Flora & Ulysses
DiCamillo, Kate. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures. Illustrated by K.G. Campbell. Candlewick Press, 2013.
(Interview with the author forthcoming)
(see also: our interview with the illustrator)
Jennie and Marcy discuss the Newbery medal winner from 2014, Kate DiCamillo’s Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures.
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Our cocktail for this episode is a Frozen Pink Squirrel. We also had homemade granola bars; click here for the recipes.
Frozen Pink Squirrel Cocktail
Ingredients
- ½ cup Creme de Almond (or Creme de Noyaux)
- ½ cup white Creme de Cacao
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- 3 cups ice
- Optional ice cream toppings
Instructions
- In a blender, combine Creme de Almond, Creme de Cacao, ice cream, and half of the ice.
- Cover & blend until smooth.
- Add remaining ice.
- Cover & blend until smooth.
- Serve in a cocktail glass with your choice of ice cream toppings.
https://www.bhg.com/recipe/drinks/frozen-pink-squirrel/
Emeril’s Nutty Granola Bars
Ingredients
- ¾ cup honey
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more for the baking dish
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ⅓ cups slivered almonds
- 1 cup raisins or other dried fruit
- ⅓ cup creamy almond or other nut butter
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a small saucepan, heat ¼ cup honey & butter over low.
- Cook, stirring, until butter melts. About 2 mins.
- In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds, and a pinch of salt.
- Drizzle honey mixture over oat mixture.
- Stir to combine.
- Spread mixture evenly on a large rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Let cool completely on sheet. About 10 minutes.
- Return to large bowl and add dried fruit.
- Stir to combine.
- Lightly butter an 8 inch square baking dish.
- In saucepan, combine ½ cup honey, nut butter, & brown sugar over medium heat.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil & sugar dissolves. About 10 mins.
- Drizzle over oat mixture and stir until combined.
- Transfer to baking dish.
- With a spatula, firmly press granola into dish.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour, then cut into bars or squares.
https://www.marthastewart.com/340393/emerils-nutty-granola-bars
Show Notes
Our show notes include information on, and links to, all the random references and recommended reading mentioned in the episode.
Kate DiCamillo’s Website
https://www.katedicamillo.com/
K.G. Campbell’s Website
Readalikes
DiCamillo, Kate. The Magician’s Elephant. Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka. Candlewick Press, 2009.
North, Ryan. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl v.1: Squirrel Power. Illustrated by Erica Henderson. Marvel, 2015.
Nöstlinger, Christine. Konrad. Illustrated by Carol Nicklaus. F. Watts, 1977.
Watt, Mélanie. Scaredy Squirrel. Kids Can Press, 2006.
Resources
American Booksellers Association, E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards
http://www.bookweb.org/membership/ABC/EBWhitefaqs
click to find out more cialis no prescription The entire drug will increase the efficacy of the enzyme nitric oxide within the male sexual organ.American Booksellers Association, 2014 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners & Honors
http://www.bookweb.org/news/aba-announces-2014-indies-choice-and-eb-white-read-aloud-award-winners
Association for Library Service to Children. The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to Medal and Honor Books. American Library Association, 2017.
Campbell, Rhona. Review of Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo & illustrated by K.G. Campbell. School Library Journal, Aug. 2013, v.59, n.8, p.96.
Christopher Awards Homepage
Database of Award Winning Children’s Books
NPR’s Book Concierge: Best Books of 2013 – Kid’s Books
https://apps.npr.org/best-books-2013/#/tag/kids-books
The OWL at Purdue
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Ritter, Cynthia. Review of Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo & illustrated by K.G. Campbell. The Horn Book Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2013, p.91.
Unknown. Review of Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventure by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by K.G. Campbell. Kirkus Reviews, 16 June 2013. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kate-dicamillo/flora-ulysses/ Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.
Other Book Mentions
Barry, Lynda. Cruddy. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick Press, 2006.
Gloeckner, Phoebe. Diary of a Teenage Girl. North Atlantic Books, 2002.
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966.
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Geoffrey Bles, 1950.
Morgenstern, Erin. The Night Circus. Doubleday, 2011.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
Sachar, Louis. Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Illustrated by Dennis Hockerman. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978.
Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Scholastic Press, 2007.
Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline. Philomel, 2009.
Other Mentions
Kids in the Hall
“Girl Drink Drunk” – Kids in the Hall, 1992.
O’Neal, Sean. “Kids In The Hall’s Kevin McDonald on the dark origin of ‘Girl Drink Drunk’”. The A.V. Club. Accessed 11 June 2018. https://tv.avclub.com/kids-in-the-hall-s-kevin-mcdonald-on-the-dark-origin-of-1798251779
Superhero Origins
Cronin, Brian. “The Greatest Superhero Origins of All Time”. Comic Book Resources. Accessed 11 June 2018. https://www.cbr.com/the-greatest-superhero-origins-of-all-time/
Tootsie Rolls
Escher, Kat. “Tootsie Rolls Were WWII Energy Bars”. Smithsonian.com. Accessed 11 June 2018.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tootsie-rolls-were-wwii-energy-bars-180962202/
“Tootsie Roll Factory!” – ABC World News Now, 1995.
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