Parents' Guide to
Puffin Podcast: Mission Imagination
Common Sense Media Review
By Alina Barrera
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Inclusive kids pod encourages imagination and creativity.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 5+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Listen
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What's It About?
PUFFIN PODCAST: MISSION IMAGINATION takes you on an immersive journey filled with anything and everything you can imagine. Each episode is lead by host Babatunde Aléshé alond with kid co-hosts they call "Puffineers", and an author guest hosts. Episodes bring you to a magical place where you might encounter skateboarding fairies, mermaids, or Cheese Mac McCheese -- a cheese man who delivers mac and cheese from a cheese van. Every imaginary world has its own set of rules the group must follow and if they break it, they have to solve a riddle to be set free. Puffineers and listeners learn a valuable lesson from each mystical world they encounter.
Is It Any Good?
A truly special podcast filled with imagination, mystery, music and so much more! Puffin Podcast: Mission Imagination takes you on a colorful journey each week packed with riddles, games, and plenty of creativity. Sound effects like car horns, machine beeps, and water splashing make it even more immersive and engaging. This podcast does a great job of including diverse perspectives like featuring guest authors, discussing diverse characters, looking at many different cultures from around the world. It may be made for kids, but this podcast is sure to be a hit with the whole family!
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the inclusivity in Puffin Podcast: Mission Imagination. What is the importance of hearing from diverse perspectives? Why is it important to not only have inclusive characters in books, but make them main characters or central to the storyline?
This podcast is all about using your imagination? Why is it important to use your imagination, especially when creating a story? What are some methods you can use to spark your imagination?
Courage and curiosity are central themes in this podcast. Why are these important character strengths?
If you were to use your imagination to create a world, what would it be? What would you call it? What would be your rules? What would be your riddle?
Podcast Details
- Release date: July 27, 2021
- Genre: Kids & Family
- Average Run Time: 18 minutes
- Host: Babatunde Aléshé
- Production Company and Network: Puffin Books
- Pricing structure: Free
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy , Princesses, Fairies, Mermaids, and More , Adventures , Book Characters
- Character Strengths: Courage , Curiosity , Empathy , Teamwork
- Award: Common Sense Selection
- Last updated: September 22, 2023
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