Through the Eyes of a Child: Books and Bites Podcast, Ep. 56

On this episode, we discuss the eighth prompt in the Books and Bites 2021 Reading Challenge, a book told from a child's perspective.

Show Notes

Book Notes

Adam recommends:

• Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
• The Ballad of Yaya, Book 1: Fugue by Jeanne-Marie Omont, Charlotte Girard, and Golo Zhao

Michael recommends:

• Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
• Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

Carrie recommends:

• The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Bite Notes

• Accompany the uncomfortable juxtaposition of creativity & anxiety in Imaginary Friend with a dessert which satisfyingly mixes sweet, tart, and savory flavors: a plum-thyme sundae available in The Forest Feast: Simple Vegetarian Recipes from My Cabin in the Woods.
• Enjoy a refreshing Clowns Cup after a long, hot night of running from killer clowns.
• To take your bonfire from ordinary to extraordinary, check out The Campout Cookbookby Marnie Hanel and Jen Stevenson. It offers a dozen twists on hotdogs and s'mores.
• In her Guardian column Novel Recipes, Kate Young offers two recipes inspired by I Capture the Castle: Bread, Butter, and Honey and Cassandra's Midsummer Cake. For more recipes inspired by books, check out Kate Young's The Little Library Year, available on Hoopla.

What is Books and Bites?

Books and Bites

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.