Reading With Your Kids Podcast

We have a fascinating conversation with author & educator Judy Gilliam. She tells us about her soon to be released children's book Cracked & Patched Family. We also talk about the many benefits of reading with our older kids.  

Author & engineer L A Kefalos is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook This Is A Blob. This is the first book in a series addressing bullying, This first installment recalls the antics of A. Blob, a purple, blob-like creature who wreaks havoc on the elementary school playground with his bullying ways

Today we welcome Kids Author Susan Marie to the #RWYK #Podcast. Susan is here to celebrate Miss Olive Finds Her "Furever" Home. This is the first book in the heartwarming and inspirational series The Doggy Diva Diaries. When we first meet Miss Olive, she is a sad and lonely little pup hoping to find a loving family and her "furever" home

Today we welcome Melissa Sarno to the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Melissa is here to celebrate her new novel A Swirl Of Ocean. A touching, timeless novel--perfect for fans of Lisa Graff and Lauren Wolk--about a girl who discovers that the ocean is holding secrets she never could have imagined.  

Computer programming may well be tomorrow's "new literacy." Michelle Sun is on the #RWYK #Podcast to explain how coding offers children a creative avenue to express themselves through technology and opens the door to unlimited opportunities in the digital era.

We celebrate the First Night of Hanukkah by welcoming Kid's author Sheryl Haft to the #Podcast. Sheryl is excited to tell us about Good Night Bubbala, This festive parody reimagines a classic bedtime book as a lively Jewish family gathering complete with bubbies and zeydes, a dreidel, and a shmear on a bagel. Includes an exclusive latke recipe by Ina Garten, TV's Barefoot Contessa!

The Reading With Your Kids Podcast is all about helping families grow closer. However, we know that sometimes parents grow apart. Today we speak with author & educator Danielle Lindner about her poignant picture book Tango, The Little Turtle Whose Parents Are Getting Divorced.

How do we protect our kids from their bad dreams? Heather Wenonah Ellis is on the #RWYK #Podcast to answer that question. She is also celebrating her #MiddleGrade #Novel Guardian of the Dream Tree.  

One of the things that parents often forget is that so many things that we take for granted can be frightening for our littlest kids. Katie Melko understands this, and has created her PAW Elementary series to help families ease some of these fears. Today we are talking to Katie about her latest in the series Roxie Goes To The Hair Salon.  

Alycia Pace is a children's author and illustrator. She is on the podcast to celebrate her soon to be released board book How To Potty Train A Dinosaur.

Children's author Kevin Poplawski is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his adorable Eli the Elephant. Eli loves playing basketball. There's only one problem, he is not very good. This is a super story that will help kids learn important social emotional skills.  

Super conversation with kids author Melissa Hart. Melissa is on the #Podcast to celebrate Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens.

We have a fascinating conversation with the artist known as The Peace Troubadour, James Twyman. He is also a NY Times Best Selling author. He is on the podcast to celebrate his upcoming one man Broadway production Brother Sun, Sister Moon, based on the life of St Francis of Assisi.  

Two time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo is on the podcast to celebrate her new middle grade novel Beverly Right Here. The author of Because of Winn-Dixie shares what it feels like to have your first published novel turned into a blockbuster Hollywood movie, sell over 11 million books and of course about her latest novel Beverly Right Here.

Our Dean of all things STEM and STEAM, Jennifer Swanson, is back on the RWYK Podcast to celebrate the release of her brand new book Save The Crash test Dummies. This entertaining book navigates readers through the history of car production and offers a front‐seat view of the science and engineering that makes the world's most important vehicle safe for us to drive.

Powerful conversation with Lorenzo Gomez III, author of Tafolla Toro - Three Years of Fear. Lorenzo believes that the great lie of our society is that mental health and mental illness are the same. He is here to tell us how he began taking steps as an adult to improve his mental health.

Our friend author Leslea Wahl returns to the podcast to share some of her favorite Christmas reads. Listen and discover some great books you can read with your tweens and teens.

Our guest today is YA author Erin Stewart. Erin's new YA novel is Scars Like Wings. This is a powerful look at the reality of being a burn survivor and at the scars we all carry. We also meet the Good Kids Club cast at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair.

This is an encore presentation of our very first episode. Ronald Chapman is the author of a fantastic book called My Name Is Wonder. This inspirational fable, based on the life of an inquisitive goat named Wonder, brings joy and discovery to the reader. Wonder longs to expand his world beyond the barnyard, much to the dismay of his animal companions who are not as curious as he. During his first a...

In today's encore presentation we welcome Bollywood star and director Jugal Hansraj. Jugal burst onto the Bollywood scene as a child star. As he transitioned into adult roles he also became an acclaimed director, and directed the first Disney animated film in India. He joins us today to talk about his fabulous middle grade book Cross Connections.

We are proud to share an encore presentation of Bugs Don't Hug starring the Queen of Yucky Science Heather Montgomery. Heather masterfully employs yuck appeal to engage young minds. She delights in using snail poop, petrified animal parts, and tree guts to inspire reluctant readers and encourage scientific thinking. Heather joins us today to talk about her book Bugs Don't Hug

This is an encore presentation of one of my favorite interviews. Superstar magician turned author Ning Cai tells us about Misdirection. This is the first book in Ning's exciting new YA mystery trilogy about a teenage savant on the trail of her family's killer. Ning talks about her book, family and why she left magic at the height of her career.

Children's author Trudy Krisher is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate the 25th anniversary & republication of her thought provoking novel Spite Fences. Trudy talks about the inspiration for the book and the benefits of reading aloud Spite Fences with your older kids

Kindness comes easy for some folks, but it can be very hard for others. Why? Sometimes it comes down to a person's story. Educator and kids author Jeff Kubiak is on the podcast to encourage kids to have empathy for others and to start a ripple of love with one drop of kindness.

Let;s face it, going to the hospital can be scary, especially for kids. And talking about it with our kids can be tough for parents. Children's author Kelly Grettler is on the podcast to tells us about the benefits of reading aloud her calming and reassuring children's picture book God Always Hears