Mike Walker
Mike reads his kid's books. And now he talks about them with David on "Dads on Books." He also produces the HigherEdJobs Podcast, loves Tiki art, and does lighting for corporate events to pay the bills.
Appears in 29 Episodes
Where are Dr. Carbles Marbles! and where's my Pfeffernusse?
Mike and David welcome their first non-daughter guest, Dan Gutman, the nutman, author of the My Weird(er and erestEST...) School Series(esEST?), and the recently relea...
Goodnight Moon: less cheddar, more tea and peas, please
The "Dads on Books" welcomed Lucy Patrick, who selected a copy of the 1947 classic, Good Night Moon. Lucy chose her sticky shredded copy of the book mostly because the...
Warrior Cats: Into the Wild and Sarah Patrick
Another daughter, another series! David’s Sarah and Warrior Cats’s Into the Wild! by Erin “faux” Hunter. Mike reads the wrong book. Again. And is lost. David reads the...
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and other life lessons
Mike and David return to totally toddler tomes—fewer words, no chapters, and more pictures with one of their favorite and fun authors award-garnering Mo Willems. We're...
El Deafo: Friends and graphic novels (pics, rabbits, and 4 shadows)
In the third “Since we are Dads on Books, we have daughters, and they can be Guests!“ episode, Mike’s daughter Ruby joins us with one of her favorite books—it's teache...
Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief: Voyage to Vegas with a zebra, tin cans and 7 layer dip
This time there’s someone next to David—his daughter Delaney! Mike and David welcome their second guest. Ever. We delve into the wonderful world of Percy Jackson. WARN...
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: We Didn't Get on Board With This One!
Mike and David talk about "Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus" by Barbara Park. Let's just say they're not on board with this one--a first! While there's some fu...
Flat Stanley or Flat Stan Lee, you make the call
Mike and David get flat with Stanley! Mike discovers him in a book store in Ohio, and David gets a blast from his past with his nephew's Flat Stanley Project—Flat Stan...
Pinkalicious: Cupcakes, Commas, and ellipses, ellipsees? Eliptical! (WHATEVER!!!)... and vegetables
Get ready for a "pink-tastic" episode with Mike and David, the Dads on Books! Fresh off Podcast Movement (#pm25), they dove into Pinkalicious. Mike "forgot" the plot, ...
Ivy and Bean and Stella: What's up with Your Spleen?
Mike and David welcome their first guest. EVER. Mike's daughter and brand new college student Stella who read Ivy and Bean as a child and--spoiler alert--still loves i...
The Little Engine That Could: We Think We Can-can
The Dads on Books, Mike and David, chug along discussing The Little Engine That Could, proving they "think they can" podcast! David chose the book, then, like a lost t...
Sleeping Cutie Live: Up Owl Nite, Sand's Groove & Stinky Feet Blues
Welcome to Dads on Books, where Mike and David FINALLY hit record and make an episode after 40 minutes of talking about "random things." They immediately forgot everyt...
Who was Laura Ingalls Wilder: Cliff's Notes and Spoiler Alerts
This episode of Dads on Books sees Mike and David finally hit record after a legendary hour-and-a-half pre-show chat! They dive into "Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?", d...
Fancy Nancy and the Case of the '80s Throwbacks
This is my boss, Mike & David, we're not millionaires, but we are a heck of 2 guys...In the latest episode of Dads on Books, we explore the decadence of Fancy Nancy. N...
Underground: Elephants, Eggs and Deep-Earth Delights
This week David and Mike head "Underground" to learn about how a city's underground systems work. I know, sounds like a snooze-fest. BUT, not only is there a lot to le...
The World According to Humphrey: Oh, For Squeek's Sake
Squeektastically Sqeektastic! David and Mike could squeek away for hours about Humphrey (oui oui oui!), but... spoiler alert! (There aren't any real spoilers here). Th...
Fox in Socks: Look Out, It's a Twister!
The Doctor will see you now! In their first Dr. Seuss book discussion, Fox in Socks, Mike and David chew on blue goo and in an unmuddled tweetle beetle battle, happen ...
Guess How Much I Love You: It's a Hare-y Tale
This week, the Dads discuss the book Guess How Much I Love You. Dad A quizzes Dad Number One on art mediums, #1 discovers details about the ISBN page, A crosses the gl...
Little House in the Big Woods: the Dads Learn to Smoke a Deer
Welcome to "Dads on Books," Episode X where Mike and David venture into books for an older audience, don’t worry, it's still a kids book. The dads tackle Little House ...
It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green (with envy after spending a million hundred dollars on a new library card)
In this weeks episode, David and Mike explore the wild and wackily kookified world of Dan Gutman, and found a million hundred books begging to be read. They contemplat...
