Reading With Your Kids Podcast

It's our Beautiful Gardens & Ice Cream Wars Episode. Illustrator Holly Hatam celebrates Maxine & The Greatest Garden Ever. Then song writers turned children's book authors Cheryl DaVeiga & Dave Gibson tells us what inspired them to write War At The Ice Cream Store. Click here to visit Holly's website - https://hollyhatam.com/ Click here to visit Cheryl & Dave's website - https://www.franktlfroggan...

Sherrie Barch is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Heaven's Bell. This #MiddleGrade #Novel tells powerful story about love, friendship and grief. It can help kids cope with this extremely difficult subject in the gentlest, sweetest, positive way possible. Heaven's Bell has been named a RWYK Certified Great Read Click here to see our review of Heaven's Bell - https://readingwithyour...

Alexia brown & Jedlie continue our special Protecting The Planet With Your Kids Mini-series by speaking with Evelyn Bookless. Evelyn is the author of the new #PictureBook Captain Green and the Tree Machine. She shares some great information that we can use to inspire our kids to become protectors of our planet. Click here to visit Evelyn's website - https://www.evelynbookless.com/ Click here to vi...

Yobe Qui returns to the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate Asian American - Pacific Island American Awareness month, and to celebrate her delightful new book Asian Adventures A - Z. We have a wonderful conversation about the diversity of cultures found throughout Asia and throughout the Asian American community here in the US. We also talk about the issue of violence towards people of Asian decent. Click...

Mayuri Naidoo is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #MiddleGrade #Novel Remy - A Book About Believing In Yourself. Mayuri's novel is all about an 11 year old who is mocked for his unique appearance and learns how to overcome his insecurities and face his bullies. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Veteran teacher Prudence Williams has been writing for over 40 years, but it took Ruby to convince her to publish a fictional story because this big sassy dog needed a story of her own. Kids will fall in love with Ruby! Click here to support the podcast when you purchase Ruby Smiles on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3uxfZIV Click here to visit our website - www. ReadingWithYourKids.com

Two great authors are on this episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Rosie Pova tells us what it was like immigrating to the US, and about her great book Sunday Rain. Christine Villa celebrates her fun picture book ZooBooLoo. Guest host Hannah Pat Oboyski also joins us. Please click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Michelle Schaub is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her wonderful #PictureBook Kindness Is A Kite String, The Uplifting Power Of Empathy. Michelle wants kids to experience the power of empathy, to see how it spreads happiness like sunshine and builds bridges between diverse people and groups. Click here to visit Michelle's website - http://www.michelleschaub.com/ Click here to visit our website...

Our special Protecting The Planet With Your Kids series continues with a conversation with Alan Hesse. Alan is an author-illustrator, an educator and a conservation biologist. He comes to us from his home base in beautiful, bio-diverse nation of Ecuador. His graphic novel series follows the adventures of a polar bear named Captain Polo. Alan tells us this is a wonderful way to introduce kids, espe...

Lori Orlinsky returns to the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her latest Certified Great Read "Balloons for Tiger". If you have ever loved a pet you know how hard it can be when it is time to say goodbye. Lori's new book is a wonderful resource that families can use to help kids process and talk about those difficult times. Click here to visit Lori's website - https://loriorlinskyauthor.com/ Click here...

Julian Reeve is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate Captain Perfection & the Secret of Self Compassion. Julian tells us that self-compassion is 'the art of being kind to yourself' and is proven to help manage perfectionism, channeling it in healthier ways. This self-help book inspires children to understand their perfectionism before encouraging them to build their very own 'self-compassion superpo...

Vincent M Kelly is on the show to celebrate his wonderful children's book All People Are Beautiful. Vincent believes that there's no better way to talk about diversity and acceptance than with bright colors, fun artwork and a reminder that we are all beautiful. Click here to visit Vincent's website - https://vincentmkelly.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Amanda Lauer & Carolyn Astfalk, two members of CatholicTeenBooks.com, talk to us about ways we can use books to talk about faith with our teens. Both authors agree that talking about faith filled fiction can be a more comfortable way for families to talk about difficult topics. Click here to visit www. CatholicTeenBooks.com Click here to visit our website - www. ReadingWithYourKids.com

Ilyasah Shabazz was just two years old when her father, civil rights leader Malcolm X, was murdered. She is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her powerful new book The Awakening of Malcolm X. This is a powerful narrative account of the activist's adolescent years in jail. Click here to visit Ilyasah's website - https://www.ilyasahshabazz.com/ Click here to visit our website - www....

Alexia Brown welcomes Mary DeMocker to the second episode of Protecting The Planet With Your Kids. Mary is the author of The Parents' Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night's Sleep. This is an important book that gives parents information they need to get families working together to protect our planet. Click here to vi...

Today we welcome Miss Storybook to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast Miss Storybook is the host of a fun Youtube Channel for kids. She tells us her IMAGINICAL MAILBOX is a welcoming place for children of all ages to share their stories. She celebrates all voices from far and wide and encourage everyone to be their own author. Click Here To Visit Miss Storybook's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtu...

Don't miss this powerful & inspiring conversation with Steve Pemberton. Steve's story is about defying seemingly insurmountable odds to become a trail-blazing corporate executive, enlightened diversity leader, visionary youth advocate, and acclaimed speaker. His best-selling memoir, A Chance in the World, recounts his triumphant life journey and drive to become a man of resilience, determination a...

Carmen Viktoria Gamper is on the #Podcast to celebrate her Flow To Learn Parent's Guide. This is an uplifting, illustrated guide with 52 weeks of insights into flow states, mindful support, and practical suggestions to create inspiring play and learning environments. Child-led learning opportunities readily entice children to focus deeply, which boosts their love for learning, creativity, and well...

Time for another Saturday Double Header! Elyssa Nicole Trust celebrates Daisy Moves To America and talks about how hard it can be to be the new kid at school. And Sharice Rascoe celebrate Shaina's World, My Family & Autism, which is based on her life growing up with two brothers on the autism spectrum Please visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Luke Cunningham is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his #MiddleGrade #Novel LEO, Inventor Extraordinaire. Luke tells us this book is going to excite kids, and adults, who love mysteries and puzzles. He also tells why he thinks reading this book together with your kids is a perfect way to get them interested in the STEM fields. Please visit our website - www. ReadingWithYourKids.com

We are celebrating Earth Day 2021 with a series of special episodes we are calling Protecting The Planet With Your Kids! Alexia Brown joins Jedlie to interview Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, author of This Is A Book You Read With a Worm. Jodi tells us why it is important to speak with our young kids about climate change, and how we can do it without scaring them. She also shares some fun & totally interacti...

Ruth Spiro is on the podcast to celebrate her delightful new picture book Maxine & the Greatest Garden Ever. We also talk about Ruth's amazing Baby Loves Science series which teaches very young kids about gravity, engineering and quarks! Click here to visit Ruth's website - https://ruthspiro.com/ Click here to visit our website - www. ReadingWithYourKids.com

J B Frank joins us for a fun celebration of Count On Me, 1, 2, 3! The World can be a scary place sometimes. It is a good thing there are so many people we can count on to love & support us. We also celebrate Somewhere In The City. Join us as we talk about the many benefits kids, and parents, experience reading together. Click here to visit J B's website - https://jbfrank.net/ Click here to visit o...

Talitha Shipman celebrates her picture book Finding Beauty. Talitha tells us you are beautiful from the top of your head to the tip of your toes--but beauty is far more than something you can have. It's also something you have to find. In other people. In nature. In acts of kindness. In math, and art, and music, and sports. Click here to visit Talitha's website - http://www.talithashipman.com/ Ple...

Dori Hillestead Butler & Kevan Atteberry are on the podcast to celebrate Pet Parade, the second book in their Dear Beast series. Dori tells us about the challenges she experienced telling an epistolary story, through a series of letters between pets. Mikaela Wilson also joins us to celebrate her Live, Laugh & Grow series. Please visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com