Episode 403 - The Red Book

About this episode

The hosts discuss the wordless book 'The Red Book' by Barbara Lehman, exploring its themes and their differing opinions on the ending.

We return to the wordless and spare once more. Lehman's Caldecott Honor winning title is an exercise in restraint. And since Kate is extra tired these days with her baby, I figured getting her a book with as few words possible was a smart way to go. We discuss super grippy mittens, how to "pull-a-Curious-George", and we divide on the ending. Where do you fall? You can read the full Show Notes here: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/03/23/fuse-8-n-kate-the-red-book-by-barbara-lehman/

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate Atienza, Betsy Bird

Topics covered

• wordless books
• Caldecott Honor
• children's literature
• book discussion
• parenting

Keywords

• The Red Book
• Barbara Lehman
• Caldecott Honor
• children's books
• wordless stories
• book discussion
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Red Book

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