Latest Readingwithyourkids Podcast Episodes
Dive Into Underwater Forests & Social Emotional Skills!
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - April 05, 2024 04:12 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of Reading with Your Kids featured fascinating discussions about science, books, and education. Jennifer Swanson, our dean of all things STEM & STEAM, shared her work exploring an ancient underwater forest off the coast of Alabama through her new book The Lost Forest. She emphasized...
Mirrors & Windows, The Power Of Diverse Kids' Books
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - April 04, 2024 04:33 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsToday's episode of Reading With Your Kids celebrates the importance of inclusivity and diversity in children's literature. Crystal Foote discussed her book "Inclusivity Superheroes," which features characters with unique abilities to promote acceptance of differences. She hopes it will help teac...
How Co-Reading Can Help Kids Navigate Tough Emtions & History
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - April 02, 2024 04:33 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of Reading with Your Kids featured conversations with two authors of middle grade novels. Stephanie Brick discussed her book "The Secret Doors of Cannondale," about an outcast girl who discovers secret portals to magical worlds. Brick drew inspiration from her childhood love of expl...
Fostering Community & Kinship As We Celebrate Easter
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 31, 2024 04:39 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsMatthew Paul Turner is on Reading With Your Kids to celebrate his children's book "You Will Always Belong." He explained that the book encourages children to feel a sense of self-acceptance and belonging. Matthew emphasized that loving oneself is important for truly loving and accepting othe...
Avoid Becoming A Phone Zombie Parent
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 29, 2024 04:40 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsOn this episode of the Reading with Your Kids podcast we have the pleasure of meeting authors Chiara Columbi and Heather Duke. Chiara Colombi, discussed her debut picture book Rocket Ship Solo Trip. She drew inspiration from her love of space and desire to foster science interest in her kids. T...
Celebrating Healthy Habits & Diversity!
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 28, 2024 04:33 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsOn this episode of Reading with Your Kids we celebrate healthy habit and diversity with Dr Rachel Wellner and Erin Danelle Russell. Dr. Rachel Wellner is the author of the Doctoroo #PictureBook series. Doctoroo is a marsupial doctor who travels the world helping animals and children. Dr. Wellner...
Modeling Hope: Parenting Strategies to Guide Children Through Uncertain Times
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 26, 2024 04:33 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsParents, don't miss this episode of Reading With Your Kids! Sue Atkins, a BBC parenting expert, emphasizes modeling hopeful behavior for kids and guiding their technology use. She returns to promote her book club featuring books addressing child anxiety. She discusses delaying smartphones for...
Being An Author Ain't Easy
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 24, 2024 04:33 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of the Reading with Your Kids podcast features conversations with Michelle Nelson-Schimdt and Leah Cypess. Michelle returns to the show to share about how her career and income as an author declined significantly in the past year, leaving her with a negative bank balance. She discus...
Expanding Minds: Encouraging Literacy and Conversation
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 22, 2024 04:33 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of Reading with Your Kids featured several guests discussing literacy and children's books. Monica Mancillas returned to celebrate her new book "Sing It Like Celia," which tells the story of a 12-year-old girl dealing with her mother's disappearance through joining a band and learni...
Empowering Kids Through Stories: Fostering Literacy, Empathy and Life Skills from an Early Age
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 21, 2024 04:11 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of Reading with Your Kids features conversations with two fascinating authors. Our first guest is Ann Suk Wang, author of the picture book "The House Before Falling Into the Sea." She discussed how the book was inspired by her mother's experiences as a child during the Korean War. H...
Shedding Light on Mental Health Struggles and Empowering Portrayals of Diversity
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 19, 2024 04:18 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsIn this episode of Reading With Your Kids we meet authors John Schu and Amy Freidl. John Schu shared about his Middle Grade novel in verse "Louder Than Hunger," which explores his personal experiences with mental illness including anorexia as a teenager. He discussed the importance of creating a...
Middle Grade Novel Transports Readers to Egypt Through Cultural Identity
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 17, 2024 04:33 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of the Reading with Your Kids podcast features conversations with several authors about their children's books and the topics of reading, imagination, cultural identity, and mental health. Nedda Lewers discussed her middle grade fantasy novel "Daughters of the Lamp," which follows...
Ain't Nothing Like Family
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 15, 2024 04:33 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsOn this episode of Reading With Your Kids we welcome authors Kristin Peach, Rae Augustine and Tom Tracy. Kristen Peach talked about her book series Tales from Slacksville, focusing on the book "Slacksville's Worst Superheroes." She described creating silly characters like Speed Person and Samsun...
Bringing Adventure & New Experiences To Young Readers
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 14, 2024 05:33 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsLooking For A Fun & Thrilling Book To Read With Your Kids? This episode of Reading With Your Kids features three amazing authors you will be so glad to know. Our first guest is Brad Mason, author of the book "Charlie Chaloosy is Often Quite Choosy." Brad discussed how he was inspired to write th...
Knights, Elephants and Not The Easter Bunny, Oh My!
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 12, 2024 05:33 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsSuper episode of Reading With Your Kids featuring four fascinating authors & illustrators. Susanna Lloyd and Patti Donnelly celebrated their book "Here Be Dragons," an interactive story where the text and illustrations tell different narratives. They described developing the hapless knight chara...
Teaching Bullies A Lesson With KIndness
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 10, 2024 05:37 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsLeticia Ordaz and her son Bronx Baeza are on #ReadingWithYourKids to celebrate their new children's book Super Peanut and the Big Bully. Bronx came up with the idea for the book when he was 5 years old after witnessing bullying in his school. The book tells the story of Super Peanut, who is Bron...
What Would A Hip Hop Elementary School Look Like?
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 08, 2024 05:33 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of Reading with Your Kids featured conversations with two fascinatingauthors. Dr. Tony Keith discussed his memoir "How the Boogey Man Became a Poet," sharing his experience navigating college as a first-generation student and coming out. He emphasized the importance of education and...
These Authors Will Make You Laugh, Cry & Everything In Between
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 07, 2024 05:33 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsToday's episode of Reading With Your Kids features two guests who share stories of imagination and loss. Author Andrew Hackett discussed his trio of books coming out this spring. In "Ollie the Acorn and the Mighty Idea," a boy eats an acorn hoping to transform and face his bully, embarking on a ...
Two Authors Take Flight with Stories of Friendship, Faith and Finding Your Place
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 05, 2024 05:33 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsIn this episode of Reading with Your Kids we welcome authors Julie Whitney and Nancy Tupper Ling. We begin with Julie who discussed her new book "Astra and Hollywood," the sequel to her first book about a lonely airplane named Astra. She talked about Astra making her way to Hollywood and meeting...
Lost Envelopes and Surfing Lessons: Celebrating Cultural Traditions and Intergenerational Bonds
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 03, 2024 05:33 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of the Reading with Your Kids podcast featured two authors celebrating new books. The first guest was Yobe Qiu, who discussed her debut chapter book called The Missing Red Envelopes. She explained the cultural significance of red envelopes in Asian traditions and told the story of t...
Tales & Tips From The Indie Publishing High Seas
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - March 01, 2024 05:33 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThis episode of #ReadingWithYourKids featured two guests discussing self-publishing children's books. Jay Miletsky shared his experience successfully self-publishing over 600,000 copies of his books. He emphasized treating book publishing like a business by understanding costs, profit margins, a...
Nature Is So Cool!
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 29, 2024 05:42 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsJessica Stremer is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate two new children's books - Lights Out about the light pollution movement to help migrating birds, and The Great Barrier Reef about the USS Risky aircraft carrier that was intentionally sunk to become an artificial reef. She exp...
Giving Voice To Lonely Vegetables, & Kids
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 28, 2024 05:28 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsJessa McLean is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new children's book series called "The Lonely Series." She discusses her first book, "The Lonely Side of the Christmas Tree," which tells the story of the side of the Christmas tree that faces the wall and doesn't get decorate...
The Spider Who Wanted To Be A Kitten
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 27, 2024 05:19 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsMichelle Knudson and Kevin Hawkes are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new children's book, Luigi, the spider who wanted to be a kitten. Michelle shares how the story was inspired by a real spider she met while staying in a friend's country home. Kevin discusses the challe...
How You Become You
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 25, 2024 05:38 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsO'Brien McMahon is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new picture book "How You Become You." He discusses how the book aims to provide guidance for both children and parents on figuring out who you are and what you love. It presents a framework of trying new things, reflecting...
Helping Kids Find Their Hidden Talents
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 24, 2024 05:24 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsJessica Gold and Brian Werts are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Jessica's children's book "The Winner at Being Me." Jessica discusses how the book explores children finding their hidden talents. Brian shares how he brought the characters to life through illustration. Jed refle...
From Feed Sacks to Fine Art
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 22, 2024 05:19 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsClaire Noland is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the release of her new children's book "Nancy Best Had a Dress." She discusses the story, which takes place during the Great Depression and features illustrations by Angela Hawkins. Claire talks about how the book can spark conve...
Turning Anxiety Into Pixie Tales
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 21, 2024 05:39 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsErica Richmond is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the release of her debut children's book, Pixie and the Bees. She discusses how the story came from her own experience with anxiety, which she describes as feeling like buzzing bees inside her body. Erica shares strategies she u...
The Truth About Middle School Friendships No One Will Talk About
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 20, 2024 05:19 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsBarbara Dee is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new middle grade novel Unstuck. She discusses how the novel explores the challenges a 7th grader named Lila faces with family turmoil as her older sister resists college and the loss of her best friend. Barbara emphasizes using...
The Presidents Decoded!
Reading With Your Kids Podcast - February 18, 2024 05:33 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsKatie Kennedy is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her books "US Presidents Decoded" and "US Constitution Decoded". She discusses how the books use primary sources like letters and documents to help readers understand American history. Kennedy explains key concepts like primary, ...
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