost

    Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. This month, it's just Christen and Becca . . . and possibly a ghost? 

    00:03:39                   The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by  Mackenzie Lee
    00:07:31                   The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee
    00:13:28                   Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik 
    00:21:35                   The ILA YASF Tournament of Books
    00:23:22                   Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 
    00:26:40                   The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
    00:35:53                   C2E2 
    00:41:32                   What’s wrong with Jane Austen adaptations?
    00:44:41                   Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal 
    00:51:54                   Pride by Ibi Zoboi
    00:54:32                   Every Day by David Levithan 
    00:59:57                   Good Riddance by Eleanor Lippman
    01:05:11                   Recap of books
    01:05:37                   The Tolkien Exhibit in New York
    01:12:25                   Bookish Quote

    Show notes and additional information: eapl.org/threebooks

    Episode 18: Tres Libros

    Episode 18: Tres Libros

    Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Ela staff member Monica Perez talks about growing up in Spain, learning to make Illinois her home, and more. 

    0:00:27          Introducing Monica Perez
    0:08:22          Stowaway on the Ulysses by Ana María Matute 
    0:12:09          About Ana María Matute
    0:15:27          One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
    0:27:34          The Time in Between by María Dueñas
    0:38:36          The Time In Between on Netflix
    0:42:35          Buying Books in Other Languages
    0:44:28          America’s Multilingual culture
    0:47:16          Growing up in Spain
    0:56:41          Bookish Quote

    Titles Discussed: 
    Stowaway on the Ulysses by Ana María Matute 
    One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
    The Time in Between by María Dueñas
    The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

    Show notes and additional information: eapl.org/threebooks

    Episode 17: AJ Pine Writes Real Books

    Episode 17: AJ Pine Writes Real Books

    Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. AJ Pine aka Amy Pine talks about being a former English teacher, current librarian, and published author of REAL BOOKS. 

    0:00:46                        Meet Amy/AJ Pine
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    0:09:13                        Landy Taylor- Daughter of Smoke and Bone
    0:14:44                        Rainbow Rowell- Fangirl
    0:25:13                        Book Clubs 
    0:29:23                        Reading as a writer
    0:33:47                        Writing as AJ Pine
    0:37:23                        Her first romance -  If Only
    0:41:05                        Getting Romance published
    0:43:04                        So what’s up with those books covers (dem abz tho)
    0:46:54                        Her third series (romantic cowboys!)
    0:53:28                        Other writing interests
    0:57:48                        Misconceptions about Romance 

    Show Notes:
    eapl.org/threebooks

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