Books From the Basement

Send us a textLisa & Amy continue to explore The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace. The BWGs travel to Stratford-on-Avon to explore Shakespeare's hometown. Trixie calls an emergency meeting of the BWGs to discuss Miss Trask's involvement with a dashing Scottish man. The group also takes in a performance of Macbeth and makes friends with several of the locals who show them around town.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Send us a textIn this episode, Lisa & Amy delve into the new few chapters of The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace. The BWGs search London for answers about Honey's inherited necklace. A harrowing day unfolds for Honey when someone almost steals her purse, and then she falls—or is pushed—under a bus at Piccadilly Circus.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Send us a textLisa and Amy start a new Trixie Belden book: The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace. The BWGs (minus Brian, Dan, and Di) travel to England in search of answers about Honey's inherited necklace. While in London, Trixie feels like she's facing discrimination as an American. The group goes to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, and the Bob-White whistle is necessary in the Chamber of Horrors.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Send us a textLisa and Amy explore the final two chapters of Trixie Belden & The Mystery at Mead's Mountain in this episode. Trixie, Honey & Jim catch the kidnappers, a dangerous rescue mission is undertaken, and everyone rings in the New Year! It's an action-packed episode, that will make you wonder what the author was thinking! In Lisa's ender, it's time for an entertaining Doll Party from the Junior Party Book by Bernice Wells Carlson.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Send us a textHappy Holidays! Our annual Christmas Bonus Episode is here, and it's one you won't want to miss! Join Lisa and Amy as they revisit their favorite party books for some exciting holiday gatherings!

Send us a textLisa and Amy continue their exploration of Trixie Belden & The Mystery at Mead's Mountain. After being captured by the man in the cabin, Trixie and Honey offer to help him recover his kidnapped daughter. Jim brawls with a very dangerous man.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Send us a textLisa and Amy continue exploring Trixie Belden and The Mystery at Mead's Mountain. Dr. Brian treats Mr. Moonshine's skiing injury, young Rosie exhibits kleptomaniacal tendencies, and Trixie and Honey set out on a risky secret mission.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Send us a textLisa and Amy continue their exploration of Trixie Belden and The Mystery at Mead's Mountain. Mart miraculously recovers from his harrowing escape from an avalanche. Trixie and Honey find themselves unwelcome at the cabin in the woods. Plans to dine at a vegetarian restaurant disappoint Mart, and Jenzzles are now available for purchase.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

In this episode, Lisa and Amy continue their exploration of The Mystery at Mead's Mountain. Things take a deadly turn at the ski lodge when Mart gets caught in an avalanche, but there's no need to alert any adults—The BWGs and Dr. Brian are handling it.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!      

In this episode, Lisa and Amy continue their exploration of The Mystery at Mead's Mountain. The BWGs make the most of their time by having a snowball fight in the swimming pool and taking a ski lesson. Trixie's detective instincts kick in when the BWGs get locked out, a staff member loses money, and Honey's watch vanishes.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:        Books From the Basement                                                 9705 45th Avenue North                                                 #41954                                                 Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

It's time for another new Trixie Belden! Lisa and Amy delve into The Mystery at Mead's Mountain in this episode. The BWGs visit Vermont on a mission to assess a ski resort for Mr. Wheeler. When they arrive at the lodge, a combination of both suspicious and unassuming people greet them. The mystery kicks off when they find out, much to their surprise, that someone has already vandalized their room. Also, Dan can't go, Di does go and Trixie assumes the role of a pilot (gulp).Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                            9705 45th Avenue North                                                            #41954                                                            Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Lisa and Amy finish off The Mystery of the Castaway Children with a lively discussion. Even though the case may be solved, there are still many unanswered questions! The main one is: If no one kidnaps anyone, can there still be a kidnapping?Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                 9705 45th Avenue North                                                 #41954                                                 Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

In this episode, Lisa & Amy discuss the next few chapters of The Mystery of the Castaway Children. Trixie and Honey find more clues than they know what to do with as they continue their quest to solve the mystery of Davy's disappearance. Maybe a goat named Nancy is the key to everything… tune in to learn more!Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                 9705 45th Avenue North                                                 #41954                                                 Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!    

In this episode, Lisa & Amy continue their convoluted journey into The Mystery of the Castaway Children. Trixie competes with Sgt. Molinson over clue discoveries, Di becomes the abandoned baby's live-in nanny at Crabapple Farm and baby Moses (now Dodgy) is reunited with his parents. Plus, Trixie misplaces an important clue and Molinson actually enlists the help of the Belden-Wheeler Detective Agency to solve his case.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                 9705 45th Avenue North                                                 #41954                                                 Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Lisa and Amy kick off a new Trixie Belden book in this episode. The Mystery of the Castaway Children has them scratching their heads as they figure out what they need to know and what's just extra fluff. There's an abandoned baby in Reddy's doghouse, and everyone fights over who gets to feed him. The BWGs name the poor little boy Moses Bob-White. The Beldens agree to foster the child, as Trixie and Honey (in coordination with Molinson) get on the case of locating his parents.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                 9705 45th Avenue North                                                 #41954                                                 Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

In this episode, Amy & Lisa finally finish up The Mystery Off Old Telegraph Road. Bobby locks himself inside the house (and everyone else outside); Trixie gets herself into a sorry spot with the counterfeiters; Nick sort of saves the day, and the bikeathon is a success!Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                            9705 45th Avenue North                                                            #41954                                                            Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!    

Amy and Lisa tick off another four chapters of The MysteryOff Old Telegraph Road.  Somebody doesn't want the BWG's bike-a-thon to happen. Once Di Lynch's bike tires are slashed, Mr. Maypenny's game cart is destroyed, and Honey & Mrs. Vanderpoel receive threatening phone calls, the gang must consider if the fundraiser is worth the danger. Heads up: Sargeant Molinson doesn't think so...Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                             9705 45th Avenue North                                                             #41954                                                             Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

In this episode, Lisa and Amy work their way through three more chapters of The Mystery Off Old Telegraph Road. The BWGs work to get the word out about the bike-a-thon while Nick Roberts and Ben Riker do their best to place obstacles in their path.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:         Books From the Basement                                                            9705 45th Avenue North                                                            #41954                                                            Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

In this episode, Lisa and Amy work their way through three more chapters of The Mystery Off Old Telegraph Road. The BWGs go into high gear as they plan the bike-a-thon fundraiser, but Ben Riker and Nick (the artist) are doing what they can to stand in the way. Also, Trixie and Honey are in a major junior high throwdown, revealing Trixie's insecurity in their relationship.In her ender, Lisa treats you to a “Slumber Party” courtesy of the Frankel's book Unusual Party Ideas and Games.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:          Books From the Basement                                                            9705 45th Avenue North                                                            #41954                                                            Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Happy Holidays to all our amazing listeners! Please enjoy our 2023 Annual Christmas Bonus episode.  It may only consist of one party, but it's much more than enough for your enjoyment! Can you help Lisa and Amy figure out the "Grand Opening" Party for "Big Luke's Discount House?" Just one of their questions is, how much of a party has to be about Christmas for it to be called a Christmas party?""Christmas Time Party" is from Any Time is Party Time by Floye L. Free.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:                    Books From the Basement                                                            9705 45th Avenue North                                                            #41954                                                            Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

It's time for Lisa and Amy to start another Trixie Belden Book! What's in the queue? The Secret Off Old Telegraph Road. School's almost out for the summer (again) and the BWGs want to help the art department with some well-needed supplies. Unfortunately, it looks like the return of Ben Riker, who is hanging around with the “bad boys” at Sleepyside Junior-Senior High, may throw a wrench into the club's plan to host a bike-a-thon fundraiser!To celebrate Thanksgiving, Lisa treats you to a “Turkey Trot” party courtesy of the Frankel's book Unusual Party Ideas and Games.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:                    Books From the Basement                                                            9705 45th Avenue North                                                            #41954                                                            Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

In this episode, Lisa and Amy finish their analysis of The Secret of the Unseen Treasure. Despite this four-part series, many unanswered questions remain. Lisa and Amy make every effort to decipher all of it, but sometimes there are simply no answers. Toss some illegal drugs into a BWG mystery and everything goes a little bananas!In her ender, Lisa follows up her Halloween episode with a list of interesting things that can go wrong in a haunted attraction!Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:                    Books From the Basement                                                            9705 45th Avenue North                                                            #41954                                                            Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

Happy Halloween

In part three of The Secret of the Unseen Treasure, Lisa and Amy wade their way through two more chapters. The BWGs carry out a midnight covert operation. Honey becomes an activist and finds her voice. Poor Brian has lost his botanical skills. Also, who is growing marijuana in Mrs. Elliot's cornfield?In her ender, Lisa breaks out another overtly politically incorrect party. The theme is Daniel Boone, so prepare for the unconscionable antics of the American frontiersman. The source is The Junior Party Book by Bernice Wells Carlson.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcOur mailing address is:        Books From the Basement                                                           9705 45th Avenue North                                                           #41954                                                           Plymouth, MN 55442-2566If you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!     

In this episode, Lisa and Amy take you through the next few chapters of The Secret of the Unseen Treasure. Another mystery arises as Trixie and the gang continue investigating the stolen social security checks. Someone has sabotaged Mrs. Elliot's water pump! A few questions that Lisa and Amy address: Why is Mr. Belden spilling even more confidential bank information? Does Bobby need to get cleaned up every time he gets dirty? Do we really need to know so much about water pumps? And, most importantly to Lisa, why is lemonade mentioned so many times?It's Amy's birthday, and Lisa treats her to all her favorite enders. There are recipes for a hor d'oeuvre birthday cake and some yummy gelatin aspics. Of course, it wouldn't be a birthday without a party, so Lisa tacks on a Sock Hop party from Unusual Party Ideas and Games by the Frankels!Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the "listen on Apple podcast" button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!      

Books From the Basement is premiering it's third season and Trixie Belden is helping to start it off right! We know you've been waiting a LONG time for another Trixie and this one won't disappoint. In this episode Lisa and Amy take you through the first few chapters of The Secret of the Unseen Treasure. Social Security checks have gone missing, and Trixie is on the case. The BWGs and all the regulars are present for this one. Sgt. Molinson is crabby, Dan is moody, Di is confused, Mart is annoying, Jim is in charge and Brian is stoic. Even Reddy and Patch make cameo appearances! Also, Bobby can talk! So sit back and relax while you reconnect with all your favorite folks from Sleepyside.Aloha! In Lisa's ender, it's time for a traditional luau party from a new (old) party book! You'll learn a short history of the Hawaiian luau before Lisa dives into a 1958 version from Games and Fun for Parties by Sylvia Mager.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! I You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

Lisa and Amy are back from their VERY long hiatus! This episode was recorded last October and is worth the wait! It's the final part of Ramona and Her Mother you've been waiting for! Beezus wants to go to the hair salon rather than receive Mrs. Quimby's version of a haircut. Ramona gets new pajamas and continues to deal with the angst of family stability.In Lisa's ender, it's a “Club Halo de Paree” party from Any time is Party Time. Floye L. Free also calls this a “Naughty Time" Party!  No need to worry, though, the party was revised for the church crowd.Please rate and review on Apple Podcasts. It really helps us get the word out about the podcast! I You can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

Happy Holidays to all of our listeners! It's time for another bonus episode to celebrate this festive time of year! In this episode, Lisa digs out old copies of her family's Christmas newsletter, The Burkett Gazette. Through the yearly rundowns filled with interesting and fun facts, you'll gain even more insight into Lisa and Amy's life growing up in the early 80's. Also in this episode, Lisa & Amy discuss the Family Circle magazine story of “The Three Wise Persons” and compare it to the last chapter of Ramona and Her Mother. A fun-filled Christmas party from The Junior Party Book rounds out the episode.We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season. We'll be back in 2023 with a new episode!Please rate, review and follow us on Apple Podcasts. It's free to, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

Lisa and Amy continue their discussion of Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary. Ramona is desperately trying to adjust to living with a working mother. Her struggles are real when she and Howie's art project goes terribly wrong, her parents fight about pancakes and her teacher tells her there's no such word as can't. What's a Ramona to do? Listen and find out!Lisa has a surprise ender after she unexpectedly finds a newspaper from 1962 with some very interesting articles.Please rate, review and follow us on Apple Podcasts. It's free to, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

A new episode is finally here! Lisa and Amy begin their discussion of Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary. Christmas is over and as the new year sets in, Ramona must contend with an obnoxious Willa Jean and a stuffed elephant that needs slacks.In Lisa's ender, it's a Beat the Heat Party from A Calendar of Parties by Edith and Jack B. Fellows.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

Happy Halloween! For this year's spooky Halloween episode, Lisa and Amy throw you a podcast party complete with invitations, decorations, games and yummy treats. Featured are ice breakers from the Fellows' Social Kit and recipes from 250 Ways to Cook Meat. We hope you have a Halloween filled with good food, candy & fun! 

Lisa and Amy conclude their discussion of Beverly Cleary's Ramona and Her Father. The second half of the book is all about a sheep costume Ramona needs for the annual church Christmas pageant. With Henry Huggins as Joseph and Beezus as the virtuous Mary, Ramona struggles to find a way to feel important in her own right.In Lisa's ender, it's time for yet another Hobo Party. This time it's courtesy of Benice Wells Carlson in The Junior Party Book.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this episode, Lisa and Amy start their fourth book of Beverly Cleary's Ramona series. In the first part of Ramona and Her Father, Ramona has her hands full taking care of a dad that suddenly finds himself without a job. There is much tension in the Quimby household, and even Picky-Picky the cat is out of sorts. Not only is Ramona trying to figure out a way to supplement the family income, but she's also determined to end her father's nasty smoking habit. In Lisa's ender, it's time for another party from Benice Wells Carlson in The Junior Party Book. It's time for a Carnival party where the burning question is why the guests have to bring their own pencil stub.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this episode, Lisa and Amy finish their discussion of Ramona the Brave. Ramona continues to find first grade to be less than exciting. However, the challenges of sleeping alone in her new room, expressing anger appropriately and facing down a large German Shepherd help her to find the bravery she's been trying to find.In Lisa's ender, it's time for another inappropriate Indian Powwow. This time it's from Benice Wells Carlson's The Junior Party BookPlease rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this episode, Lisa and Amy continue their discussion of Ramona the Brave. Ramona finally starts first grade but is disappointed when things don't go as expected. Her new teacher is nothing like Miss Binney, and Susan is up to her old tricks. If that weren't enough, Howie abandons her and takes all his bricks away.In Lisa's ender, she and Amy hop back to Gertrude Crampton and Your Own Party Book for some “Ath-A-Letic”(?) party ideas.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

Lisa and Amy dig into the next book in the Ramona series, Ramona the Brave. It's August and Ramona can't wait to start first grade. While waiting for the big day to come, there's a big surprise at the Quimby house. Plus, Ramona preaches a sermon at the park and plays “brick factory” with Howie.In Lisa's ender, she and Amy discuss a “Hunting Time Party.” from Any time is Party Time. Floye L. Free exasperates Lisa as she searches to find the connection between a big game hunting party and a black gold oil party.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this episode, Lisa & Amy complete their revisit of Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary. During the last half of the book, Ramona faces even more challenges as she negotiates her way through kindergarten. To her dismay, she has a rain boot crisis, is scared by her own Halloween costume and misses out on trapping the tooth fairy. As if that weren't enough, Ramona finally gives in to her obsessive need to pull one of Susan's boing boing curls. This impulsive act turns her into a kindergarten dropout. In Lisa's ender, it's time for a surprise birthday party (maybe) with a Nature Bird theme (sort of). In Any time is Party Time, Floye L. Free provides Lisa and Amy with yet another party that requires lots of brain work and several Google searches. Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

Watch out Kindergarten, here comes Ramona! In this episode, Lisa & Amy start one of Lisa's very favorite books, Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary. Ramona's starting school and she can't wait to get there. Falling in love with her teacher, Miss Binney, is easy. Catching poor little Davy to kiss him and keeping her hands off Susan's boing boing curls prove much more difficult.  In Lisa's ender, it's time for a party in the Garden of Eden. If you know someone willing to wear a fig leaf costume or pretend to be a snake, this party's for you! This “Perfect Time” party has Lisa and Amy scratching their heads. But isn't that true of every party Floye L. Free provides us with in her handy book Any time is Party Time?Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this episode, Lisa & Amy finish up their review of Beverly Cleary's Beezus and Ramona. Ramona is up to even more trouble as Beezus waits with excitement for her birthday to arrive. Luckily, a crate of apples and an impromptu party distract Beezus as she edges closer to that magic age of 10. Know somebody who's about to retire? Tune in for Lisa's ender as she lays out a “Time of Your Life Party” anyone can throw at a moment's notice. Well, anyone who has the help of the professional party planner, Floye L. Free and her handy book Any time is Party Time.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

It's time for a new series, and Lisa has chosen the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary. First up is Beezus and Ramona published in 1955. Four-year-old Ramona knows just how to antagonize her older sister, Beezus. In this episode, Lisa and Amy revisit some of Ramona's creative antics and reminisce about their own childhoods. For Lisa's ender, there's a perfect party for Tax Day. It's paying up time, so enjoy the “Deadline Party” from Any time is Party Time by Floye L. Free.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this extra-long episode, Lisa and Amy dig into the second half of The Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper. Sleepyside is in an uproar when everyone's favorite weathervane, Hoppy, is stolen from the top of the town hall. If that wasn't bad enough, a valuable coin collection is stolen from a school classroom. Can Trixie and the BWGs solve both of these crimes before Sgt. Molinson does? Will he even help at all? Tune in to find out.In Lisa's ender, it's time for another party from the book Any Time is Party Time by Floye L. Free. It's a Tax Day party that you won't want to miss.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this episode, Lisa and Amy head back to Trixie land for a special in-between series book. The Mystery of the Phantom Grasshopper is filled with BWG intrigue and fun. There's a stranger lurking around town (and running after a tween), Bobby's a "secret" equestrian, a teacher's aide has a mysterious aura, and the BWGs need lots of meetings!In Lisa's ender, it's back to the Frankels and Unusual Party Ideas and Games (1960). Get ready for a Beatnik party. "Fall in" and don't be "square."Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

This week, Lisa and Amy finish off the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series with a wrap-up episode. Lisa provides a rundown of all the Piggle-Wiggle "cases," and she and Amy share their opinions about whether the children were actually cured. Also, Amy summarizes a biography she read about Betty McDonald and describes some of the author's other works. Lisa uses a new party book for her ender to top things off.In Lisa's ender, "enjoy" a "Crying Time" party from the book Any Time is Party Time by Floye L. Free.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Please email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement, where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

In this week's episode, Lisa talks with permanent guest, Stephanie, about the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series. They also begin their plan for the Trans-Allegany Lunatic Asylum field trip. Lastly, as a special treat for all you Trixie Belden fans, Stephanie takes a quiz that tests her knowledge of the books. It's an episode you won't want to miss!Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             

Happy St. Patrick's Day! In this episode, Lisa and Amy finish their discussion of the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series. The last two cures in Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, are “The Whisperer” and “The Slowpoke.” But are those really the issues these children need cures for? Tune in and find out! In Lisa's ender, Amy & Lisa celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a holiday party from the Cokesbury Party Book by Arthur M. Depew. Lisa also provides listeners with some fun, little-known facts about St. Patrick and the day that celebrates him! Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  https://www.facebook.com/booksfromthebasement Join our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             Thank you, Sara Pack, for helping us with our grammar and punctuation questions! Sara is an editor and can be found on Upwork or at sarapackediting.com.

In this episode, Lisa and Amy start the last book they'll be reviewing in the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series. There are five more cures in Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and the magic potions are back! First up is "The Show-Off Cure," followed by "The Crybaby Cure," and a magical treatment for the neighborhood bully.In Lisa's ender, the Cokesbury Party Book by Arthur M. Depew entertains with a Pirate Party. Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  www.facebook/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             Thank you, Sara Pack, for helping us with our grammar and punctuation questions! Sara is an editor and can be found on Upwork or at sarapackediting.com.

In this episode, Lisa and Amy finally finish their revisit to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm! The last chapter, "The Can't Find It Cure," have them both stumped. What exactly is Morton Featherwick's problem? Will a tough lesson about responsibility at Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's farm be enough to curb his distraction issue?In Lisa's ender, it's back to the Frankels and their book, Unusual Parties and Games. This time, Lisa and Amy process two parties:  A "Make it & Take it" party and a "Barn Dance." Decide which craft you would like to make, then go to our FB group page to participate in a poll!Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  www.facebook/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             Thank you, Sara Pack, for helping us with our grammar and punctuation questions! Sara is an editor and can be found on Upwork or at sarapackediting.com

In this episode, Lisa and Amy only have time to tackle one cure from Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's farm. The Fraidy-Cat Cure is for Phoebe Jackstraw who is afraid of everything. Will a trip to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's magic farm be just the cure she needs to get over her fears? Tune in and find out.In Lisa's ender, settle in for two President's Day Parties. First up is "Washington's Birthday Party" from The Cokesbury Party Book by Arthur M. Depew. After that, enjoy the Fellow's "First President Party" from A Calendar of Parties.Please rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. It's free to subscribe, and you can still listen on your regular platform. Just follow this link and click the “listen on Apple podcast” button. Then click on the rate and review tab to reach the correct page. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/books-from-the-basement/id1544343334Email us at booksfromthebasementpc@gmail.comVisit our FB Page:  www.facebook/booksfromthebasementJoin our FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/booksfromthebasementpcIf you want to help us keep our podcast ad-free, please go to www.buymeacoffee.com/booksbasement where you can donate by buying us a "book" instead of a coffee!             Thank you, Sara Pack, for helping us with our grammar and punctuation questions! Sara is an editor and can be found on Upwork or at sarapackediting.com

Happy Valentine's Day! We're taking a break from Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle to provide you with this special episode. There's nothing like a good party to make your Valentine's Day even more fun (or at least tolerable). We have three parties on deck from two of your favorite party planners, and one new one! So, sit back and relax as you listen to Lisa and Amy try to understand "what is going on!" This episode's parties are Broken Hearts Party (Calendar of Parties by the Fellows), Valentine's Day (Suggestions for Socials by Ronald Keeler), and Valentine Party (The Cokesbury Party Book by Arthur DePew).Enjoy the episode, and Lisa and Amy will be back next week with the continuation of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm!

In this week's episode, Lisa and Amy continue to chat about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggles Farm. In the two chapters they cover, the animals have a lot to say, especially Penelope the parrot who has now become quite the conversationalist! Cures discussed are "The Pet Forgetter Cure" and "The destructiveness Cure." In Lisa's ender, it's time to move into some chilly January parties. To kick them off, settle in for an Ice Cube Social in a Winter Wonderland from A Calendar of Parties, by Edith & Jack B. Fellows.

We're finally back with a new episode! Continuing with the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series, next up is Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm.  In this episode, Lisa and Amy cover "The Not Truthful Cure." Fetlock Harroway's insatiable imagination leads him to spread all kinds of wild stories around town. Settle in and find out how Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle solves this problem using confrontation and lots of very talented animals.Party-time! In Lisa's ender, you'll join the gang for "Kris Kringle's Karoling Kantata."  The K's are intentional, and you'll find out why! Enjoy this party brought to you by those crazy Fellows, Jack B. and Edith!