In Lauren’s words, ‘mothers are the scariest thing in children’s literature’. Find out why in this episode! You can download it HERE (28 min), subscri...

What does representing other cultures in children’s literature entail? After a (long) summer break (sorry!), we are back to discuss this important que...

Everything you always wanted to know about sex in teenage literature, but were too afraid to ask your local librarian… In Episode 10 of Kid You Not, w...

But surely only bad quality children’s literature is ideological? In this episode, we debunk the usual myths about ‘ideology’ being a really awful pro...

Apparently it’s not fiction, but then what is it? And why is it such a marginalised, and yet such a lucrative, domain in children’s publishing? In Epi...

What is the place of religion, God, and faith in children’s books? From the origins of children’s literature to modern-day agnosticism, we discuss thi...

In this episode we discuss the omnipresence of death in children’s books… trying to keep it merry and cheerful! You can download the episode (30 mins)...

 One thing an e-reader was supposed to do was to remove ‘library anxiety’ – otherwise known as the worry that people will judge you by the book you re...

This episode – which you can listen to by clicking HERE, or on the media player in the sidebar, or simply get it from iTunes – is a very, very, very s...