{"podcast":{"title":"Ask Penguin","slug":"ask-penguin-555431","podcast_index_feed_id":555431,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/d2a69c65-3300-4484-abcb-ea3e7d712478","website_url":"https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60eecae845fc69e6c03398b2/1759395784307-946f7f84-df95-4115-8e44-621373467698.jpeg","author":"Penguin Books UK","episode_count":266,"summary":"What should I read next? Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T10:21:13.437335+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431"},"episode":{"title":"Why are children’s books so much fun to read? with Greg James and Chris Smith","slug":"why-are-children-s-books-so-much-fun-to-read-with-greg-james-and-chris-smith","published_at":"2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/why-are-children-s-books-so-much-fun-to-read-with-greg-james-and-chris-smith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thepenguinpodcast/episodes/s2-e1-childrens-books-with-greg-james-and-chris-smith","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thepenguinpodcast/e/67f6962a02787319784b9489/media.mp3","summary":"This week on the Penguin Podcast we jump into the exciting world of children's books and chat to Greg James and Chris Smith about their new book The Kid Who Fell Through Time . Plus we explore why there is a reading for pleasure crisis and the ways we can encourage kids to read, and we provide plenty of recommendations for children, whatever their age. Explore the full list of the books discussed on this episode and read the transcript by visiting: Season 2, Episode 1: Children's Books Send us a question: penguinpodcast@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk Follow our dedicated Broadcast channel on Instagram for exclusive content and giveaways: @PenguinUKBooks Website: www.penguin.co.uk/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week on the Penguin Podcast we jump into the exciting world of children's books and chat to Greg James and Chris Smith about their new book The Kid W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2171,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ask-penguin-555431/episodes/why-are-children-s-books-so-much-fun-to-read-with-greg-james-and-chris-smith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ask-penguin-555431/why-are-children-s-books-so-much-fun-to-read-with-greg-james-and-chris-smith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}