The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers Podcast
Hosted by Bianca Schulze · The Children's Book Review
5.0from 24 ratings
- 146
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 24
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 9K
- YouTube views
About The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers Podcast
"Not every book is for every child, but for every child there is a book." The Children’s Book Review, is a resource devoted to children’s literature and literacy. In the Growing Readers Podcast, we produce author and illustrator interviews focused on the best books for kids of all ages. We help parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers, and librarians to grow readers.
- Publisher
- The Children's Book Review
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Jan 2021
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 146 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Book Time Before Bedtime: Greg Pizzoli on Rituals, Rhythm, and Reading Aloud
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Caldecott Winner Sophie Blackall on Bedtime Reading, Family Jokes, and Books That Last
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Return of Bunns Rabbit: Oscar Winner and Pixar Animator Alan Barillaro on Hope, Feedback, and Growing Up
Inside a recent episode
Book Time Before Bedtime: Greg Pizzoli on Rituals, Rhythm, and Reading Aloud
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But for me, I think kids have allowed me to make books about what I'm interested in and they've let me keep going. They've followed me with my interests. I've never felt as though I have to make a book for this reason or to say this thing. that somebody else and some external thing wants me to say. […]
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- Greg Pizzoli
- Sophie Blackall
- Alan Barillaro
- Mark C Fava
- Megan E Freeman
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 8,529
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 68
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers Podcast?
Bianca Schulze host the show. Published by The Children's Book Review.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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