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 74 Episodes
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
The Dads return to a classic If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff, Illustrated by Felicia Bond. Is it really a classic? It was written after Mike and David ...
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs aka Meatheads? by Judi Barrett
This just in. It's another classic Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, illustrated by Ron Barrett. The Dads visit the town of Chewandswallow. Your read ...
Author Friend Victoria Kann! The Wrath Of Kann Too
We're back... with part two of our wonderful conversation with Victoria Kann, author of the newly released Snickerdoodle and the absolute classically classic, Pinkalic...
Featuring Victoria Kann: Snickerdoodle and the Case of Victoria's Awry April Fools Joke, Part 1
We have yet another author guest! It’s Victoria Kann, yes, she of Pinkalicious fame! We talk about the Pinkalicious origin story (spoiler alert: April Fools!) and how...
Miss Nelson is Missing, or Someone should eat those horrible children
It’s Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall and Mike and David take a trip back to their childhood, OK not their childhood but at least ...
The Secret Coders or How I Learned to Love a Teeny Eni Robot Turtle
It’s only our second graphic novel, and boy was it graphic! And novel. And second! It’s The Secret Coders written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Mike Holmes, the...
“I Want my Hat Back” by Jon Klassen, or the bear with a naked head complex
In this episode, Mike and David decided to go to another B2 BB episode, a.k.a. Back to Board Books with I Want my Hat Back by Jon Klassen. It’s a cute, fun book and Da...
Shrek!
Did you know that Shrek! was based on a book called Shrek!? Neither did we. And not just any book, but a book called Shrek! And Mike was all, "we totally have to read ...
I need a NEW BUTT One that won’t make me sick one that won’t make me crash my car…or The Uncanny Fanny
In a very special back to school episode, the Dads discuss I Need a NEW BUTT! (Originally published in the U. K. as I Need a New Bum, but America!) by Dawn McMillan. P...
Amelia Bedilia and the Baby, aka Tarnation! That was Plum Fun!
It’s David’s first time to read the world-famous series, Amelia Bedelia! And what better place to start than Amelia Bedelia and the Baby! aka Tarnation! That was Plum ...
Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, or I want my 2 D'Aulaires
David and Mike enter the world of Greek mythology...but first.. December 1978. Dallas, Texas. David's French grandmother, Tia (which is Spanish for aunt, but that's wh...
Lisa, part due: the Wrath of Crayons
Couldn’t wait for part two with illustrator/author Lisa Desimini? Now you don’t have to. Lisa, Mike, and David continue their conversation with some rainy weather, 64 ...
Lisa Desimini like “Yosemite”: a fantastic, fun (funtastic?) conversation with the fantastical illustrator/author
It’s time for another guest! An author? Sort of. Another daughter? Yes, but not ours’s. It’s Illustrator/author Lisa Desimini!!! I mean-ie, we talk about books so why ...
What is the Declaration of Independence? Or Indy’s Pension?
Indy’s Pension? Hey, a Raider of the Lost Ark deserves to retire in comfort. Aaaaand in a very special July 4 episode, the Dads celebrate the 250th birthday of our gre...
Monsters, Don't Eat Broccoli, or Mommy
If this is it Monsters, don't eat broccoli. The Dads judge a book by its cover: we liked it. So there. Mike did a slight rewrite. He took some liberties with the word...
A Juneteenth Jamboree or How We Heard We Were Free!!! Yippee!
It’s the Dads’ first annual “Hey, let’s do a Juneteenth book” book. Or, as Mike put it, “If the world has a day, then we should read a book about it” book. That’s a wh...
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema with pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon or Mosquito, Mosquito Whyfore art thou Buzzing in People's Ears
It's time for another "We picked a book because Mike said so" episode. In Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema with pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon,...
Matilda the Builda or how I learned to hate the Trunchbull
Mike and David read Matilda by Rao—Raold—Roaold—Mr. Dahl. And illustrated illustriously by Quentin Blake. Mike suggested Dahl, and David saw the musical, and the rest ...
How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans or "what should have been brussel sprouts in a mushroom cream sauce cuz thats gross"
After some forays into classics, very classic classics, historical novels, and other serious books, the Dads return to nutty silliness and qwacky whackiness to lighten...
Out of the Dust, another episode, another classic, another opening, another show
Mike and David turn to a classic, Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, an historical novel set in the Oklahoma panhandle during the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression. D...
