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Episode Synopsis
A fun discussion about puppets, children’s literature, libraries, and the age-old cat vs. dog debate? Toucan play at that game—namely, our two special guests Sammy and Annisha!
First, we partnered with the Indiana Center for the Book to chat with our friend Sammy, a corduroy puppet in the shape of a toucan who has interviewed Indiana authors for more than a decade. Sammy lives in a drawer but does not want to talk about it! Sammy is a very good reader! Sammy thinks Garfield is a killjoy! Sammy does not know who Jonathan Franzen is! Sammy’s sassiness increases with age! Sammy sees puppets as friends! Although really, what even IS a puppet, anyway?
We’re also joined by Annisha Jeffries, the Manager of the Youth Services Department at Cleveland Public Library. Annisha discusses her love of cats, why puppets are helpful for young readers, why libraries matter, and more. She also shares her enthusiasm for Bill Cotter’s books, including DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON and DON’T TOUCH THIS BOOK. Sammy, meanwhile, offers enthusiastic bird praise for author April Pulley Sayre and shares Sayre’s delightful book, BIRD, BIRD, BIRD!
Find Sammy’s amazing interviews on the Indiana State Library’s Toucan Tuesdays YouTube playlist, or check out a few of our favorites:
Sammy interviews Leah Johnson!
Sammy interviews Helen Frost and Rick Lieder!
Show and Tell with Sammy!
Sammy interviews Barb Shoup!
Mentioned in this episode:
Puppetry at Cleveland Public Library
The Indiana Chant by April Pulley Sayre
BIRD, BIRD, BIRD! by April Pulley Sayre and illustrated by Gary Locke
RAH, RAH, RADISHES! by April Pulley Sayre
GO, GO, GRAPES! by April Pulley Sayre
DON’T TOUCH THIS BOOK! by Bill Cotter
DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON! by Biller Cotter
Jonathan Franzen’s love of birds
Produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library and hosted by Laura Maylene Walter. For a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email [email protected] (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.
First, we partnered with the Indiana Center for the Book to chat with our friend Sammy, a corduroy puppet in the shape of a toucan who has interviewed Indiana authors for more than a decade. Sammy lives in a drawer but does not want to talk about it! Sammy is a very good reader! Sammy thinks Garfield is a killjoy! Sammy does not know who Jonathan Franzen is! Sammy’s sassiness increases with age! Sammy sees puppets as friends! Although really, what even IS a puppet, anyway?
We’re also joined by Annisha Jeffries, the Manager of the Youth Services Department at Cleveland Public Library. Annisha discusses her love of cats, why puppets are helpful for young readers, why libraries matter, and more. She also shares her enthusiasm for Bill Cotter’s books, including DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON and DON’T TOUCH THIS BOOK. Sammy, meanwhile, offers enthusiastic bird praise for author April Pulley Sayre and shares Sayre’s delightful book, BIRD, BIRD, BIRD!
Find Sammy’s amazing interviews on the Indiana State Library’s Toucan Tuesdays YouTube playlist, or check out a few of our favorites:
Sammy interviews Leah Johnson!
Sammy interviews Helen Frost and Rick Lieder!
Show and Tell with Sammy!
Sammy interviews Barb Shoup!
Mentioned in this episode:
Puppetry at Cleveland Public Library
The Indiana Chant by April Pulley Sayre
BIRD, BIRD, BIRD! by April Pulley Sayre and illustrated by Gary Locke
RAH, RAH, RADISHES! by April Pulley Sayre
GO, GO, GRAPES! by April Pulley Sayre
DON’T TOUCH THIS BOOK! by Bill Cotter
DON’T PUSH THE BUTTON! by Biller Cotter
Jonathan Franzen’s love of birds
Produced by Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library and hosted by Laura Maylene Walter. For a transcript of this episode, visit the episode page. To get in touch, email [email protected] (put “podcast” in the subject line) or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.
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