The Children's Literature Podcast

If you like Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, that’s fine. Just keep it far away from me, because I DON’T BRONTË. If you also don’t Brontë, you can get yourself a Wayne’s World style wall plaque from my Teespring Store: I also share my latest Fireside Fairy Tale, which is my own contribution to the … <a href="https://childrensliteraturepodcast.com/2026/02/04/225-i-hate-wuthering-heights/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "225 – I Hate Wuthering Heights"</span></a>

Join me on a pleasantly mild winter evening to toast a marshmallow and share my translation of “Rödkappchen,” or “Little Red Cap,” the German version of Little Red Riding Hood as collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in Kinder- und Hausmärchen, their 1812 collection of fairy tales. This version is interesting because it has … <a href="https://childrensliteraturepodcast.com/2026/01/24/224-fireside-fairy-tale-grimms-little-red-riding-hood/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "224 – Fireside Fairy Tale: Grimm’s Little Red Riding Hood"</span></a>

“What does Star Trek have to do with children’s literature?” you might be asking. Quite a lot. Star Trek introduced me to Shakespeare, and it’s been a franchise that mattered quite a lot to nerdy kids for 60 years now. The new TV series, Starfleet Academy, is aimed at teenagers. It failed to hit the … <a href="https://childrensliteraturepodcast.com/2026/01/21/223-starfleet-academy-is-anti-star-trek/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "223 – Starfleet Academy is Anti-Star Trek"</span></a>