#44 - The Children's Sci-Fi Renaissance

<p>Children's science fiction was pretty sparse historically, but it began to take off in the 1990s. In this episode, we explore how sci-fi for kids has changed and expanded over the most recent generation.</p> <p>Book recommendations:<br /> Middle grade (ages 8-12): <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hatke#Zita_the_Spacegirl"><em>Zita the Spacegirl</em></a> by Ben Hatke<br /> Chapter books (ages 6-10): <a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159017.Aliens_for_Breakfast"><em>Aliens for Breakfast</em></a> by Stephanie Spinner and Jonathan Etra<br /> Picture books: <a href= "https://www.joshfunkbooks.com/how-to-code-a-sandcastle"><em>How to Code a Sandcastle</em></a> by Josh Funk</p> <p><a href= "https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=the-campaign-for-shiny-futures"> Farah Mendelsohn on children’s sci-fi.</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/15/books/children-s-books-book-fair-barkers.html"> 1984 NYTimes article on book fairs.</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/01/23/what-was-it-about-animorphs/"> Frankie Thomas on</a> <em><a href= "https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/01/23/what-was-it-about-animorphs/"> Animorphs.</a><br /></em><a href= "https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/gzhau/iam_ka_applegate_author_of_animorphs_and_many/c1rfte1/?context=3">K. A. Applegate on reposting her books.</a></p> <p>Other books discussed:<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Teacher_Is_an_Alien"><em>My Teacher Is an Alien</em></a> by Bruce Coville<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animorphs"><em>Animorphs</em></a> by K. A. Applegate<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_Ember"><em>The City of Ember</em></a> by Jeanne DuPrau<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Tree_House"><em>Magic Tree House</em></a> by Mary Pope Osborne<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Underpants"><em>Captain Underpants</em></a> by Dav Pilkey</p>