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KIDS' LIT

Program 07-06-03-A

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	Philip Pullman

One of the worst things about growing up is you get kicked out of the children's section of the library. I mean, you learn to read and life is one olong happy string of books, from Peter Pan to Winnie the Pooh to Harriett the Spy, but then you reach a certain age and you're supposed to graduate and spend the rest of your life reading grown-up books. Well, have no fear. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, it's children's books, for us.

SEGMENT 1:

Maurice Sendak tells Steve Paulson that as a Jewish child in New York during WWII he developed the view that childhood could be a scary time. Also, Kevin Henkes reads one of his favorite children's picture books for Anne Strainchamps. It's "Luck Song," by Vera B. Williams.

SEGMENT 2:

Anne Strainchamps surveys the enchanting world of children's literature. And, Salman Rushdie tells Steve Paulson about his very first memories of "The Wizard of Oz."

SEGMENT 3:

Philip Pullman is the author of the trilogy "His Dark Materials." We hear a recorded excerpt from the first volume, "The Golden Compass." And Pullman speaks with Steve Paulson about the fictional world he's created. And, Geraldine McCaughrean was commissioned to write the sequel to J.M. Barrie's classic "Peter Pan." She talks with Jim Fleming about how she came up with "Peter Pan in Scarlet."

CD copies are available at 1-800-747-7444. Ask for program number 07-01-00-A.

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Books:

J.M. Barrie. “Peter Pan” (1911)
L. Frank Baum. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” (1900)
Eoin Colfer. “Artemis Fowl” (2002)
Katherine Paterson. “Bridge to Terabithia” (1977)
Philip Pulman. “The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)” (1996)

Music:

• Star 6 & 789. The Orb. Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld. Island Red Records.
  
• Gnossienne #4. Shirim Klezmer Orchestra. Pincus and the Pig. Tzadik Records.
  
• No Surprises. Radiohead. Rockabye Baby. Baby Rock Records.
  
• Theme From Harry Potter. jack Dorsey Orchestra. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Soundtrack. Sony Records.
  
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow. July Garland. You Made Me Love You. Fabulous Records.
  
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Mullins and Gillispie. By Request. Mullins and Gillispie Records.
  
• Main Title. Crouch End Festival Chorus and the City of Prague Philharmonic composed by Danny Elfman. Edward Scissorhands Soundtrack. Silva Screen Records.
  
  

Distribution dates: week of 05/04/2008 - hour 1 week of 06/03/2007 - hour 1

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