Book Bits: Jewish Joy

The Goldfinch Show Notes Lisa and guest Heidi Rabinowitz discuss Joyful Jewish books. Heidi was on the show on March 23, 2022, for The Boy In the Striped Pajamas episode.  Heidi runs The Book of Life Podcast, a podcast about Jewish kid literature. She has been the...

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Goldfinch Show Notes  Lisa and guest Heidi Rabinowitz discuss The Boy in Striped Pajamas, a Holocaust fictional middle-grade book by John Boyne.  Heidi shares her thoughts on how the book is offensive to her. She runs The Book of Life Podcast, a podcast about...

The Giving Tree

The Goldfinch Show Notes Lisa and Kate Reynolds, a librarian from Canada, discuss The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. They discuss the meaning of the book, which most say portrays a parent and child relationship. But many believe it portrays a dysfunctional...

The Four Winds

Show Notes  Lisa and guest Elisabeth Wang discuss The Four Winds written by Kirstin Hannah. This is a book that highlights the Dust Bowl and The Great Depression.   Elisabeth is a former English teacher and is currently in healthcare communications. She has written...

Dr. Seuss

The Goldfinch Show Notes  Lisa and Kate Reynolds a librarian from Canada, discuss the fallout after Dr. Seuss Enterprises one year ago decided not to publish six books. This episode is being published on March 2, which is his birthday and Read Across America Day. ...