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Mr. Jacob Reads

Mister Jacob

A 3-minute children's literature podcast! Find your new favorites and get some bonus tips for early literacy.

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  • 24 episodes
  • a few times a week
  • Avg 3 min
  • English

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  • #30
    Friday · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Is This You?

    Ruth Krauss' Is This You? is made adorable by Crockett Johnson's illustrations, but even better with your kid's!

  • #28
    September 21 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Weaver and the Web

    Chris Baker overcame arachnophobia to write compassionately about a spider, and Byron Eggenschwiler's illustrations make Weaver and the Web come alive!

  • #27
    September 19 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Searching for Wocks

    Lucy Knisley's Searching for Wocks is one of the best books of the year, and it doesn't even boast much of a story!

  • #24
    September 11 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Goldfinches

    Mary Oliver's Goldfinches was already a work of majesty, and Melissa Sweet elevates the experience for kids and caregivers alike.

  • #22
    September 7 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Bartleby

    Matt Phelan's Bartleby is about a bear going at his own pace--and that's ok!

  • #18
    April 17 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Tiny Garden

    Deborah Underwood and Jax Chow's Tiny Garden is a book about a child unshaken by the demands of the world.

  • #17
    April 15 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Loops

    Loops by Jashar Awan is a story about resilience, cheer, and the failures inherent to success, the setbacks natural to a waxing big kid.

  • #16
    March 30 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Milo Imagines the World

    Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson's Milo Imagines the World is a story about a curious and earnest kid working to make sense of the world around him.

  • #15
    March 27 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads Words Matter

    WARNING: This nonfiction biography tells the story of resistance heroes in Hitler's Germany. It's important, but listener discretion is advised.

  • #13
    March 23 · 3 min

    Mr. Jacob reads The Important Book

    The important thing about Margaret Wise Brown's The Important Book is not that I made a podcast episode on it, but it's gotta count for something, right?

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