Reading With Your Kids Podcast

"Boss of My Body!" is a fun & totally interactive school assembly that inspires kids to make healthy choices. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this program to your school. Alane Adams is the author of the Legends of Orkney™ series for middle grade readers, and The Coal Thief and The Egg Thief, historical picture books set in the 1920s. When Alane is not writing she can b...

The Great Maritini is a fun and imaginative story that teaches kids the power of kindness & caring. Click here to get your copy at www. GreatMaritini.com We are delighted to welcome author - illustrator Richard Torrey to the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to talk about his brand new book Ally Saurus and the Very Bossy Monster. Super conversation about the power of imagination and being present wit...

Like to laugh? The Great Maritini is a fun & funny book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to visit www. GreatMaritini.com Why do people ask if girls can be funny? Of course they can be, of course they are! And just in case you needed ssome proof, Betsy Bird has created a wonderful collection of funny stories written by some of the funniest females around. And as it turns out Betsy is a pret...

The Great Maritini is the fun new picture book by Jedlie. Click here to get your copy at our brand new web page www. GreatMaritini.com Oh No! It's the night of the Living Cuddle Bunnies! Actually we should say "Oh Yes!" because this is a hilariously fun book by our equally hilarious & fun guest Jonathan Rosen Click here to get your copy of Jonathen Rosen's Night of the Living Cuddle Bunnies  

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to work together to build safe, caring, respectful schools. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community Flora Agbaje loves kids. She is here to tell us about her beautiful book Oh What Fun It Is To Share, the story of "Hugger boy", a boy who had to learn the value of sharing. Click here t...

The Great Maritini is a fun picture book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to get your copy at www. GreatMaritini.com Jessica Carnivale Forcier is an author & Lyricist. She joins us today to talk about her book The George Before Me that celebrates family. She tells us why she thinks it is so important for families to share stories of the family members who maybe gone but are still important...

The real stars of Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly are the kids in the audience. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to bring this program to your community It seems today that DIY projects are all the rage. Why? Because we think doing things together as a family is so much more fun! Our friend Francie Healey is here to teach us how to make some amazingly delicious & healthy granola wi...

The Great Maritini is a fun picture book that teaches kids to be kind and caring. Click here to get your copy for as low as 99 cents on Amazon Calling all dog lovers! Danny Blitz is our guest today. Danny and her daughter Sheridan, collaborated to write a fun book that informs families of the many things they need to consider and prepare before they make the decision to welcome a dog, or any pet,...

Jedlie's Totally Interactive School Assembly inspires students to live gratefully. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this powerful program to your school. Happy Thanksgiving! We are celebrating by inviting one of our favorite guests, Carole Gordon Ekster, author of Before I Sleep I Say Thank You, back to the show. Carole is here to share with us the favorite books tha...

Jedlie inspires kids to be kind, caring & respectful. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community Jen Malone is a fun guest! She writes flirty young adult travel romances with HarperCollins and fun and humorous "girl power" middle grade adventures with Simon & Schuster. Jen's published titles include Changes in Latitudes, Best Nig...

Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus inspires kids to make healthy choices. Please click here to visit our web site to find out how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community. In a slight diversion from our usual format this week we meet the author of a book for adults, Fiona Maria Simon. She is a former journalist, travel writer, editor, and communications director of the Bould...

Jedlie's The Great Maritini takes kids back in time to meet a magician who learns the greatest magic comes from kindness. Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents! Steve Altier, author who brought you "We Can't Move at Christmas!" Now brings you the first book in the Gabby and Maddox adventure series "Adventures in Italy!" Travel back in time with the siblings to the days of ancient Rome. Enj...

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to build safe, respect filled, bully free schools. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community. Oh what a fun show this is. Our guest is G Brian Benson, author of the very fun picture book Steve The Alien. Bian is the founder of Reawaken Media, is an award-winning author, inspirational TE...

The Great Maritini discovers the greatest trick is turning feelings of caring into action to help others. Click here to get your copy of this wonderful picture book. Today we meet author Lindsay Barry. Born in Pennsylvania, Lindsay calls herself a MomTrepreneur, balancing her role as mom, author and business woman. Her brand new book Journey to Constellation Station. This wonderful book will whisk...

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to celebrate our differences and to make everyone feel welcome and included. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com Helen Hipp is a positively wonderful author who is dedicated to helping kids celebrate the fact that they are positively different. She is here today to talk about her books A Different Kind of Safari & Rosie and Friends,...

Jedlie's School Assembly We Choice Respect inspires kids to have empathy and to be kind and respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community. Today's guest, Kimberly Ballou, has created a powerful story of love, hope and empathy. Her debut middle grade novel When Daronte's Father Went To Prison tells a heart breaking story of how a 10 year old boy's life...

Jedlie's Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly Boss Of My Body inspires kids to make healthy choices. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this powerful program to your community Today we are joined by multi talented artist, author and journalist Meaghan Meehan. Meaghan is passionate about expressing her visions and supporting other artists. This is a fascinating interview with an incr...

Jedlie's Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly We Choose Respect inspires kids to build safe and caring school communities. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community One of our favorite guests, Devra Robaitelle, is back to tell us about her first YA title The Henge. "Away to the north of the Noble Village of the Arts there is, buried in a jade lake at the bott...

Looking to inspire kids to build safe, caring, bully free schools? Be sure to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more about Jedlie's Totally Interactive & Inspirational School Assemblies We are big believers in reading with all of your kids, at every age. Our guest today is Kendare Blake, author of the dark and fun YA novel Three Dark Crowns. This is the second in Kendare's Dark Throne Series. You will...

Jedlie's We Choose Respect is a fun & funny, totally interactive school assembly that inspires kids to be respectful, caring and inclusive. To learn more please click here to visit www.jedlie.com Adam T Newman is here and boy did we have a blast! Adam T. Newman is an award winning, children's book author whose childhood consisted of sports, reading comic books and playing with action figures. He l...

Another great 5 star review for The Great Maritini " My 5 year old loved reading it with me and we both laughed out loud at some of the Great Maritini's exploits. " Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents In an ideal world our kids would never have to deal with issues like homelessness. But we don't live in an ideal world, and issues like homelessness are real. Too many kids in our world fin...

The Great Maritini by Jedlie is a fun & funny picture book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to get your copy for as low as 99 cents! Oh what a fun episode this is. One of our favorite guests, Pembroke Sinclair, (also known as Jessica Robinson) author of the oh so scary Life After The Undead, joins us to tell us about her favorite scary stories for kids of all ages. Who would have thunk tha...

The Great Maritini by Jedlie is a fun & funny picture book that teaches kids to have the courage to help others. Click here to read the kindle version for free! Christa Avampato joins us today to introduce us to her YA novel Emerson Page and Where The Light Enters. This is a fascinating story deftly told, a tale of courage and a gritty investigation. 13 year old Emerson Page wants to find out what...

Looking for a fun school assembly that promotes respect? Please check out Jedlie's We Choose Respect at www.jedlie.com One of our favorite guests Francie Healey returns with another super healthy, do it together recipe you and your kids will love - Quinoa Black Bean Salad. Francie not only shares the recipe but also helps us understand the benefits of the different ingredients and how to talk to o...

Another great 5 star review for The Great Maritini - " I LOVE THIS BOOK! I think it is a beautiful story. The artwork IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT." Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents! Our guest today is award winning author Jeff Zentner. Jeff is the author of the poignant YA title Goodbye Days. One day Carver Briggs had it all—three best friends, a supportive family, and a reputation as a t...