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Kid approved books they will actually want to read this Summer
Wondering how you’re going to keep your kids reading now that school’s out? Our children’s book panel is here to help. We’ve asked writer, broadcaster and Mom, Bee Quammie, and CBC Books producer and mother of two, Lucy Mann to recommend their recent favourite all Canadian kids books. Plus, author of Life of Pi, Yann Martel shares what matters most to him while answering The Next Chapter’s version of the Proust Questionnaire. Books discussed on this week's show include: Ruthie by Esmé Shapiro The Healer and the Phoe...
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This is a CBC podcast. Hey, if you're looking for a book to read and sink into, I've got you. As an adult, even at my big age, I was reading this and I was like, I feel seen. And it's something I wonder if we can all relate to, which is what it's like when you turn your hobby into your career.
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