Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Tracey Hecht is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate The Nocturnals. This delightful series celebrates the friendships between Tobin, a sweet pangolin, Bismark, a loud-mouthed sugar glider, and Dawn, a serious fox.

Get Ready for a Kerfuffle! Ed Ehlers returns to the show to celebrate Deer Oh Deer. This is the true story of how Max & Tucker, Australian Shepherd brothers, helped rescue a deer stranded in the woods of Northern Virginia in the spring of 2017. This is also the first time on the podcast that a guest uses the awesome word Kerfuffle.

What an amazing episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. Scholastic VP Pam Allyn is on the show to celebrate World Read Aloud Day. Pam tells us how we can use World Read Aloud Day to help support literacy all over the World

We have so much fun speaking to author/illustrator Rob Biddulph. Rob is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate Sausage Dogs and his hilariously fun #PictureBook Odd Dog Out  

We are all about reading with our kids, we are also all about playing with our kids. Especially when that play can inspire our kids to explore the STEM fields. Lisa and Mark Burginger are on to introduce us to their innovative construction toy Qubits. We also talk about their appearance on Shark Tank.  

Fascinating conversation with Children's author Arlene Gillo. Arlene tells us about her fun #PictureBook Bruce Wayne Is Insane Meeting Ninja Kitty. Arlene is also an acupuncturist who treats humans and animals.

Our favorite school librarian Nadine Poper returns to the #RWYK #Podcast. Nadine is here to celebrate her new #Kidlit. We also discuss the importance of supporting school libraries.

Lauren Ranalli is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate the power of books and the benefits of creating an intentional family library. We also celebrate her imaginative #KidLit Places We Have Never Been.  

Today we welcome Jodi Darter to the #RWYK #Podcast. Jodi is the author of a delightful storytelling of pregnancy from the perspective of both baby and mom. When You Lived in My Belly gives children a glimpse into a past they can't remember, and takes moms back to a time they will never forget.

Tiffani Teachey is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her new #KidLit What Can I Be? This is a fun & inspiring book that teaches our next generation about STEM careers.

Powerful conversation about race and family with author Nic Stone. Nic returns to the show to celebrate her new #MiddleGrade #Novel Clean Getaway. In this story 11 year old Scoob is about to discover that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem--his G'ma included

Angie Flores returns to the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate the publication of her #kidlit Cub's Wish in Spanish, Italian, French and Braile. Angie shares some of the victories and challenges she has experienced as a debut, self published author.

Today we speak with 7 years old Aramis Verano, author of The Kindergarten CEO. Aramis is a remarkable young man who wrote his book to inspire kids to learn how to manage their anger and deal with upsetting situations. You will be inspired by this young person's candor, courage & wisdom. Aramis' mom Angie Meza is also with us.

We have a great chat with Melissa Harker Rindenour. We talk about Melissa's wonderful children's books and about the importance of school libraries.  

Our Dean of all things STEM and STEAM, Jennifer Swanson, is back for another STEM Tuesday edition of the podcast. This week Jennifer lets us know how we can introduce our kids to the many Tiny Worlds that surround us.  

Some people describe Aaron Polansky as "Dr. Seuss meets Tony Robbins," Dolphins in Trees is a story about kindness, belief, love, choices, and the potential in all of us to make a difference in the world of others.  

Our friend author Leslea Wahl returns to share some of her favorite middle grade reads. These are all great books you can co read with your tweens. We also speak with debut author Benessa Harrison.

Fantastic conversation with Camryn Wells. Cameron is a mom, author and spoken word artist. She is on the podcast to celebrate her new books The Memory of Play & What Color Is Your Day?  

Lori Orlinsky returns to the #podcast to celebrate her now #PictureBook Tooth Fairy's Tummy Ache. This is a delightful book that has been named a RWYK Certified Great Read. We also revisit one of our favorite moments from 2019, when Lori's daughter Hayley was on the show to read Being Small Is Not So Bad After All.

We welcome Alice Aspinall back to the podcast. Alice is the author of Everyone Can Learn Math. We have a great conversation about helping our kids be more confident and successful in math class

Author Beth Worsdell is on the podcast to celebrate her new novel Earth's Angels. She also tells us why she choose to publish this in two versions, Adult & YA, and the value she sees in reading with our teens.

Kids author Jennifer Renieris, also known by her pen name J.L. W, is on the show to celebrate her wonderful #Kidlit A Buck & A Puck. This is a fun story that reminds kids, and adults, that sometimes choosing kindness shows how strong we really are.

Kids author & illustrator Daniel Jude Miller is on the podcast to celebrate his fun #kidlit series Monsters In Manhattan. We have lots of laughs talking about the many characters you can meet on the streets of Manhattan, illustration & inspiring our kids to be creative. We also speak with Faith Goldstein, author of Gorillas Night Out at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair.  

We kick off 2020 with a great conversation with kids author Heidi Bryant. Heidi tells us about her Catnap Stories Book series, created to help teach kids about the wonderfully diverse world we live in.  

Today we take a look back at some of our favorite moments from 2019. We hear from Fr Greg Boyle, author of Barking to the Choir, Julia Guthrie, NJ Teacher of the Year, Phil Joel, author of Redwoods & Whales and Kate Farrell, Marketing Director for Familius Publishing