Note: In Pod Twelve, Grammy talks about the memoir she wrote about grieving, and she and Eli talk about what people can do when they are feeling sad. Grammy reads a funny poem to Eli, and Eli and
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Pod Eleven: Ladybugs Poems, and Making a Healthy, Ladybug Snack
Note: In Pod Eleven, Grammy and Eli talk about Grammy’s work—including helping the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. They also talk about what Eli wants to be when he grows up, and Grammy reads
Pod Ten: Illustrators, Snitfits, Being Vulnerable, and a Healthcare Hero
Note: In Pod Ten, Grammy talks about reviewing picture books for the newspaper. Grammy and Eli talk about bad moods, snitfits, and feeling vulnerable. Eli interviews an EMT, Amanda Roberts, who talks
Pod Nine: Masks, a First Reporting Job, and Rhymes
Note: In Pod Nine, Grammy and Eli talk about their masks. Grammy talks about her first job as a reporter, and she reads a poem that is her and Eli’s favorite. Grammy and Eli have fun making rhymes
Pod Eight: When We Need Encouragement, and Writing About Our Feelings
Note: In Pod Eight, Grammy and Eli talk about when we sometimes need encouragement—or inspiration from others—we hear a poem about a gymnast, and then we meet the gymnast! She is Grammy’s daughter and
Pod Seven: Thinking and Writing about the Things We Don’t Want to Do!
Note: In Pod Seven, Grammy talks about writing for her college newspaper, and she and Eli talk about when you have a total lack of inspiration and don’t want to do anything! The activity is to think
Pod Six: A Clown Poem, and an Introduction to Shel Silverstein
Note: In Pod Six, Grammy talks about writing for her high school newspaper, Eli talks about learning how to interview people, and Grammy reads two silly poems. The day’s activity is to read a book by
Pod Five: Meet Eli’s Brother Darrian and Hear How He Learned to Draw
Note: In Pod Five, Grammy and Eli talk about reading and keeping a diary, and Grammy reads two poems inspired by water. Grammy also reads a poem Eli wrote when he was very young, about his Auntie
Pod Four: More on Inspiration, and Meet Auntie Molly
Note: In Pod Four, Grammy talks about the typewriter her grandmother gave her that was an inspiration and reads two poems about imaginary things. We interview Eli’s Auntie Molly, a preschool teacher,
Pod Three: More Pets, and Eli Interviews a Writer
In Pod Three, Grammy talks more about her inspiration to write as a child and reads more poems about pets. Eli interviews a friend, Craig Fear, and he tells a story about his dog and talks about the