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Mark was in Philadelphia last weekend to attend a conference called PodCamp Philly.  The sessions focused on Internet stuff like social media and podcasting.

Following a session that he delivered, Mark was approached by Melissa Thiessen. She told him about an exhibit of art and children’s books by Maurice Sendak.

So, on the Sunday, Mark and his three new friends piled into a car and hustled out to the Rosenbach Museum and Library where they raced through the exhibit in thirty-minutes during a break before rushing back in time for Mark to participate in a panel discussion.

This episode features a discussion among four people, connected by a love of children’s books, sharing what they learned and what they love most about Maurice Sendak and his books.  This proves that, like pop culture discussions, children’s book discussions can take place anywhere; even in cars.

Conversation participants:

• Melissa Thiessen
• Gloria Bell
• Bill Rowland

Also on this edition, our listener hotline takes a call from Knoxville, Tennessee about the book, Monster Mama.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Leave us a voice message on our JOMB listener hotline, +1-206-350-6487.

Author: Bill Richardson
Illustrator: Marc Mongeau (on JOMB)
Published: 2003 Annick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1550377868

Chapters.ca Amazon.com

Toasty tones, a hint of terror and boisterous, confident rhyme make this gleeful triumph over imagined dangers a rowdy and reassuring bedtime read.

Other books mentioned:

• There Were Monkeys in my Kitchen

More bedtime and frights on JOMB:

• Oh No, Not Ghosts!
• Is a Worry Worrying You?
• Go to Bed, Monster!

Stay tuned at the end of this review for a special treat:
Author/Illustrator extraordinaire, Mo Willems, shares his thoughts on Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, a new book written and illustrated by Bob Shea.

Pop over to Biblio File for today’s full menu of poetry offerings. Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

On this edition, we play one listener submitted review:

• The Penderwicks reviewed by Jennifer

Other books mentioned:

• Little House on the Prairie
• Anne of Green Gables

Check out our lively coverage of the launch of Before Green Gables and 100 Years of Anne Shirley.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our JOMB listener hotline (206-350-6487).

Need some inspiration? Give a listen to our other listener submitted review episodes here.

On this edition, we play a listener submitted review from New Zealand and two that we recorded in the Rogers Television green room in Ottawa.

• Kate Redmond, Librarian at Sue Thomson-Casey Memorial Library (Westport, New Zealand), reviews Blanche and Rocky by Stephen Gulbis
• Tuuli Hannula, a PR professional, reviews Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• Erin Lannan, Producer of Rogers Daytime (Rogers Television, Ottawa), reviews Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our JOMB listener hotline (206-350-6487).

Need some inspiration? Give a listen to 23 previous listener submitted review episodes here.

This listener submitted review comes from Kevin Hodgson of Kevin’s Meandering Mind blog. As a gift to Kevin for this, his sixth listener submitted review, we have provided Kevin with his own theme music.

In this entertaining contribution, Kevin shares his thoughts about Traction Man is Here! by Mini Grey.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our JOMB listener hotline (206-350-6487).

Need some inspiration? Give a listen to 22 previous listener submitted review episodes here.

This listener submitted review comes from Kevin Hodgson of Kevin’s Meandering Mind blog. This is Kevin’s fifth review for our show! He’ll soon need his own theme music.

This time, Kevin shares his thought about Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Polacco.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our JOMB listener hotline (206-350-6487).

Need some inspiration? Give a listen to 21 previous listener submitted review episodes here.

In this episode, we play listener submitted reviews recorded on the spot at PodCamp Toronto:

• Rob Lee (Purl Diving) - Groundsel
  
• Paul Boelen - Richard Scary books
• Jeff Higgins - The Cat in the Hat
• Mark Boudreau (Rock and Roll Report) - Treasure Island
• Christopher Fowler - Sun of Interflex
• Barb Cagley - Falling Up
  
• Vic - Grimm’s Fairy Tales
• Keith Burtis (Magic Woodworks) - The Hound of Baskervilles
• Michelle Miszewski - Green Eggs and Ham
• Jennifer Lyall - Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb
• Jason Dasty - Green Eggs and Ham
  

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487).

In this episode, we play a listener submitted review:

• Madlenka reviewed by Kevin Hodgson
  

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487).

In this episode, we read a a listener submitted review and our daughter Lucy tells us about one of her current favourite authors.

Books reviewed:

• Kapow! and Ker-splash! reviewed by Kris Ehmen
• Dial-a-Ghost, Monster Mission, The Beasts of Clawstone Castle, The Secret of Platform 13 and Which Witch? reviewed by Lucy (8)
  

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487).

In this episode, we play a listener submitted review:

• The Mysteries of Harris Burdick reviewed by Kevin Hodgson
  

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487).

In this episode, we play a listener submitted review:

• The Goat in the Rug reviewed by Susan Connell Biggs

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your MP3 recorded or type-written review in email to [email protected], or phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487).

In this episode, we read two listener submitted suggestions, play two Listener Submitted Reviews and a Guest Review:

• The Red Tree and Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window recommended by listener, Ms K
  
• Pirates of the Caribbean: City of Gold - Jack Sparrow #7 reviewed by James (age 9)
  
• Physik (Septimus Heap, Book 3) reviewed by John (age 12)
  
• Knight Lights #1 - Magnabumble’s Big Bumble reviewed by guest reviewer, Spencer (age 7)

and announce the winner of our draw for an autographed copy of The Call to Shakabaz.

Many thanks to Ms K, John, James and Spencer for participating in JOMB.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on a favourite children’s book. Send your review as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email.

In this episode, we play two Listener Submitted Reviews:

• Amigo reviewed by Bayla (5)
• And Tango Makes Three reviewed by writer and homeschooling parent Sage Tyrtle of the Quirky Nomads podcast

Many thanks to Sage and Bayla for participating in JOMB, to Karen and Gwen for leaving us audio comments and to those of you who have sent us feedback via email and have spread the JOMB word in your own circles. We really appreciate your support.

Listeners who submit reviews before May 30, 2007 will be entered in a draw to win an autographed copy of The Call to Shakabaz.

If you would like to share your thoughts on a favourite children’s book, please send your review as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email.

In this episode, a very nice audio comment from illustrator Andy J. Smith, member of PictureBookArtists.org, and two Listener Submitted Reviews: Good Night - the long way to bed reviewed by Romanian illustrator Livia Coloji of the Creative Cup Illustrators Group One Potato, Two Potato reviewed by Jillian Curtis, author of The Little Prince and his Magic Wand Many thanks to Livia, Andy and Jillian for participating in JOMB and to those of you who have sent us feedback via email and have spread the JOMB word in your own circles. We really appreciate your support. Listeners who submit reviews before May 30, 2007 will be entered in a draw to win an autographed copy of The Call to Shakabaz. If you would like to share your thoughts on a favourite children’s book, please send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email. Tags:childrens books, giveaways, Good Night the long way to bed, one potato two potato, Podcastchildrens books, giveaways, Good Night the long way to bed, one potato two potato, Podcast

In this episode, two Listener Submitted Reviews:

• Peanuts Treasuries reviewed by Daniele Rossi of SuperSpud.com
• Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests reviewed by Scarborough Dude of the DicksnJanes Podcast

The winner of a hardcover copy of Nutcracker Noel autographed by Jim and Kate McMullan is announced.

We hope you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too!

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email.

In this episode, two listener submitted reviews:

• The Gruffalo reviewed by Jennifer from Gatineau
• Possum Magic reviewed by author Heather Jopling of Nickname Press

We hope you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too!

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email

In this episode, two Listener Submitted Reviews:

• The Three Little Pua’a reviewed by TJ (3), Vivian (***) of the Critical Literacy in Practice Podcast (CLIP Podcast) and Andy of The Andycast Podcast
• Hanukkah at Valley Forge reviewed by Heidi of the The Book of Life Podcast

We hope you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too!

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email.

In this episode, two Listener Submitted Reviews:

• Dolphin Diaries: Following the Rainbow reviewed by Freddie (11) and her dad, Charles of the Mostly News and Desperate Husbands Podcasts
• Charlotte’s Web reviewed by Bob (5) and his dad, Charles of the Mostly News and Desperate Husbands Podcasts

and our first Guest Review:

• Goodnight Moon reviewed by Laurence Wall of CBC Ottawa.

We hope you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too!

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email.

In this episode, we discuss the way in which books can influence our lives, talk about Sheree Fitch’s latest book of poems, If I Had A Million Onions, and play a listener submitted review:

• Harriet the Spy reviewed by Sage of Quirky Nomads

We hope you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too�

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email.

In this episode, we introduce some snazzy new features for our webpage and play two listener submitted reviews:

• Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling, reviewed by Bruce Murray of the Zedcast Podcast; and
• Mo Willems’ Pigeon books, reviewed by Esmaya (5) and her father, Chris Wilson from the Answers for Freelancers Podcast

We’re hoping you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too…

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 or text file to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487) or leave it as a two-minute MyChingo message.

Thanks, again, to Nico for a stellar job on our website!!!

In this episode, we introduce our Thanks! page, announce The 2006 Cybils (the first annual Children’s and YA Bloggers Literary Awards) and play a listener submitted review:

• Ruby and Bubbles by Rosie Winstead, reviewed by Keisha (9) and her father, Dan from the Journey Inside My Mind Podcast

We’re hoping you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too…

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 or text file to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487) or leave it as a two-minute MyChingo message.

On this episode, we celebrate receiving a pre-release copy of Mike Artell’s upcoming book, Three Little Cajun Pigs, followed by two listener submitted reviews:

• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reviewed by Paul (8)
• Tuck Everlasting reviewed by Lucy (7)

We’re hoping you’ll tell us about one of your favourite books too…

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email.

Author: Gary Soto
Illustrator: Ed Martinez
Published: 2002 Puffin USA
ISBN: 0698114124 Chapters.ca Amazon.com

Family harmony, humour and suspense make this beautifully illustrated story of collaboration and forgiveness a real hit.

Also in this episode:

• The Lorax reviewed by Emily (4)
• Our Kendra Kandlestar contest winner….

Today, we’re pleased to present three listener-submitted reviews:

• Lost and Found reviewed by Karen
• Inkspell reviewed by Meg (7)
• Daisy Comes Home reviewed by Zoe (4)

Submit your review and qualify for a draw to win an autographed copy of Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers (reviewed in an earlier edition of this Podcast).

Send your review (five-minutes or less) as an MP3 file in email to [email protected], phone it in to our listener feedback line (206-350-6487), leave a two-minute MyChingo, or send your text review in email. All submissions must be received no later than September 14, 2006. The winner will be announced on September 15, 2006.