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Every book Bruce Handy recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Bruce Handy has recommended or discussed 8 books on podcasts, as of August 25, 2017.
- Bruce Handy has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of August 25, 2017.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of August 25, 2017.
- The 3 books Bruce Handy has mentioned in the most episodes, as of August 25, 2017: Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham with 12 Silly Sounds!, Green Eggs and Ham and Goodnight Moon 60th Anniversary Edition.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Bruce Handy aired on August 25, 2017.
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Bruce Handy’s most recommended books
- Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham with 12 Silly Sounds! by Dr. Seuss
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
- Goodnight Moon 60th Anniversary Edition by Margaret Wise Brown
- Snow by P.D. Eastman
- Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak
- Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
- Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
- I Am a Bunny by Richard Scarry
Bruce Handy appeared on The Book Review podcast to discuss the enduring appeal and joys of children's literature. During the episode, Handy shared several standout book recommendations from his childhood and adult reading life. He expressed deep affection for Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham, praising it as literally the only children's book that he could read repeatedly without ever getting tired of it. Handy also recommended P.D. Eastman's Go, Dog. Go!, noting that he loved the book as a child, continued to enjoy it as an adult, and frequently read it to his own children. For middle-grade readers, Handy enthusiastically recommended Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Pest, describing it as an absolute masterpiece of children's fiction. In addition to these recommendations, Handy reflected on Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are. He discussed his initial childhood reactions to the story and explained how rereading the book later as an adult caused the narrative to unfold for him in entirely new and profound ways, deepening his appreciation for classic illustrated children's literature.
Books recommended by Bruce Handy
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Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham with 12 Silly Sounds!
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Recommended“I could read again and again and I think it's probably maybe literally the only children's book I could read again and again and never get sick of was was green eggs and ham”
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Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr.
Recommended“I could read again and again and I think it's probably maybe literally the only children's book I could read again and again and never get sick of was was green eggs and ham”
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Goodnight Moon 60th Anniversary Edition
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a beloved, timeless children's picture book that follows a young bunny bidding a gentle goodnight to every object in the great green room.
Discussed“well yeah absolutely I mean good night moon was a book I didn't know as as a as a kid it it's um been in print”
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Snow
Discussed“and actually petd Eastman did this too with the book snow and with the companion volume summer which is that both of them”
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Where the wild things are
Maurice Sendak's Where the wild things are is a beloved children's picture book that follows a young boy named Max on an imaginative journey to a land of fantastical creatures before returning safely to his bedroom.
Discussed“it was when the the film of Where the Wild Things was was coming out and it really made me reflect on that book”
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Go, Dog. Go!
Go, Dog.
Recommended“I think one book that I don't talk about much I think I I mentioned in passing in this book but that I did love as as a kid and I still love as an adult and I enjoyed reading to my kids was go Dog go”
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Ramona the Pest
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary is a beloved middle-grade children's novel that captures the trials, tribulations, and humorous misunderstandings of starting kindergarten through the eyes of the irrepressible Ramona Quimby.
Recommended“probably my favorite my favorite sort of middle-grade book would be Ramon of the past which I just to me is just an amazing Masterpiece”
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I Am a Bunny
Discussed“I a bunny oh I don't know that one oh Richard scary did this book I am a bunny”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Joys of Children’s Literature | The Book Review | 2017-08-25 | 13 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
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