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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to the world of the Snow Queen with the audio edition of Sarah Mlynowski's Cold as Ice.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, and KKRN


  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin sets sail with a scaredy-pirate in Annabeth Bondor-Stone's Shivers!: The Pirate Who's Afraid of Everything.

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin climbs Rapunzel's tower with two lovable young heroes in Sarah Mlynowski's Bad Hair Day.

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Milt Lee talks to children's book author and illustrator, Consie Powell at her home in Ely, Minnesota.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2016
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels back through the magic mirror to visit Sleeping Beauty in author Sarah Mlynowski's Dream On.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Mystics, Scientists, Astronomists, Harlequins, Writers, and Artists -- Pop! Explore the modern masters of pop-up books: Matthew Reinhart, Robert S...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2016
  • Length: 10:10
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin returns to fairy tale land with a couple of modern-day kids in author Sarah Mlynowski's If the Shoe Fits.

Bought by KKRN and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: May 31, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels to fairy tale land with a couple of adventurous siblings in the audio edition of Sarah Mlynowski's ...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sara, Mateo, and Max
Imagine a future where deadly tornadoes are a part of daily life. That's writer Kate Messner's world in "Eye of the Storm." 5th graders from Belved...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2016
  • Length: 20:10
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin moves into a mysterious little town with the audio edition of Natalie Lloyd's A Snicker of Magic.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lina Nguyen, Kyra Johnson, and Ava Muniz are 6th graders at Sonora Elementary School in Costa Mesa
Writer Ronald L. Smith takes us on a trip down south, to the backwoods of Alabama, where a young boy was born with a heart-shaped birthmark, the ma...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 21:53
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin returns to the magical summer camp at Earth Ranch with Pseudonymous Bosch's Bad Luck.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Paul and Ethan at Hooray for Books! bookstore in Alexandria, Virginia
Kite fighting on the National Mall - it's all part of the Cherry Blossom Festival. It's also at the center of Natalie Dias Lorenzi's novel "Flying ...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 18:27
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin practices her spells with the magical misfits in the audio edition of Upside-Down Magic by authors Sarah Ml...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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African-American author LaShonda Katrice Barnett, interviewed recently on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday (2/8/15), reads here from her heralded new n...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
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Young adult author Stuart Gibbs has lived a life of adventure as well as having written several books. Read more about him at http://stuartgibbs.co...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 15:38
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a pair of science-loving tweens on another treacherous adventure in Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampa...

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a mysterious summer camp for troubled kids with Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: DC Youth Slam Team
The DC Youth Slam Team is an award-winning internationally acclaimed poetry group. Listen to their poems and find out how it all comes together wit...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KGNU Community Radio, and WNJR


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin hits the high seas with Oliver and the Seawigs by author Philip Reeve and illustrator Sarah McIntyre.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: William Joyce
Creative author, illustrator and filmmaker William Joyce is an Academy Award Winner, Emmy Award Winner and his illustrations have appeared on numer...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 16:44
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100-second module from our weekday readings for May; a classical music motif.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: 4th Grader Book Lovers
With budget cuts closing many Los Angeles school libraries, students told Hank Rosenfeld about their love of books and what they were currently re...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
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First published in 1947, Goodnight Moon has become one of the most popular books for young children. Yet the book’s author, Margaret Wise Brown, al...

Bought by WJCT, XRAY.fm, WFHB, and KVLU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Albert Payson Terhune, Credit: Kristina T. Marshall
A look at the devoted fans of Albert Payson Terhune and his book "Lad: A Dog"

  • Added: Dec 31, 2012
  • Length: 25:27