The magic of reading children’s books, even as adults, is something that Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong love to enthuse about. Plus, Jenn shares what she thinks makes the perfect picture book.

Authors and books mentioned in this episode

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
• The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate by Margaret Mahy
• The Changeover by Margaret Mahy
• The Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• Kenny’s Window by Maurice Sendak
• Kenny's Window narrated by Tammy Grimes
• Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
• Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
• Moonlight by Jan Ormerod
• Sunshine by Jan Ormerod
• Thomas the Tank Engine
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (narrated by Stephen Fry)
• Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry

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