Book Power for Kids

02/04/2024

Barbie and J. Robert Oppenheimer have a spooky adventure in our episode where the kids review , the hit book of last summer???

For the whole episode go to https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-s17-barbenheimer/

or listen in any podcast app.

01/04/2024

Whoa, just barely squeaked out our April Fools episode! Enjoy everyone, I hope your 2024 was !

We missed the Barbenheimer bandwagon! Can our rushed effort to catch up ever be Kenough, or are we destined to become Death, destroyer of worlds… Barbenheimer… the book? (reviewed by Mirabel …

12/04/2023

We're back with a new episode, Mirabel's review of the hilarious Ronan Boyle and the Bride of Riddles by Thomas Lennon !

Swindling Leprechauns? ✅ Rivers of whiskey? ✅ A police officer who might just be a bear that wandered in? ✅✅

Enjoy!
https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-030-ronan-boyle-and-the-bridge-of-riddles/

Fourteen year old Ronan Boyle is the thinnest member of the Irish police force, the Garda. This makes him perfect for a special mission involving the secretive branch of the Garda that deals with l…

01/04/2023

Happy April Fools day everyone!
We're celebrating by having a total (Podcast) Mid-Life Crisis! Should we keep doing this? Do we even still like books? Why haven't we had a new episode in 9 months???!!!



https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-s16-mid-life-crisis-2023/

We’ve been doing this podcast for how long??? Seven years???!!! Do we even want to do this thing anymore? Book Power for Kids tries to come to grips with a mid-life crisis and asks what else …

26/06/2022

Our final episode of the season, here is our long-awaited review of Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer !

We hope that everyone has a great summer. Feel free to give us ideas for new episodes next fall!

https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-029-artemis-fowl/

Holly Short is the first female officer of the Lower Elements Police and she is killing it. Tough, smart, and constantly in trouble with her boss, she is ready to handle any challenge the fairy fol…

09/05/2022

The new season of the America's Test Kitchen Mystery Recipe podcast is out today!
Leilani is the Official Ingredient Guesser this season, which means you can hear her on the first episode of the week pretty much all season!
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/podcasts/mystery-recipe

Mystery Recipe is a podcast that helps kids AND their grown-ups uncover the fun, fantastical, and fascinating sides of food. Each ingredient-themed episode builds to a grand finale: a mystery recipe cook-along. Hosted by Molly Birnbaum. A production of America's Test Kitchen Kids.

02/04/2022

This episode of the podcast will be our magnum opus! We've hired an artist to interpret, with integrity and poise, the masterpiece Ulysses by James Joyce.
(please pay no mind to the post date. 😏)

https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-s15-ulysses-by-james-joyce-april-fools-2022/

Encyclopedia Britannica calls Ulysses: “Stylistically dense and exhilarating, it is generally regarded as a masterpiece and has been the subject of numerous volumes of commentary and analysis.” We’…

19/11/2021

New episode today! Mirabel reviews the mysterious and hilarious Rat Rule 79 by Rivka Galchen and Restless Books .

If you ever wanted to hear Mirabel as a hard-workin' mongoose or Chaska sing a song as a depressed elephant (and who hasn't) this is your chance! 😁

https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-028-rat-rule-79/

It’s the day before Fred’s 13 birthday when she sees her mom walk into a giant lantern and disappear! Fred decides to go after her mom and is transported on a spectacular journey to find a mysterio…

05/10/2021

Two of our most anticipated books of the year are coming out today! Kwame Mbalias Tristan Strong Keeps Punching and Jonathan Stroud 's The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne.

20/09/2021

A short clip from our latest episode!
Listen to the whole episode at https://bookpowerforkids.com/ !

19/09/2021

Yaaaar Mateys! It's and we're celebrating with a brand new episode!
It do be Charrrrska's review of swashbuckling adventure novel Nick of Time, by Ted Bell!
Enjoy, and be on the lookout for pirates... 🏴‍☠️🦜

https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-027-nick-of-time/

What do you get when you mix Treasure Island with Back to the Future and set it all on a small island standing between England and a N**i invasion? Pirates! Adventure! And lot’s of swashbuckling fu…

16/09/2021

Season 6 starts on Sunday! It'll be a piratey book on a (Talk Like a) Piratey day! 🏴‍☠️

14/09/2021

It's been a little while, but Book Power is ready for another season!
We'll be starting off this year with a review of Nick of Time by author Ted Bell Fans (hopefully 🤞🏾) just in time for ! 🏴‍☠️

20/05/2021

New episode alert!

Chaska reviews Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by .

When Tristan rips a hole into a land of myths and legends, on the trail of a thieving baby doll no less, he has to find the trickster god Anansi and fix the damage he caused. But it’s never simple to catch a trickster...

https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-026-tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky/

Tristan Strong didn’t think his life could get any worse. He was wrong. When Tristan rips a hole into a land of myths and legends, on the trail of a thieving baby doll no less, he has to find the t…

29/04/2021

Here's a chance to meet the author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, our next episode.
Chaska is writing the episode and it's looking hilarious!

https://youtu.be/h0AQfjupy4U

An instant bestseller, Kwame Mbalia’s “Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky” (Rick Riordan Presents) is an action-packed novel set in a richly imagined w...

01/04/2021

Happy April Fool's everyone! Our 5th annual April Fool's episode is a inspired review of Sherlock Holmes: The Red Headed League.
Thanks to everyone in the community who sent in words!

https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-s13-sherlock-holmes-the-red-headed-league-aprilfools-2021/

Welcome to another April Fools episode of Book Power for Vets! Wait what? Chaska, Lani and Mirabel team up to review a classic mystery, but everything is not as it seems. Can the Power kids solve t…

14/03/2021

Hey everyone! The kids and I are planning our April Fool's episode of the podcast and this year we want to get everyone in on the silliness.

We're doing our review Mad Libs style! Send us funny words and we'll try our best to include as many of you as possible!

Here's what we need, in order of how many we need. Please feel free to send in as many or few as you want!

Noun, Adjective, Verb, Plural Noun, Part of the Body, Color, Occupation, Animal, Celebrity, Verb ending in S, Silly Word, Furniture, Super Power, Exclamation

Don't forget to tell us your first name and where you are from so we can give you credit!

22/02/2021

We have some really exciting news! 📰
Chaska, Lani and Mirabel have been interviewed for a story on kids podcasting in the upcoming The New York Times !!!
It will be in the kids section of the Sunday print edition.

20/02/2021

New episode today! Mirabel's long anticipated review of The Doldrums by author . Get ready for an adventure and beware of icebergs!

Greenwillow Books HarperCollins
https://bookpowerforkids.com/portfolio/episode-025-the-doldrums/

When Archer’s famous grandparents float away on an iceberg, he’s left with nobody to talk to but the stuffed animals in his house. Now it’s up to Archer and his friends to go on an adventure and fi…