The Longest Shortest Time

EPISODE #212: How Raina Telgemeier Got Guts

Bees, needles, vomit, and atomic bombs—Raina Telgemeier was afraid of them ALL. Hear how she learned to manage her fears, and how she became a hero to children around the globe.

EPISODE #178: Stuff We Love

Stories about family are some of the most riveting stories that you can tell — we’re here to recommend some of our favorite TV shows, movies, and books about family for you!

EPISODE #158: Black Lives Matter for Middle Schoolers

In the novel Ghost Boys, a twelve-year-old unarmed black boy is shot by a white police officer. Jewell Parker Rhodes talks about why she wrote this story for middle schoolers, and why she’s counting on them to advance racial justice.

Talking to Kids About the Birds and the Bees

Worried about how to have ‘the talk’ with your kids? Here’s our fave books and websites for getting the conversation going.

Picture Books: To Help Kids Understand Death

Picture book reccos from Sarah Troop, who answered kids’ questions about death in episode 65.

Books: For Having Fun Eating with Kids

Dan Pashman from The Sporkful tells us his five favorite books to make eating with your kids more FUN.

Books: For Kids (of All Ages) Featuring Characters of Color

A starter reading list to help kids sort out mixed ethnicity, and to relate to the diverse kids around them.

Books: For Kids (Of All Ages) Coping with Anxiety

Fiction + nonfiction to help pre-schoolers through teens stop worrying (so much).