currently reading and books about clever protagonists!

[@charlottesreadsthings211]

Raeleen was the first booktuber I started watching and I discovered you through her. I was so sad when she stopped making videos so this podcast is EVERYTHING

[@novamarkuscasander]

I really like your podcast and i never realized you weren't sitting together in previous episodes. I always imagined you two together chatting in the same room.

[@ArielBissett]

novamarkuscasander that’s amazing! The illusion is real, haha!

[@StoriesForCoffee]

I loveeee seeing videos for podcasts (like Jenna Marbles and Julien do for their podcast). It’s just so fun to see your facial expressions and the book covers as well! Congrats on 160k, bookish queen ✨

[@BooksandLala]

Omg remind me to show you my anniversary edition of Hatchet, it's stunnnnning and one of my all time faves!

[@ArielBissett]

BooksandLala I wanna see!!!!!

[@theserialreader7975]

I LOVE video podcasts, so I was very happy to see this! (Will of course be listening to the full episode today.) We have a similar scenario to Hatchet over here in Australia with 'Holes' by Louis Sachar. It's thrust onto us just before we finish primary school or at the beginning of high school, and it always seems to be a memorable read, even for people who hate reading. Funnily enough, it plays into the theme of survival in the wilderness and features young teenagers!

[@ArielBissett]

The Serial Reader I wish we could do these for every episode! Maybe one day if we live closer 💕 I remember reading Holes too!!

[@Alice-xr1ll]

Its the same in England! It was years ago but I'll always remember the teachers dressing up as the characters one day, and of course the iconic sploosh

[@eternalangel11]

I love the Podcast. I came across it two weeks ago and heard all the episodes on the same day. I can't wait to see how this one grows. Great job!!

[@ArielBissett]

Harini Karnamadakala omg amazing. You spent the whole day with us, haha!

[@livslibrary]

I love y’all’s podcast so much! 😍😍😍

[@stephabeep2511]

We had to read Hatchet in American school! It was a great way to interest kids who didn't think they liked reading!

[@ImSupposedToSleep]

I completely get Raeleen's mission to collect cat books. I have the same thing but with books about Paris.

[@kathryn8862]

Omg I’m from Texas and we had to read Hatchet in elementary school too!

[@ArielBissett]

.... what if we found out that we've ALL read Hatchet?!

[@patters1026]

@@ArielBissett I'm from Michigan and we read it in 5th grade!!

[@Catsandcamera]

@@ArielBissett I'm from England and I've never heard of it, sorry for ruining the theory!

[@xreadingsolacex]

i didn't know you guys have a podcast together but i absolutely adored this! you guys vibe with each other so well and are so enjoyable to watch!

[@BookBiteReviews]

I absolutely loved this! You guys vibe so well together. I also subscribed to the podcast IMMEDIATELY!

[@vickydeezombies]

I am so happy that you are making more videos lately! You are my favourite book tuber. I understand why in the past you had to slow down for a bit but I'm excited you are back!

[@charly8647]

I love love love the podcast! It's great that ur promoting it even more! Everyone needs to listen it!

[@lifestartingnow]

Great video/podcast! I grew up in Wisconsin and definitely read Hatchet in elementary school. The pilot / fish scene scarred me.

[@carolb801]

So, so different to current books unbound eps. Love, love, love Raelene’s energy in this. Off to read the starless Sea😀

[@sjjane1223]

I am from Tennessee and we did not have to read it, but we use to have class reading times where the teacher would read us a few chapters from a book each day and we read it. It was one of her favorite books.

[@melointheclouds]

Love the podcast so much! It's always the highlight of my week. ♥️

[@ChristyLou]

This was so fun~ I love video versions of podcasts~

[@natashamarie2952]

Loved this video! I'm American and we also read Hatchet in school. I remember enjoying it, and I know I've read at least one of the sequels.

[@Callmekatielee]

I grew up in Maine/ around New England, and Hatchet was all over my schools as well! Always in middle school reading curriculum.

[@theyxaj]

I grew up in Texas and we read Hatchet in 4th grade... I loved it when I read it the first time! The teacher also played the audiobook while we read along, which was enjoyable.

[@Helloimjuliana]

I’m from the US and we had to read Hatchet in school. Such a great book! So fun to see you guys together in a video- I miss Raeleens videos!

[@nikkimiller1415]

I read Hatchet in elementary school in Missouri! It's not just in Canada!

[@MaryAmongStories]

I had the exact same thoughts about Sadie! wow that Animal Farm graphic novel is stunning and I need it toooo 😍

[@misssashleyrae]

I'm from Minnesota and we read this in school! Maybe it's because we're geographically so close to Canada? I remember loving it when I was in school.

[@bts_vinyl]

lol I had to read Hatchet in school in the US!

[@Nico-zt9jo]

Loooove the podcast. Tuesday is now my favorite day of the week because I look forward to the next episode 😸📚

[@monicap8561]

I'm American, DEFINITELY read hatchet as a child, though not for school. It kinda of fell into that survivalist lit along with My Side of the Mountain (which I LOVED way more than Hatchet). I think maybe my brothers had to read it for boy scouts and I didn't want to miss out? Either way, we all read it. I think a lot of my friends read it as well... I'm in the snack dab middle of America by the Rockies, I'm not sure if that could influence kid lit choices

[@charlierin11]

ok i live in the US and hatchet (and holes) consumed my middle school experience. teachers were o b s s e s s e d with those two books and i read them and did reports on them every year.

[@noellevogel2469]

I’m from Michigan and we read Hatchet in school too! Probably the first book I really enjoyed reading for class

[@OutlanderImagination]

I agree! I've been hungry for more audiobooks lately. I listened to two while on my daily commutes to work (I walk) and one was superb and one was okay. It's hard to find a good audiobook.

[@bettyreads222]

Ooh a great gatsby graphic novel would be great. Love that emerging cat collection! Oh Hatchet, I remember reading that in middle school, such a wild story!

[@ItsDaniDee]

I read Sadie before Halloween and I sadly didn't have the audiobook but I really enjoyed the book for what it was. It was also short so that's always good for me haha. Big books intimidate me so much. I wish I would have read and listened to the audiobook. Like, listen to the podcast through audiobook and the actual story in book form.

[@BookZealots]

My son and I listened to Hatchet ages ago and then got hooked on a few of Paulsen's other books.

[@whichonespink7]

I'm from the US and I remember Hatchett being super popular in the 90s. I think our teacher read it to us. But I imagine if you talk to someone born like 98-99 or later they might not have heard of it.

[@mayalabbe5799]

please please please make a video about your favourite graphic novels! I’ve been looking for new ones to read:)

[@5172014]

Also, she gets me! Misery is AMAZING!! It's my favourite Stephen King!

[@sandramiksawrites]

Loving the podcasts soooooo soooo much this is amazing 💕📖

[@joshhedgepeth]

I'm reading Sadie right now, nearly finished. And while I agree the audiobook is fantastic, I'm glad I finally foind someone else who shares my so so feelings about the story.

[@candelariabarbieri7159]

We Have Always Lived in the Castle has a pretty cool cat. Also, you made me wanna read Misery so I'll give it a shot. Great episode!!

[@shreyabooked9309]

My all time favourite book! Also the penguin orange classic edition has a lovely cat on the cover.

[@aminagountit4779]

I love your jeans. Where did you get them from?

[@casablanca5081]

I Am a Cat by Natsume Soseki is a trilogy that is told from the POV of a Cat and his interactions with people and other cats.

[@estelaespinos3063]

I found in the library a few years ago a collection of Bukowski's poems relating to cats! maybe a good addition? Also idk if it has a translation in English from the Spanish but there is this book that most people read in middle school thats called The Cat and The Seagull that Taught Him to Fly and it is SO WHOLESOME PLEASE READ IT xx

[@Chitekikakumei2027]

AWSOME!

[@georginaashworth]

Currently binging this podcast and love the new video format! Also Ariel where is your shirt from?? It's the bomb. 😍😍😍

[@ArielBissett]

Georgina Ashworth yay!! So glad you liked the podcast! And I got it on depop so I don’t know where it’s from!! 🙈

[@georginaashworth]

@@ArielBissett All good! Depop is the best :D

[@BaileeWalsh]

This has absolutely nothing to do with books but I need to know where your guys' jeans are from! Oh and I'm happy to tell you that I had to read Hatchet in school. I read it in 6th grade. I'm from Michigan, USA.

[@TheVillainsQuest]

dear Ariel, i needed to see your witches book collection YESTERDAY.

[@sarahc8409]

Watch her bookshelf tour video! She shows all the sections and the witches one will be in there :)

[@oliviapodraza2597]

I read Hatchet 3 times throughout elementary school as assigned reading. 3 times before the age of 11. I live in southern Illinois.

[@prettypinkbowx3]

i'm an american that had to read hatchet in school! and i actually loved it so much! it was probably the first book i read that really sparked my love for reading :')

[@jennaserv]

would love if you guys did a read-a-long for rereading the hunger games before the prequel comes out!

[@thereadingrobin2191]

Recommendation for a cat books: All cats are introverts. A really great poetry collection about cats with cat pictures. The Bob the cat series by James Bowen. It's about James who connects with a cat named Bob. How to think like a cat was also fun to read. Also Dewey the small town library cat who touched the world was fun. Can you tell that I love cats too? Haha. There is btw a whole list on Goodreads for cat books.

[@blandaccount4459]

Cat books!: Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics (!!!!) Also T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

[@nLTwiGGy]

And it goes without saying that she needs "I am a Cat" (Wagahai wa Neko de Aru) by Natsume Sōseki!

[@mayalemaire]

I know I am super late on this video but was Rayleen "Padfoot and prongs" way back when? I've been listening to the podcast and can't figure it out!

[@imaginelly6802]

Omg. Hatchet! I had to read that for school in like sixth grade? Definitely required reading in the US too lol.

[@mariarutkowska676]

CAT COLLECTION JAPANESE RECOMMENDATION: Please read: Plum Crazy! Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat ✨ It’s so so cute 😭 Codie from Codies Book Corner just read it and highly recommends it. It has cats, I’m 99% sure the author’s Japanese and it’s an adorable manga series 🐾

[@melliemac5617]

I'm from Alabama and we read Hatchet in elementary school! I've still got my original copy. I'll never forget the description of the pilot's corpse!

[@reagyragu]

my mom read Hatchet with her students, so when I got older her and I read it together!! It’s one of my favorites bc of those memories attached with it

[@ArielBissett]

reag I love that story 💕

[@sofiap2651]

One book about cats that I love is Tailchaser's Song, written by Tad Williams.

[@laurencaldwell5601]

Nevernight by jay kristoff does not center around a cat but there is a 'cat' that plays a prominent part throughout the book and remainder of the series.

[@paigebernard2428]

Hatchet is forced onto Australian primary students too. We read the copy with the face too

[@sierragray11]

oh my god how have i not seen this YOU GUYS ARE ADORABLE xoxo

[@gentlethemstitcher6278]

OMG HATCHET! I had to read it two years in a row at school 😂 and I didn’t even know it was a series lol

[@localabsurdist6661]

Charles Bukowski wrote a few essay collections about how much he loves cats and hates humans😂

[@stephanieeaves479]

A Snowflake in my Hand 🐈 It was one of my favorite books as a kid. I don’t think it’s a kids book though. It’s about a woman who is a vet in a cat clinic. Also All My Patients are Under the Bed about a male cat vet who does at hone visits. I checked those both out constantly from the library and still remember their locations in my head. I have since bought them so I can just have them near.

[@leccierosman135]

I live in Australia and I had to read Hatchet for school. I can't believe other people have had to read it, I thought my class was the only one who had to.

[@anna-maymoon1001]

Cat recommendation: Carbonel Its about a cat and some kids and a witch, it's a kids story but it's really like... classic fairy tail in London (I THINK WW1/2? It's been a while) but yeah I really enjoyed it when I was 12 hahaha not sure if that's an adequate age to know what's a good and bad book but yaknow cats :)

[@emilyables7650]

this is so cute, i would love to see another next time you’re together 😭💙

[@RachelTurtlebaum]

Ariel - where is your tote bag from and what is written on it?

[@jessannmarie1]

I live in upstate NY and Hatchet was definitely forced upon us in school 😆

[@Didi_Online]

Sooo I had no idea you had a podcast. Time to sign up and binge listen.

[@ArielBissett]

Ingrid Catherine yay!! Welcome to the party!!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Oh this is so fun!

[@Maivanna]

We read hatchet in America too! Low key SCARRED me as a child.

[@nellyrodriguez5098]

I also as to read hatchet for a middle school class here in the us

What app do you use for recording the podcast?

[@sophie7412]

raeleen's dream came true!! there's a graphic novel of the great gatsby coming out this year !!

[@pinkyb27983]

I'm in north carolina and we had to read Hatchet in 7th grade. It was the wildest story my 13-year-old self had ever read.

[@Weasleykins]

I’m Canadian and have never read Hatchet. I’ve only really read American books in school.

[@tinatalksbooks2549]

This is a fantastic idea! I am so sorry, i did not know this video podcast was a thing! This is just a good idea for a podcast. :D

[@ArielBissett]

Behindthepagesofbooks yay!! This is why I shared this video, to let everyone know!

[@KaoriKino]

We had to read Hatchet in 6th grade in Massachusetts!

[@ameerahalgohary]

That was really fun

[@peppermintbrook7987]

Speaking of titles with cat in it... have you read “The cats pajamas”? It’s by Brad Bury and a wonderful collection of short stories.

[@loslibrosdelupita]

Misery is one of my favorites books by Stephen King 🤩

[@tess77262]

We had to read Hatchet in grade 4 at the only American school I ever went to.

[@Catsandcamera]

How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting To Kill You by The Oatmeal! Also Men & Cats by Marie-Eva Gatuingt is a book that's literally just pictures of cats and men in the same positions that my sister got me for Christmas one year 😂

[@anancybrown]

I’m from California and my school had us read Hatchet too ^_^

[@BookishBrittany]

Hey Raeleen, if you are looking for books that have to do with cats I highly recommend If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura I just read it last month and loved it.

[@samanthaburns6956]

If you liked The Hatchet, "Lost in the Barrens" by Farley Mowat has similar vibes

[@beccak1450]

I’m currently Re-reading the hunger games! And as soon as that question was asked I said it! Lol. This was a really fun experience I didn’t know you did this podcast! Can we access it on Spotify?

[@lucillerenard9019]

I listen to it on spotify!

[@ArielBissett]

Yup! Here’s the link: open.spotify.com/episode/0vf135a62BeAgYOEzEaDcq?si=Z1BSOchYTLC-gukY-COSjQ

[@beccak1450]

Ariel Bissett thanks! x

[@beccak1450]

Lucille Renard thanks! x

[@ceciliap2778]

The Breaking Cat News graphic novels by Georgia Dunn! Cat news reporters! They are hilarious!!! All cat owners/lovers need to read them!

[@rachelAisme]

They forced us to read Hatchet in school too! I’m from the USA. It might be a midwestern thing in America. Where are your American friends from?

[@blakeearth]

I read it in 3rd (?) grade in Florida!

[@5172014]

Automatically liking because I like Ariel and very much miss Raeleen!

[@wallacejames221]

The Hatchet sequels aren't technical sequels, most of them are "what ifs". Each one sort of explores a different "What if" scenario based on the ending. Brian's Winter is if he didn't get rescued before winter; Brian's Return is what if he went home; they're all different "What ifs". Of them all, Brian's Winter was my favourite. I thought it was really good. Brian's Return was my least favourite.

[@TheSmartgirl101]

I’m American and our entire middle school had to read Hatchet one year. After we finished, we had an entire field day based on the book.

[@LauraDFTBA]

Very late comment but! A great cat book/series is 'A man and his cat' (ojisama to neko )by Umi Sakurai

[@audreyr5938]

Socks by Beverly Cleary is a must have for a collection of cat books

[@CaptainKMorganx]

Paused the Misery audiobook to watch* this!! Kismet!

[@ArielBissett]

Kay is Reading hah!

[@RonireneArt]

Wild how your American friends have never read Hatchet :o It’s a required read in 6th grade, in the US (or at least Texas-)

[@Atalinay]

Also from the US and we had to read it for school. Edit: Hatchet that is. I forgot to mention that important bit.