149 Raising Readers (aka The Power of Literature in an Imperfect World)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

Arts, History, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2018

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Jacke and Mike respond to an email from a listener who is about to become a father and wondering about the role of literature in the life of a young child. Works and authors discussed include J.K. Rowling, Phillip Pullman, Andrew Motion, Dr. Seuss, Sandra Boynton, The Great Brain series, Bedtime for Frances, Frog and Toad, Beatrix Potter, Martin Amis, James Mill, John Stuart Mill, The Beatles, Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, the Moomintroll books, Nick Hornby. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature. Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio. I'm going to be here.
0:23.0	You're going to be here.
0:25.0	You know.
0:26.0	So.
0:27.0	You know.
0:28.0	You know.
0:30.0	You know.
0:31.0	You know. You probably recognize that song.
0:35.0	That's Blackbird by The Beatles.
0:41.0	From the album, Bedtime with the Beatles. From the album, Bedtime with the Beatles by Jason Faulkner.
0:46.1	This was a great CD for bedtime. When I was raising my kids that they were toddlers no loud noises nothing startling just soft and
0:58.0	gentle songs adaptations of some classic songs by the Beatles.
1:04.5	Paul McCartney is a fan of this album,
1:07.3	and so was my house.
1:09.0	There was nothing better than to settle in under a lamp, put on some soft music, a baby in my arms, reading a book.
1:20.8	And now my children have grown and they still love to read. And I am full of nostalgia. But I also enjoy this time too, when we can read the same book and still have all that wonder and excitement and
1:36.3	satisfaction of a surprising story, an exciting story, a moving story, a great story, well told. We're looking at
1:50.4	raising readers today on the history of literature. Oh, Oh. Okay, hello, I'm Jack Wilson. Welcome to the podcast. I know you have choices. I'm glad you're here with us. We have a good topic today. Mike Pallandrome is going to be here in a few minutes,
2:36.2	El Presidente himself. Raising readers. What kind of impact does literature have on a child and what does that mean from a practical
2:47.0	standpoint? Not just theoretically. Books are good. Reading to your kids is good. Yes, yes, yes, we all know that. We can all agree on that. But how does one go
2:57.5	about it? How does one take those practical steps? Let's start with the email that inspired the show. It comes from our
3:05.6	listener James. Good morning Mr Wilson and Mr Palindrome, says James. I've heard you talk
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