Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Jayne Jones LOVES hockey! She loves the fast paced action, but what she mostly loves are the friendships and confidence kids experience playing hockey. Jayne is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her Official Adventures #MiddleGrade Series. We are especially excited to talk with Jayne about her character Lila, a young girl who does not let her physical challenges keep her off the ice.

We welcome author/illustrator Yevgenia Nayberg back to the #RWYK #Podcast. Yevgenia celebrates her new #PictureBook Typewriter. We also have a very heartfelt conversation about immigration, especially some of the challenges Yevgenia faced immigrating to the USA  

Does your son or daughter love to dance? Be sure to listen to this episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. Valerie Bolling celebrates her wonderful #PictureBook Let's Dance. This rhythmic showcase of dances from all over the world features children of diverse backgrounds and abilities tapping, spinning, and boogying away! A super fun way to celebrate diversity & movement!

We have a fantastic chat with author Randi Sonenshine. We begin by talking about her new #Kidlit The House That Wren Built & the value of getting out into nature with our kids. We also talk about the value of reading together with our older kids

We welcome back author J de laVega to the podcast to celebrate his debut #PictureBook Petunia Brown. Petunia a small girl with a big imagination. We watch as she explores the world in exciting new ways every day. From rockets to spaghetti, Petunia knows there are no limits to her capabilities and encourages children to dream just as big.

Helena Ku Rhee is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook The Paper Kingdom. The Paper Kingdom expresses the joy and spirit of a loving family who turn a routine and ordinary experience into something much grander.  

YOU, you… God thinks about you. God was thinking of you long before your debut. Matthew Paul Turner is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his beautiful #PictureBook "When God Made You." This book inspires young readers to learn about their own special gifts and how they fit into God's divine plan as they grow, explore, and begin to create for themselves.

Award winning artist, author & filmaker Alexis Marie Chute is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her 8th Island #YA #Trilogy. Alexis tells us how she is able to find joy after experiencing devastating loss.

Acclaimed Children's Author Buffy Silverman is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her new non fiction book "On A Snow Melting Day". We have a great time speaking with Buffy about ways to get our kids outside to experience nature. We also talk Pokemon!

Jared Woolf is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his new #MiddleGrade #Novel Sword of Merlin. Jared tells us about the new novel and how he finds time to write while being a dad to 7 kids ages 1 to 16!

Today we speak to Mindy Willens, the only person in Hollywood not looking to be on TV or in the movies. Mindy may not want to be on the Big Screen, but she does want kids to know that small actions lead to big changes in the life of another. A Hero Named Nikki was inspired by the real-life Nikki who definitely changed the world!

Sara Devine is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her debut picture book Jared's Last Carrot. Sara is the mom of two wonderful kids. She created Jarred's Last Carrot to share her love of food and friendship with kids all over the World..

Pamela C Rice loves to create beautiful pictures, with her paint brushes and her words. In her latest book we meet Dana, a young girl who loves to explore the ocean and ponds. Pam talks to us about Dana and about the choices she makes in creating her art.

We have spoken about bibliotherapy on past episodes of the podcast. Today we introduce you to an amazing woman who has taken that idea to the next level. Megan Emery Schadlich tells us about The Healing Library Project. The Healing Library is a series of kits designed to make a family's journey of healing following a trauma easier to navigate and personalize

Travel with us to the beautiful Village of Schaumburg, IL, just outside of Chicago, to experience our first recorded live episode of the podcast. You just never know who you will meet at Kids Expo! Listen as we speak with authors, educators, parents and some great kids about the power of reading together.

Shannon Anderson is an extraordinary teacher. We have been in her class, spoken with her kids, and we are proud to call Shannon one of our favorite teachers in the World. She returns to the podcast to tells us about her two new books for teachers, "Go Th Extar Smile" and "Be An Amazing Writing Teacher"

Our guest today is Patrick Arguin, creator of Tools Of The Heart. This is a powerful series of eight books that helps kids build confidence and self-esteem.

Bill Doyle loves to think outside the box. His escape this room series allows readers to have a new and different adventure every time they pick up his books! Bill invites readers to Doodle, decide, and demolish your way out of history. His new series is Choose Your Own Adventure meets I Survived meets doodling!

Sara Sherman is the driving force behind the successful Single Moms Ask Sara blog. She is on the #Podcast to encourage families to rethink the way we look at college.

Our dean of all things STEM & STEAM Jennifer Swanson is back to introduce us to SteamTeam 2020, a group of acclaimed STEAM authors who will be publishing new titles this year.

Amanda Lynch believes that all children can benefit from adding basic mindfulness skills to their wellness toolkit. Listen as she tells us how we can help our kids be more mindful

Speech Pathologist Jo Ann Gramlich is on the podcast to celebrate her empowering book Talk, Play and Read With Me Mommy. Jo Ann shares some great tips parents can use to help their kids develop language

Kirsten Brewer Gant is the mom of #triplets and a #PictureBook author. Today she celebrates The Matter of The May Mouse. She also reveals how she is able to write while being a mom of triplets. Andrea Scalzo Yi tells us about a great experiment we can do with our kids

Indie authors do not miss this episode of the Podcast. Stacy C Bauer is the author of Cami, Wyatt and Kindness too. This is a delightful story that inspires children how to be kind and compassionate to others. Stacy also shares many of the lessons she has learned as a self-published author.

Sharks don't sleep. Or do they? Author/illustrator & educator Katie Hevey is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Sharks Don't Sleep. In this book we find out if sharks, whales, dolphins and other creatures sleep.