Mike and David have a wonderful conversation with author Linda Harkey award winning writer of many wonderful books from Story Monsters.

The Dads talk about her latest book, The Case of the Missing Pink Piggy, a wonderful mystery that might get you a little misty-eyed. Just a little. Like mouse size. No, smaller. It’s a fun tale of VFDs. What’s a VFD you may ask? You’ll have to listen to find. A hint: it’s a good thing. A V good thing.

Linda told us, “To me, everything’s a story.” We couldn’t agree more. The only thing Linda loves more than animals is writing about animals. OK, maybe it’s a tie, a toss up if you will, a draw? The point is, we had a fun conversation with Linda, AND, you should listen to it.

Mike and David sure love stinky books and books with slime mold, so Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is the most logical choice for their next book.

And not to reveal too much, they both really really really really liked this one! In the story, a boy named Stink decides to feed and grow his science experiment mold at home. What could possibly go wrong?

Highlights? David says “trope”. Mike says “moniker.” David says, “Nope.” Mike says, “Nope.” Mike turns a negative into a positive. Literally. There’s learning (real), crying (fake), David figures out in 50 episodes how to adjust his levels. Mike does an amazing Captain Kirk, twice! And so much more!

If you liked this episode, you’ll love these:

Danny's Doodles: The Jelly Bean Experiment by by David Adler: a similarly fun chapter book about a boy and his friend, a science experiment, and some silliness and craziness that ensues.

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar: this school is almost as sideways as the stories!

The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. Another book where a school is all amuck. And stuff.

And the weirdest school of them all? The My Weird School Series by our friend Dan Gutman. He was our first author guest. Check it out: Part One and Part Two

And talk about Stinky? Check out the latest in our friend Chris Grabenstein's Stinky Stories: Stinky Stories #6: Stinking Beauty
And our two episodes with Chris: Part One, Part Two.

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In another Back to the Basics (and Board Books) or BB(BB) episode, Mike and David dish on one of David's favorites, Each Peach Pear Plum. Mike's opinion? "It's one of David's favorites."

Why did David like it so much? Is it the nursery rhyme characters or lots of neat "I spy" details that David certainly noticed when he read it to his girls? Or is it, that it's illustrated in his favorite art medium/media: black ink with watercolors! You'll have to listen to find out.

The Dads also discuss what makes a classic? While this book is older than their daughters, it's younger than they are. Weigh in if you'd like.

If you liked this episode, you’ll love these!

The Giving Tree: Dads on Books Origin Story and becuase Mike and Kim are genereux
Warrior Cats: Into the Maps, the maps...
Mrs. McTats and Her House Full of Cats: a pastoral in pen and watercolor

Olivia Helps with Christmasbecause... see The Giving Tree above

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Books in Stock in Wooster, OH

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Grapevine Public Library
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Questions? Comments? Concerns? Have a great library or independent book store you love?

Email us at dadsonbooks@gmail.com