20 Best Children Literature Podcasts

1. Fuse 8 n' Kate

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Two sisters, one in L.A. and one in NYC, both move to the Chicago area and start a podcast. The premise? Picture books and are they really that great? Join Kate and Fuse 8 (Betsy Bird) as they track down a picture book 'classic' each episode and try to determine if it deserves to remain in the canon of children's literature.Profile image by Andrea TsurumiMORE Hosts Elizabeth Bird, Kate Ramsey
Producer/Network Betsy Bird and Kate Ramsey
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 42Twitter 18.4K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast

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Highliting news relating to children's literature, recent releases, book reviews and interviews with authors and people within the publishing industry. Let's have a sincere conversation about the importance of children's literature. From Middle Grade to Young Adult, everything kidlit to help librarians, educators and young readers stay on top of new book releases. Contact: ****@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/TheBookFaire @bookfairepod.bsky.socialMORE Host Anthony Soto
Producer/Network Anthony Soto
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. ABC Story Sisters

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ABC Story Sisters is a story time podcast from young sisters Alexa, Bristol and Charlotte, who bring classic children's literature to life for the littlest of podcast fans. The whole family will enjoy this fun-filled storytelling adventure!MORE Hosts Alexa, Bristol, Charlotte
Producer/Network Thirteen Media
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 236Instagram 4.6K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

4. The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers Podcast

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'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.MORE Host Bianca Schulze
Producer/Network The Children's Book Review
Email ****@thechildrensbookreview.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 16KTwitter 14.4KInstagram 22.6K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. BookSmitten

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Seeing a hopeful, human world through children's literature. Hosted by authors Kelly J. Baptist, Jack Cheng, Patrick Flores-Scott, and Heather Shumaker your book smitten crew. We cover the whole range of kidlit, from picture books to middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as writing, reading, and publishing. This season: We're writing picture books!MORE Hosts Kelly J. Baptist, Jack Cheng, Heather Shumaker, Patrick Flores-Scott
Producer/Network Kelly J. Baptist, Heather Shumaker, Patrick Flores-Scott, Jack Cheng
Email ****@booksmitten.us
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 18Twitter 53Instagram 15 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. The Yarn

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The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.
Hosts Travis Jonker, Colby Sharp
Producer/Network Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 131Twitter 18.8K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2015 Get Email Contact

7. Picture•book•ing - interviews with authors and illustrators

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Learn about children's books from the people who make them with in-depth interviews with children's book authors and illustrators for people who believe that art and literature can have a profoundly positive impact on a kid's life.Picturebooking is here to serve those who want to understand what it takes to create these stories. And engaging with Picturebooking will help you get inspired, feel connected and take action toward making a difference through picture books.MORE Producer/Network Nick Patton
Email ****@nickpatton.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 107 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since May 2014 Get Email Contact

8. Writing for Children

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Do you want to learn how to write for children? The Institute of Children's Literature has taught hundreds of thousands of aspiring writers, and the director of ICL is the host of Writing for Children. Bestselling children's author Katie Davis focuses on the craft of writing for children: how to write a children's book, how to write for children's magazines, how to get paid, and get published. There are listener questions, with answers from the experts at the Institute, plus hard-to-find resources and links included in every week's show notes...MORE Producer/Network Institute for Writers
Email ****@instituteforwriters.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 197Facebook 2.2KTwitter 49Instagram 718 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Since Apr 2019 Get Email Contact

9. Trundlebed Tales

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Trundlebed Tales host Sarah S. Uthoff will look at Laura Ingalls Wilder and other classic children's literature and social history including historic foodways and one-room schools.
Host Sarah S. Uthoff
Producer/Network Trundlebedtales
Email ****@mchsi.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. KidLit RADIO

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Explore the world of children's literature
Host Rocco Staino
Producer/Network KidLit RADIO
Email ****@nymediaworks.com
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 20Facebook 7.1KTwitter 12.1KInstagram 9K Get Email Contact

11. Kennedy's Book Klub

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My podcast is about a young girls love of books and reading. I will be interviewing authors, talking to friends and teachers about their thoughts and opinions about books and current children's literature.MORE Producer/Network KennedyElizabeth
Email ****@hotmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Instagram 68 Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. The Book Boat

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Join educators Alejandra and Jocelyn as they dive into the world of diverse literature that can be used in classrooms to create more inclusive, welcoming classroom environments. Each podcast features exciting books that include topics such as race, gender, immigration, and so much more. All books can be utilized in a classroom in fun and exciting ways. Alejandra and Jocelyn have done extensive research on how to create a space for critical dialogue within their classrooms but using children's literature as a the key to unlocking a whole new level of learning.MORE Producer/Network The Book Boat
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Instagram 134 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Deeper Reading

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Jake Hayes discusses the books that helped inspire our greatest children's writers and illustrators to create their own modern masterpieces. Diving down the rabbit hole of children's literature, Deeper reading revisits beloved classics and uncovers lost works of staggering genius.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Twitter 3K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Reading Chats

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Discussion guides to children's literature. Reading. Children. Literature. Education. Fun. Learning.
Producer/Network Jessie
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Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

15. RIDE WITH ALIYAH

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Hello friends, I'm Aliyah Laske. A 20 something Uber driver, driving to find my place in this world. I try new things daily, meet new people daily & travel to a lot of different places. l find joy in talking to anyone who will listen to my experience driving as an Uber driver. Did I forget to mention I'm a newly wed in an interracial marriage, mother of two wonderful daughters who I love so dearly and a dog mom to a pit bull named storm. yeah, buckle up and come take this ride with me. You just might last laugh, cry, or gain new insights on life. My hope is to inspire my listeners.MORE Host Aliyah Laske
Producer/Network Aliyah Laske
Email ****@gmail.com
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Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

16. Crunchy Lit

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A weekly podcast that shares book reviews of children's literature and offers a kid friendly recipe.
Producer/Network Renee Carter
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Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

17. Reader Leaders

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A podcast that encourages and empowers children and young people to read, reflect on and review literature.
Producer/Network True Vine Academy
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Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact