Seeking Tumnus

Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the focus of our attention this episode. Who'd have thought that a forty year old book about a nine year old and his two year old brother could be the cause of such contention? Listen in and find out why. We hope you won't be left shell shocked!

It gets rather Grimm this episode as we bravely delve into the gory and morbid creation of John Connolly, The Book of Lost Things. A little darker than our other forrays into written word, Brie in particular has her guard up, her eyes closed and her freezer at the ready. Grab a copy and join us!

We see red this time out as Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables is up for examination. How will it hold up for the smitten Brie and what will three Anne rookies make of this out of their wheelhouse tale? The noteworthy 1985 television mini series also gets a visit.

It's doom and gloom this episode as we immerse ourselves in the lives of the newly orphaned Baudelaire children in Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning. Opinions are divided on this smash hit book. How will the 2004 film adaptation featuring Jim Carrey fare in our reckoning?

Join us in this episode on the Greek island of Corfu as we meet ten year old Gerald Durrell and his eclectic relations in My Family and Other Animals. We're inspired by Gerald's childhood autobiography and flip the spotlight briefly to some of our own formative years.

Join us in this episode as we take a smouldering look at Stephenie Meyer's smash hit book Twilight. We also examine the blockbuster movie and put the tenth anniversary gender switched Life and Death version under the microscope.

This episode we dissect the obscure coming of age fantasy, Brog the Stoop by British author Joe Boyle. It has a particularly endearing attachment for one of us, but opinions are somewhat divided amongst the rest of the Tumnus crew.

The Darkest Part of the Forest is our hunting ground in this episode of Seeking Tumnus. We investigate whether Holly Black hit the mark in this modern day faerie tale, and also take a look back at some of the more familiar classics and their contemporary recreations.

Join us this episode in Enid Blyton's Enchanted Wood. We forage a little deeper to see if this children's favourite and sales juggernaut is of sufficient sustenance for the Tumnus crew. We also seek the balance between acceptable modernisation and losing the essence, discuss responsible parenting and Pat throws his hat in the ring in the controversial field of young adult fiction related relationship advice.

The Seeking Tumnus crew enter the arena this episode as we take on the Suzanne Collins epic, The Hunger Games. Flirting with controversy we look into possible inspirations for the content of this dystopian tale, turning our attention to a Japanese book-cum-movie with suspiciously similar themes. Is the violence suitable for children? Does this hugely popular novel hold up to our scrutiny? Would we survive in the arena ourselves? Join us to find out. This episode is for everyone and contains no explicit content.

In this episode we control the fate of the hero ourselves as we pick up one of the many Choose Your Own Adventure books. Fair warning, this episode contains explicit language, disturbing themes and some of the worst accents you're likely to ever hear.

In episode two we delve into the Ranger's Apprentice series by Australian author John Flanagan. Book one of the series The Ruins of Gorlan is cause for some contentious discussion around bullying and the nature of justice.

In this our premier episode we explore Roald Dahl's seminal classic tale The Witches. In doing so we also take a somewhat critical peek at the cinematic adaptation.