Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Melanie Watt is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beloved Scaredy Squirel picture books.  Melanie's books have received numerous starred reviews have won many state awards. We have a great time chatting about her books, Quebec and the benefits of reading graphic novels. Click here to visit Melanie's website - https://melaniewatt.blogspot.com/p/did-you-know_12.html Click here to...

Dev Petty & Mike Boldt are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #PictureBook Don't Eat Bees (Life Lessons From Chip) Dev & Mike tell us the star of this hilarious book is Chip  the dog, a hilarious new character who's got some "wisdom" to share. Are you a dog in need of advice? Fear not: Chip the dog is ON IT in this super-silly guide to living your best canine life. Click h...

Arlene Freeman is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #Childrens #PictureBook Cool Kids. Arlene is a delightful guest who shares some of the stories her father told her when she was a young girl. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

William Wilburforce III is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his debut #PictureBook Barry, Kari and the Power Boost. William tells us he knew that storytelling was in his future during a trip to Rome, a city with its own storied history. All of William's stories are based on his own life lessons, people that he knows, and experiences that he's collected, particularly the period of...

Sandra V Feder is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Angry Me! This book presents different situations in which a child might feel angry, creating a nuanced look at anger and its many underlying emotions. It is a great tool to help kids learn how to express their feelings. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Michelle Nelson Schmidt returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #PictureBook "Herman", an adorable story about spreading love. She also talks to us about her reaction when she learned one of her books had been banned by a school district. Click here to visit Michelle's website - https://mnscreative.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Pat Zeitlow Miller, the  New York Times bestselling author of Be Kind, is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook "In Our Garden." This is an uplifting classroom tale about students who create a vegetable garden on their school's rooftop. In the process the kids learn about gardening, hard work and whaat it takes to feel at home. Click here to visit Pat's website - h...

Pamela Leo is known throughout the Great State of Maine as the Book Fairy. She is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the amazing work her grass roots literacy campaign, the Book Fairy Pantry Project, is doing to get books to needy families, like making books available to families at food pantries! Click here to learn how you can support the Book Fairy Project - https://bookfairypant...

Jamie L. Rotante is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to give us a peek into the World of Archie Comics. Jamie is an editor at Archie Comic Publications, Inc. and has also written a number of series for the legendary company, including their first-ever YA original graphic novel, Betty & Veronica: the Bond of Friendship. Click here to visit Jamie's website - http://www.jamieleerotante.net/ Click...

Francine Piriano Davila is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel Cloud Monsters. Francine tells us this book will keep your kids, and you, on the edge of your seat, trying to determine if the monsters that have morphed from the clouds are good, or evil! Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Yevgenia Nayberg is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook I Hate Borsch. This is a fascinating conversation that touches on a lot of subjects, Yevgenia's unique illustration style, the invassion of Ukraine and how we can encourage kids to ponder how history, heritage, and food can shape our identities. Click here to visit Yevgenia's website - https://nayberg.org/wo...

Two talented young creatives  join us on this episode of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast. Aleksandra Tryniecka joins us from Poland to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Bunky and the Walms. Sharisse Zeroonian joins us from Cambridge, MA to celebrate her film One Plus One Is Two. Click here to visit Aleksandra's website - https://www.aleksandratryniecka.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.r...

Veteran Educator Gina Simm is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate "Heart to Heart". Gina tells us this is a book about books, a curriculum to support children in learning how to sustain their humanity and open hearts in a world that's constantly telling them otherwise. Click here to visit Gina's website - http://www.teachingfromyourheart.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.rea...

Cynthia Harmony is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her just released #PictureBook Mi Ciudad Sings. Cynthia tells us huw much she loved growing up in Mexico City. The joy she exudes as she tells us about the sites and sounds and people of Mexico City will make you want to hop on a plane to visit yourself. Cynthia hopes her book will also ignite kids' curiousity about the World and...

Blythe Russo is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Sloth Sleeps Over. The illustrator of  many #ChildrensBooks this is the first book Blythe has written and illustrated. This is a fascinating conversation about creativity and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Click here to visit Blythe's website - https://www.blytherussoillustration.com/ Click here to v...

R Max Tillsley is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his Susie Steele #MiddleGraade #Novels. R Max talks about the inspiration for this fun series and what kind of conversations families can have while reading this series. Click here to visit R Max's website - https://www.blackskybooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Cassidy Stocker is an incredibly brave, strong and loving young woman. The 12 year old is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to share the story of how she choose to battle a deadly brain tumor with love. We first learned of Cassidy's story when her mom, Shannon Stocker, was on the podcast to celebrate her #PictureBook "Listen". We thin you will be inspired by Cassidy's hopefullness Click here to...

Katie Zhao returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #MiddleGrade #Novel Winnie Zeng Unleashes A Legend. This is a super book to read during Asian American, Pacific Islander Month. Winnie Zeng is a fiesty and fun character who hopes she will be able to survive middle school. Katie talks about trying to fit in and the importance of representation. Click here to visit Kati...

Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new informational #PictureBook Mighty Mahi. This book tells the story of the two-year journey of an injured green sea turtle's rescue, rehabilitation, and release back into her ocean home. Suzanne hopes this book will inspire kids to take action to protect our planet. Click here to visit Suzanne's website - http://www....

Author Christine Milkovic Kraus is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to discuss her new book Teddy Loses His Ears. Inspired by her own cat and fostering experiences, she strives to represent animals that may appear to be missing something. Not only does the book follow Teddy's experience as a rescue cat, it brings awareness to adoption and rescue organizations. This episode is a perfect complem...

Shawn P B Robinson returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new series of activity books based on his AnnaLynn the Canadian Spy. This is a fun conversation about family and the fun a family can have together when they turn off their screens and tune into each other. Click here to visit Shawn's website - https://www.shawnpbrobinson.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.rea...

Eric Wilkerson is a Chesley Award-winning illustrator and concept artist He has created art for film, TV, advertising, publishing, comics, and video games. He is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his debut #PictureBook "I Color Myself Different" which was written by Colin Kaepernick Click here to visit Eric's website -  https://ericwilkersonart.com/about-1 Click here to visit our w...

Glen Mourning is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast tocelebrate his Crunchy Life series of #MiddleGrade #Novels. Glen tells us  that he spins life memories with fairy tales to create heartfelt and mesmerizing stories. Click here to visit Glen's website - https://www.glenmourningcares.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Alysson Foti Bourque returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the latest release in her Alycat series, Alycat and the Cattywampus Wednesday. Alysson tells us what a Cattywampus is, and also tells us how about personal journey, starting her professional life as a teacher, becoming an attorney and then an award winning #ChildrensAuthor. Click here to visit Alysson's website - https:...

The star of the Netflix series Raising Dion Jazmyn Simon is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Most Perfect You! Jazmyn tells us this is a moving love letter to children struggling to accept themselves inside and out—exactly as they are. She also tells us the book was inspired by a conversation between her and her daughter. Click here to find Most Perfect You...