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Podcast #053

For my fifty-third Dream Gardens kid lit podcast, I interviewed author Alison Gardiner about the  illustrated children’s novel Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell

Published in  2013, Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse tells the story of Ada Goth, who’s feeling a bit lonely clumping around in big boots at Ghastly-Gorm Hall, especially since her grieving widower father insists that children should be heard and not seen. But Ada soon befriends a ghostly mouse named Ishmael, and together, with the help of part chameleon boy named William Cabbage and his sister Emily, as well as a governess who might possibly be a vampire, they try to uncover a sinister plot in the works at the annual Ghastly-Gorm indoor hunt. Full of sly literary references, gorgeous Victorian illustrations by the author, and a whole lot of silly, over-the-top humor, Goth Girl is a comic gothic mystery that is just as much fun to look at as read.

Alison Gardiner is author of the fantasy novels Alchemy, The Serpent of Eridor, and coming soon The Goblin’s Curse. You can find Alison’s website at alisongardinerauthor.com.

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My next podcast will be with author Roshani Chokshi, talking about the middle grade novel  The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander and the YA novel Tithe by Holly Black . It will be published on June 1st.