A children's literature podcast all about the stories that shape us - and how the stories that formed us go on to shape the stories we create.
We talk to children's authors, illustrators, bloggers, and book lovers of all sorts about the stories they loved as children (or perhaps, the stories they hated, feared, or were fascinated by!) and how those stories helped to shape their lives. Join us for weekly discussions about books, stories, and their power to change the world.
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and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyshapedpod/
Contact us on storyshapedpod@gmail.com
Our Irish bookshop partner is Halfway Up the Stairs bookshop in Wicklow: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie
In the UK, check out our storefront on https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclosure: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops.
Theme music composed and performed by Tony Betts
Logo designed by Paul Coomey
Your hosts: children's authors Susan Cahill and Sinéad O'Hart
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A children's literature podcast all about the stories that shape us - and how the stories that formed us go on to shape the stories we create.
We talk to children's authors, illustrators, bloggers, and book lovers of all sorts about the stories they loved as children (or perhaps, the stories they hated, feared, or were fascinated by!) and how those stories helped to shape their lives. Join us for weekly discussions about books, stories, and their power to change the world.
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/StoryshapedPod
and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyshapedpod/
Contact us on storyshapedpod@gmail.com
Our Irish bookshop partner is Halfway Up the Stairs bookshop in Wicklow: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie
In the UK, check out our storefront on https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclosure: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops.
Theme music composed and performed by Tony Betts
Logo designed by Paul Coomey
Your hosts: children's authors Susan Cahill and Sinéad O'Hart
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
So, if we sound a bit giddy on this week's episode, that's because we were! Head-whirlingly, we got to speak to Patrice Actual Lawrence, who is one of the most accomplished authors around. Patrice has written for all age groups, from picturebooks right up to YA (with equal aplomb), and her journey to creating this masterful body of work is an interesting one. Come with us as she takes us through her Storyshaped life.
Books mentioned in this week's episode include Patrice's own:
Orangeboy
Indigo Donut
Eight Pieces of Silva
Needle
Rose, Interrupted
Is That Your Mama? illustrated by Diane Ewen
Elemental Detectives
People Like Stars
And the stories which shaped her include:
Pig-Heart Boy, by Malorie Blackman
Malory Towers, by Enid Blyton (and Patrice's own New Class At Malory Towers)
Rainbow Magic, by 'Daisy Meadows'
The work of John Agard
The work of Grace Nicols
The work of Julia Donaldson
The work of Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Stephen King
The work of Jenny Downham, especially Before I Die
The story of Jonathan Strong, an enslaved man in 18thC London
The Rivers of London (series), by Ben Aaronovitch
Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Dr Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting
The Railway Children, by E Nesbit
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Diddakoi, by Rumer Godden
Our Beautiful Darkness, by Onjaki, ill. Antonio Jorge Goncalves, trans. Lyn Miller-Lachman
A Guest in the House, by Emily Carroll
100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Cafe, by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada
Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - the book Sinéad was trying to recall!
Tsunami Girl, by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada
The Pigman, by Paul Zindel
Rumblefish, by SE Hinton
The Body, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Misery, Pet Sematary, all by Stephen King
Our podcast bookshop in Ireland is Halfway Up the Stairs: www.halfwayupthestairs.ie. You might also like to check out www.kennys.ie for free shipping within the Republic of Ireland!
In the UK, check out our storefront on: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.