Norman and the Nom Nom Factory

Julie’s Library

American Public Media

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Before we get to today’s episode, we want to say to the families who are hurt and angry and scared right now: we’re with you. In this moment, we need to listen, learn and work to fight racism in our own communities.

We want to recommend a resource we’ve turned to: a list of children’s books to help families talk about racism, justice and equality with kids. Follow this link to view the list: https://bit.ly/36T7Wv0

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Norman is a big, fluffy alien. He lives alone on Planet Gerp and eats Nom Noms for every meal. Will an unexpected visitor convince him to try something new? Plus, a special message from chef Ann Kim. Submit your Wonderful Words at julieslibraryshow.org/contact.

This episode is sponsored by Sunbasket (sunbasket.com/Julie), Little Passports (littlepassports.com with promo code LIBRARY), and Ivory.

Today’s featured book: NORMAN AND THE NOM NOM FACTORY written and illustrated by Bridgette Zou. Copyright © 2018. Used with the permission of StarBerry Books — Kane Press, distributed by Lerner Publisher Services. All rights reserved.

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0:00.0	Your listening to Julie's library were books bring us together.
0:03.6	Today we're going to read Norman and the non-non-factory,
0:07.2	written illustrated by Bridget So.
0:11.6	Hello. Welcome. I'm so glad you're here.
0:16.4	I'm Julie Andrews and this is my library.
0:20.8	As always, my daughter Emma Walton Hamilton is here.
0:24.4	Hello. We can't wait to read with you today.
0:30.5	What's that you brought with you Emma? You have an awful of bags.
0:35.6	Oh, I thought I'd restock the library's snack cupboard today.
0:39.2	We were running a little low. Good thinking.
0:42.4	I see you have popcorn, popcorn, and seven bags of popcorn.
0:50.7	What can I say? I love popcorn. I don't think I could ever get sick of it.
0:55.4	You know that's the way I feel about peanut butter,
0:58.6	especially the crunchy kind. I could eat it for every meal,
1:02.7	for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I think everyone has a favorite food like that.
1:08.6	If you had to eat the same thing for every meal listeners, what would you choose?
1:13.8	We asked some of our friends and here's what they had to say.
1:18.8	If I had to eat one thing for the rest of my life, I'd have tacos because he can put a lot of
1:23.8	stuff in it. I think I'll choose sushi. Candy because it's yummy and sweet.
1:29.9	Bread because you can have anything on bread like jam and butter and even that
1:35.3	salad. You see European food because it is delicious and fun to eat with your hands.
1:42.3	Mac and cheese because I love cheese, love pasta. But like my two favorite foods next together.
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