Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Monique Gray Smith is on the podcast to help celebrate International Kindness Day and Native American Awareness Month. Her book When We Are Kind - Nihá'ádaahwiinít'íigo is the first book we have featured that has been translated into Navajo.

You've heard of the 12 days of Christmas? Ajanta Chakraborty is here to tell us all about the fantastic five days of Diwali, India's Festival of Lights! Anjanta is the driving force behind Bollywood Groove & Culture Groove, programs dedicated to helping to raise multi-culture kids.

Bryanne Leeming introduces us to Unruly Splats. This is a fantastically fun way to teach kids the basics of coding. Bryanne tells us the Unruly vision is to build ridiculously fun learning tools and experiences for the young people who will create the future.

Marla Benevides, sometimes known as the Cuban Goddess Book Lady, is on the podcast to talk about Homeschooling. Traditional public schools aren't so traditional in the days of Covid and homeschooling may provide more stability for some families. Marla is also an Usborne Affiliate

All over the world, there are reports of children turning into MINE monsters when they see someone else touch something they like. Brittany Plumari has responded to this "crisis" by writing How To Cure A Mine Monster, a delightful book that teaches kids manners.

Choose Your Reader was founded by Mike Coles, a lawyer, award-winning screenwriter, and children's book author. As a divorced Dad, Mike wanted to create a way to connect with his son, even when they were apart. Choose Your Reader was developed so that Mike could share the stories his son loved with children everywhere, and build a platform for others to do the same.

Katie Zhao is on the #podcast to celebrate her debut middle grade novel The Dragon Warrior. This is the first in a series of books inspired by Chinese Mythology.

Today we welcome Stephen Wunderli to celebrate his #ChildrensBook Dear Moon. Stephen is the author of six books for children and young adults. He believes adventure is always the best medicine and that curiosity is the best teacher.

Nikkii Bergstresser joins us to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Seasons For Stones. This is a wonderful conversation about a book that reminds kids about the power of small acts of kindness.#Kindness #SmallActsOfKindness

This is a special republication of an episode that was first heard in December of 2018. Nine members of the Spooky Middle Grade Authors group come together to create and read an original short story just for the Reading With Your Kids audience. This was an especially fun experience for everyone involved. Check out www.spookymiddlegrade.com

Josh Roberts is a member of the Spooky Middle Grade authors group. His latest novel, The Witches of Willow Cove, was inspired by the Salem Witch trials. Josh also tells us what is was like growing up in a funeral home near the site of those witch trials.

Lorien Lawrence is on the #Podcast to celebrate her debut middle grade novel "The Stitchers". Lorien is a member of the Spooky Middle Grade Authors group. In addition to writing Lorien is a middle school English teacher from Connecticut. She has creative writing degrees from Wheaton College and Bath Spa University. When she's not reading or writing, she can be found hunting ghosts with her family.

Kim Ventrella returns to the podcast to celebrate "Hello Future Me" & "The Secret Life of Sam." Kim tells us she has always been a little on the weird side. She tells us that she once ate part of a giant cockroach (not on purpose) and that she has held many different jobs, including working as a 'scare actor' in a haunted house.

Spooky Middle Grade author Jacqueline West helps us celebrate Halloween Week with a chat about her Books of Elsewhere series and so much more. Jacqueline tells us she believes reading spooky books can be empowering for kids!

We kick off our Halloween Week Celebration with two not so scary authors. Paige Lawrence celebrates Gobblin' Ghouls. And Erica D Allen celebrates Cairo's First Halloween, a book inspired by a series of social media posts that went viral!

Trevor Lai is an award-winning author, illustrator and entrepreneur who has published more than 15 books for readers of all ages. He is also the founder and CEO of UP Studios , which is dedicated to creating, developing and producing content and merchandise based on original properties for kids and families. Today he talks about creating his iconic character Boomi and the need for creators, and al...

Mrs. Sapp is President and CEO of Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership, an agency she helped to create 37 years ago, transforming it from a six-volunteer organization into a multi-million dollar agency with state and national outreach to families, schools, and communities. The mission of Informed Families is "helping kids grow up safe, healthy and drug-free." Mrs. Sapp is a recognized...

Kerry Gallagher, JD is an innovative teacher, school administrator, lawyer, TEDx speaker, keynote speaker, education consultant, downhill skier, hiker, mom, and wife. She currently serves as Director of K-12 Education at ConnectSafely, an internet safety non-profit in Palo Alto, California. Kerry is co-author of several ConnectSafely award-winning guidebooks for parents and teachers on topics that...

Tam Warner Minton loves the ocean. She loves scuba diving in the ocean and photographing all of the creatures that call the ocean their home. Today she celebrates her beautiful photo books All Fish Faces (a Reading With Your Kids Certified Great Read) & More Fish Faces.

Zack Bush & Laurie Friedman are on the show to celebrate their Little Book of Presidential Elections. This is the latest in their series of books that helps generate great family conversations about important topics. This non partisan picture book is a great tool to help answer question that may arise during the upcoming US election season

Everyone knows that all sloths are slow. Well, all sloths except for Sam, the speedy sloth. Being different is hard for Sam, as he doesn't seem to fit in anywhere. Matthew Ralph celebrates his wonderful new picture book that reminds kids that comparing yourself to others won't get you far, you are pretty wonderful, just the way you are.

Author Kathy MacMillan & Illustrator Julia Castaño are on the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to celebrate thier new picture book The Runaway Shirt. This is a wonderful tale that turns a chore into a delightful journey of imagination. The team also talk about how much fun they had working together.

Joana Pastro is on the podcast to celebrate her fun & empowering Children's book A Damsel Not In Distress. When she's captured by one villain after another, LillyBelle will need to use her charm and her wit to save herself and prove once and for all that damsels don't have to be in distress--all in time for tea!

NY Times Best Selling author Brad Meltzer is on the #Podcast to celebrate his acclaimed Ordinary People Change The World children's book series. Brad tells us how he was inspired to create the series to introduce his kids to real heroes. He also tells us why the latest book in the series, "I Am Anne Frank" is so special to him.

Carole Lindstrom is on to help us celebrate Indigenous People's Day and her critically acclaimed children's book We Are Water Protectors. Carole shares her inspiration for the book and also talks about what it is like growing up as a Native American.