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Rereading Our Childhood

Rereading Our Childhood

Di: Mary Grace McGeehan and Deborah Kalb
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Revisiting the children's books that made us who we are today

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  • Rereading Betsy-Tacy, with Ginny Kubitz Moyer

    Rereading Betsy-Tacy, with Ginny Kubitz Moyer
    Sep 24 2026
    Writer Ginny Kubitz Moyer joined us to discuss Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy, the story of two five-year-old friends living in the small Minnesota town of Deep Valley in the late 19th century. Published in 1940, it's the first in a series that ends with Betsy's marriage.Discussed in this episode:Ginny's books: The Seeing Garden, A Golden Life, and The World at Home. (You can find Ginny at ginnymoyer.org.)Deborah's interviews with Ginny on The Seeing Garden and A Golden LifeOther Betsy-Tacy and Deep Valley books: Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill , Emily of Deep Valley, and Carney's House Party and Winona's Pony Cart (combined in one volume)Also discussed: William Wordsworth's poem "Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood"The Betsy-Tacy SocietyNew York Times article by Perri Klass about the Betsy-Tacy Society (2012)New Yorker article by Jia Tolentino about Emily of Deep Valley (2017) Emily of New Moonby L.M. MontgomeryRecommended for Betsy-Tacy fans: Ginny: The All-of-a-Kind Familyseries by Sydney Taylor; The Lemon Jelly Cakeby Madeline Babcock Smith; Maud Hart Lovelace's Deep Valleyby Julie A. SchraderMary Grace: Ramona the Pestby Beverley Cleary; The Moffatsby Eleanor EstesDebby: "B" is for Betsy by Carolyn HaywoodOther Rereading Our Childhood episodes:Rereading "B" is for Betsy by Caroline HaywoodReading Ramona the Pest by Beverly ClearyRereading The Moffats by Eleanor EstesYou can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com and Mary Grace at My Life 100 Years Ago. This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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    52 min
  • Rereading Gone Wolf by Amber McBride, with Keiana Mayfield

    Rereading Gone Wolf by Amber McBride, with Keiana Mayfield
    Aug 28 2026
    Keiana Mayfield, an assistant professor of social work at George Mason University and the Diversity in KidLit Advocate for East City Book Shop in Washington, D.C., joined us to discuss Gone Wolf by Amber McBride, which was published in 2023. Gone Wolf is the story of two girls named Imogen, one in a future racist dystopia and one in current-day Charlottesville, Virginia. We also talked about reading diversely: what it means, why it matters, what the publishing industry is doing well, and what it could be doing better.Discussed in this episode:Other books by Amber McBride:The Leaving Room (Deborah’s interview with McBride about this book is here)Onyx and BeyondAlso mentioned.East City Book Shop in Washington, D.C., where Keiana hosts the W(h)ine and Angst book club for adults and several book clubs for childrenThe Xenogenesis series by Octavia Butler, including Book 3, ImagoBeauty Queens by Libba BrayInterviews with Amber McBride in Publisher’s Weekly and Virginia LivingThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonWe Need Diverse Books, an organization promoting diversity in children’s literatureAbout the B’Nai Bagels by E.L. KonigsbergRecommended for fans of Gone Wolf:Keiana: The Last Cuentista by Donna Barbra Higuera, winner of the 2022 Newbery Medal; Candace, The Universe, and Everything by Sherri L. Smith; Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga; The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne PaolinoDeborah: Candace, The Universe, and Everything by Sherri L. Smith (seconding Keiana’s recommendation; Deborah’s interview with Smith about this book is here); other books by Amber McBrideOther recommendations from Keiana: Rainbow Shopping by Qing Zhuang; The Village Beyond the Mist by Sachiko Kashiwaba; How to Walk a Dog by Joanne LevyOther Rereading Our Childhood episodes mentioned:Rereading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleRereading From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsbergOur Favorite Picture BooksYou can find Keiana at keianamayfield.com, Deborah at deborahkalb.com Mary Grace at My Life 100 Years Ago. Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com
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  • Rereading The Borrowers by Mary Norton

    Rereading The Borrowers by Mary Norton
    Jul 23 2026

    For this episode, we revisited The Borrowers, Mary Norton's 1952 novel about a family of tiny people who live under the kitchen of a house in the British countryside. We were as charmed as ever by the ingenuity of the Borrowers, who have a dresser made of matchboxes and a teapot made of an acorn shell, but there was a layer of darkness in the story that we hadn't remembered.

    Mentioned on this episode:

    Other books in the series:

    The Borrowers Afield

    The Borrowers Afloat

    The Borrowers Aloft

    The Borrowers Avenged

    Also by Mary Norton:

    Bedknob and Broomstick

    Film adaptations:

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 1971 movie (trailer here)

    The Borrowers, 1973 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV special (IMDB entry here)

    The Borrowers, 1997 live-action adaptation (trailer here)

    Arietty, 2010 Japanese anime adaptation (trailer here)

    Also mentioned:

    Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright, illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush, who illustrated the American edition of The Borrowers

    All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown by Sydney Taylor, illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush

    The English Bookshop, in Uppsala, Sweden and other locations

    Independent obituary of Mary Norton

    Independent obituary of Mark Norton, Mary Norton's son

    Recommended by Mary Grace: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Recommended by Deborah: Stuart Little by E.B. White

    Other Rereading Our Childhood episodes:

    Rereading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Rereading Stuart Little by E.B. White

    You can find Deborah at deborahkalb.com and Mary Grace at My Life 100 Years Ago.

    This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting.

    Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com

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    42 min
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