Will Call #27 — Kid-Lit: Haunting Tales with Deirdre Flynn Sullivan

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Engraving by Cornelius Huyberts of one of Frederick Ruysch's anatomical dioramas; public domain — Engraving by Cornelius Huyberts of one of Frederick Ruysch’s anatomical dioramas; public domain

Deirdre Flynn Sullivan joins us again for a Kid-Lit episode of “Will Call,” and she chooses our topic wisely to coincide with All Hallow’s Eve — haunting tales.

We put on our armchair psychologist/historian/archaeologist/sociologist mortarboards and dig deep to understand the source, symbolism, and explanation of the terror that has pervaded children’s stories since, probably, the beginning of time.

We can’t guarantee that ALL the titles we mentioned appear here in the show notes, but we’ll add them below if we’ve missed any!

Two places online that we encourage you to check out:

LibriVox—Free Public Domain Audiobooks. Visit the site to learn how to hear great works read aloud or to volunteer your time and voice to their mission of making as many public domain works as possible available as audiobooks.

The Wikipedia entry for poet James Whitcomb Riley, creator of my childhood poem of terror, “Little Orphant Annie.”

Be sure to check out Deirdre’s extremely happening Facebook groups, which can provide an unmatched source of information and inspiration throughout your day!

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Wee Winnie Witch’s Skinny: An Original African-American Scare Tale, by Virginia Hamilton, engravings by Barry Moser; 2004	“Little Orphant Annie,” by James Whitcomb Riley, included in “The Big Golden Book Of Poetry, 85 Childhood Favorites;” edited by Jane Werner, Illustrated by Gertrude Elliott – 1947
“The Widow’s Broom,” by Chris Van Allsburg; 1992	“The Witches,” by Roald Dahl