Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Nina Varela is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the release of her new book "Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom". Nina tells Jordan Sahley that t his book follows Juniper Harvey as she navigates her way through a new magical world and also navigates her way through her queer identity. In today's episode, Nina talks about the importance of queer representation in middle grade books, the trials and tribulations of being a middle schooler, and her experience in fan fiction! Click here to visit Nina's website - https://www.ninavarela.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Lori Orlinsky returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast ti cekebrate her new #Childrens #PictureBook The Adventures of Lefty and Righty: The Windy City. Lori asks us if we ever wonder what happens to socks that get lost in the dryer? She invites us to join Lefty and Righty for the adventure of a lifetime as they sneak out of the laundry room with a destination in mind: a White Sox game! But with so much to do in The Windy City, will they make it to the game in time? Through their fun-filled day, they'll discover the sights, sounds—and even the tastes–of Chicago, all while encountering a few surprises along the way! Click here to visit Lori's website - https://www.loriorlinskyauthor.com/lefty-and-righty Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author / photographer Sally Fetough is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Day and her wonderful #ChildrensBook Jana's Brightly Coloured Socks. Sally tells us the book is inspired by her daughter who loves to put her socks on all by herself and also happens to have Down syndrome. In Sally's book Jana celebrates by collecting loads of brightly coloured socks as a gift from mum and dad. But what happens when Jana shows her favourite pair to everyone at school? This beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates diversity and inclusion and is sure to tickle your heart with joy as you join Jana on a full-filled adventure, learning about friendship and kindness. Click here to visit Sally's website - https://www.sallyfetouh.com/books Click here to watch MELTDOWN! The Walls That Separate! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwb5lW4YXY&t=236s Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Malia Maunakea is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #debut #MiddleGrade #Novel Lei and the Fire Goddess. Malia tells us this story takes place in the wonderful islands of Hawaii and introduces us to Lei, a 12 year old who is sure that the curses she hears about in her grandmother's retelling of Hawaiian folktales. Click here to visit Malia's website - https://www.maliamaunakea.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

David Haynes is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the re-release of his #YA #Novel Right By My Side. David tells Jedlie and co-host Cassandra Maisonet he is honored that this book has been named a Penquin Classic. In the novel we meet a different kind of Holden Caulfield in fifteen-year-old Marshall Field Finney, an ordinary, sullen teenager who discovers storytelling as a way to ease his adolescent anger and family tensions. Living with his parents in "Washington Park," a housing development outside St. Louis, Missouri in the 1980s, his high-strung mother walks out on him and his father, a flawed yet strong man who manages the local landfill. Marshall's two best friends, one Black and one white, are his only allies, as they navigate school and family life together. Click here to visit David's website - https://hayneswrites.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Brianna Clement is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #PictureBook A Dream Can Be Achieved, Luxton, A Swimming Champion. Brianna tells us that this book reminds us that swimming can be a fun, safe and aspirational activity for babies and kids. Luxton began as an infant, learning to swim safely with Mom, Dad and friends at his swim school. His dream is to one day become such a great swimmer, he will compete in the Olympics. It's never too early to set goals and reach for your dreams! Click here to visit Brianna's website - https://www.adreamcanbeachieved.com/product-page/a-dream-can-be-achieved-children-s-hardcover-book Click here to visit ur websiste - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Dorina Lazo Gilmore Young is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #ChildrensBook Chasing God's Glory. Dorina tells us this is a unique and delightful children's book about how God's glory can be found all around us every day. When Zayla asks her mom to describe God's glory, Mama knows it's time for an adventure! Together, Mama and Zayla discover how sunrises and dancing, daffodils and green peppers, kind words and loving hugs—and more!—are all reminders of God's glory. Click here to visit Dorina's website - https://dorinagilmore.com/about-dorina/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

New York Times bestselling creator Peter H. Reynolds and talented debut author Marc Colagiovanni are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate an inspirational story about optimism, overcoming adversity, and forging your own path. "One day for no particular reason, nothing was going right. Absolutely positively, nothing was going right. So, I decided to go left..." This author & illustrator team join Jordan Sahley for a wonderful chat about their book that will inspire, affirm, and reassure readers at key milestone moments in every young reader's life. Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Marie Weller and Paula Vertikoff are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their debut #Childrens #PictureBook Cranium Critters. Our guests tell us that in Cranium Critters: Paws at the Pause Place, children will meet Scout and Einstein, two lovable characters who represent different parts of the brain. Scout is the brain's safety pup, who is always on the lookout for potential danger and sends out alerts to the rest of the brain when she detects a threat. Einstein is the brain's head thinker and problem solver, responsible for thinking and decision-making. Through the adventures of Scout and Einstein, children will learn about the importance of the amygdala and prefrontal cortex in keeping us safe and helping us think and make decisions. They will also learn about the brain's fight, flight, and freeze response and how to manage their own "safety pups" when they misinterpret new information and become anxious. The book includes helpful suggestions for calming techniques, making it a valuable resource for parents and educators. Click here to visit Marie and Paula's website – www.craniumkidsmedia.com Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Katherine Marsh is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her powerful #MiddleGrade #Novel The Lost Year. Katherine tells us in the Lost Year we meet thirteen-year-old Matthew who is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mom has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the Covid pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation. But when Matthew finds a tattered black-and-white photo in his great-grandmother's belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past—one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret. Set in alternating timelines that connect the present day to the 1930s and the US to the USSR, Katherine Marsh's latest novel sheds fresh light on the Holodomor—the horrific famine that killed millions of Ukrainians, which the Soviet government covered up for decades. Click here to visit Katherine's website - https://katherinemarsh.com/books/the-lost-year/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Borthers Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #GraphicNovel Link and Hud, Heroes By A Hair. The brothers tell us that Lincoln and Hudson Dupré are brothers with what grown-ups call "active imaginations." Link and Hud hunt for yetis in the Himalayas and battle orcs on epic quests. Unfortunately, their imaginary adventures wreak havoc in their real world. Dr. and Mrs. Dupré have tried every babysitter in the neighborhood and are at their wits' end. Enter Ms. Joyce. Strict and old-fashioned, she proves to be a formidable adversary. The boys don't like her or her rules and decide she's got to go. Through a series of escalating events―told as high-action comic panel sequences―the brothers conspire to undermine Ms. Joyce and get her fired. When they go so big that even Ms. Joyce can't fix it, suddenly she's out. Finally, success! Or is it? Click here to visit the Pumphrey Brother's website - https://thepumphreybrothers.com/about Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Calire Rubman is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new book This May Be Difficult To Read. Dr Claire tells us this book is for all parents and will give them the information they need to help their kids develop a love of reading. Dr Claire knows we are living crazy, frenetic lives today. We work 40+ hours per week, shop, cook, clean, do laundry, eat dinner… And somewhere in the middle of all this chaos, we are our child's first teacher. Click here to visit Dr Claire's website - https://difficulttoread.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Cassandra Clare is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the release of the newest edition of the "The Last Hours" series, "Chain of Thornes". This book shows Cornelia Carstairs attempting to save the city of London and her personal life. In today's episode, Cassandra talks about how she started writing novels, what having a strong female protagonist means to her, and why books help kids to see the world from other points of view. Click here to visit Cassandra's website - https://cassandraclare.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Nancy Bodine is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #ChildrensBook What Do You See? Nancy, who is known as the Quilt Lady, tells us What Do You See? Developing New Perspectives with Quilt Patterns is a colorful picture book featuring a diverse group of children interacting with inspirations for traditional quilt patterns. The children represent a wide range of heritages and abilities so that a young reader will see themselves in the characteristics of one or more child in the book. The book includes adult-led learning activities that give children concrete concepts for developing empathy, diversity appreciation, critical-thinking skills, creativity, and inclusion strategies. It also includes fun biographies and colorful finger puppets of each character in the book. The book contains scannable digital links to more learning activities related to learning fractions. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Leslea Wahl returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Ashes, Visible and Invisible, the latest anthology from the authors at CatholicTeenBooks.com This is a collecton of ten Lent themed short stories that can help teens grow closer to God this season. The book is dedicated to St John Bosco, the Patron Saint of all youth. Click here to visit the Catholic Teen Book website - www.CatholicTeenBooks.com Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourKids.com

Lauren Ranalli returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help aspiring #ChildrensAuthors turn their dreams into a reality. Lauren knows she can help you because she been through the journey herself and is the proud, award winning author of four children's books. In this interview she shares four essential tips all authors should follow. Click here to visit Lauren's website - https://www.laurenranalli.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author / Educator Lynne Podrat is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her delightful #PictureBook My Sister Wants An Elephant. Lynne is passionate about helping kids and families. Lynne tells us that My Sister Wants an Elephant is the true story of two siblings who team up together to convince their mother to let them own a couple of wild animals as pets, and a mother who just might be persuaded. Full of humor and fun, this book is a good lesson in not giving up on your dreams, no matter how truly wild they may be! Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Glenda Armand and Kim Freeman sit down with co-host Cassandra Maisonet to celebrate their inspiring #PictureBook Ice Cream Man. The authors tell Cassandra that the book tells the inspiring story of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as "the father of ice cream." Augustus Jackson was born in 1808 in Philadelphia. While most African Americans were enslaved at that time, in Pennsylvania, slavery was against the law. But while Augustus and his family were free, they were poor. Augustus enjoyed helping his mom prepare meals for their family. He dreamed of becoming a professional cook, and when his mom suggested he may be able to make meals for the president one day, Augustus didn't waste any time in making that dream a reality. In 1820, when he was only twelve years old, he set off for Washington, DC. He applied to work in the White House, where the head cook offered him a job as a kitchen helper. After five years of working hard, Augustus, or Gus, was promoted to cook. He went on to serve presidents James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson. During his time at the White House, Augustus became an expert at making a popular egg-based dessert. He soon made an eggless version—known to us today as ice cream—and left the White House determined to make and sell the frozen treat to everyone, not just the wealthy. Gus headed back home to Philadelphia, and in 1830, he opened his very own ice cream parlor. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author / Illustrator Chad Otis is on the #ReadingWithYour Kids #Podcast to celebrate his new #PictureBook The Bright Side. Chad tells us this is a true story based on his growing up living in a school bus. What seems like an oh so cool existence from the outside is not so ideal. Chad talks about the lonliness he felt traveling from one big box store parking lot to another and the difficulty living with food insecurity. Click here to visit Chad's website - http://www.chadotis.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Vivian Kirkfield is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Fifty Precious Words Writing Compettition. Vivian tells us that some writers have been participating since the beginning. But others are here for the first time. Today she tells us a little of the back story of this contest. Entering writing contests helped launch Vivian's #Kidlit career, and she is delighted that this competition has helped launch the career's of ohers. Click here to visit Vivian's website - https://viviankirkfield.com/2023/02/04/heads-up-50preciouswords-2023-is-coming-soon/#more-27563 Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Ben Gundersheimer (known onstage as MISTER G) is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his latest #ChildrensBook How Many Squirrels Are In The World? It's hard to say which has been more of a driving force for Ben Gundersheimer: music or storytelling. Throughout his career the two crafts have intertwined, propelling him as a performer and author. By age nine he was writing his own original songs, and as the son of children's book author/illustrator Karen Gundersheimer, composing stories was a constant activity as well. Ben went on to receive a scholarship from Berklee College of Music, travel the world as a singer/songwriter, and earn a Master of Education degree. During his student teaching days he engaged his fourth graders through music, and it was this experience that transformed him into MISTER G, inspiring him to relaunch his career to focus on performing for children and families. Click here to visit Ben's website - https://mistergsongs.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author - Illustrator Jeff Lindberg is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #ChildrensBook Coney, A Trip To Luna Park. Jeff tells us this story takes us back to the turn of the last century, back to the original hey day of the Iconic New York City Amusement Park. Jeff shares his inspiration for the story and shares valuable tips for all illustrators and aspiring illustrators. Click here to visit Jeff's website - http://www.coneybook.com/about Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Ami Polonsky is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel World Made Of Glass. Ami tells us this book is set back in 1987 and tells the story of 12 year old Iris who is trying to act normal at school, going through the motions and joking around with her friends. But nothing is normal, and sometimes it feels like she'll never laugh again. How can she, when her dad is dying of a virus that's off-limits to talk about? When she knows that soon all she'll have left of her kind, loving dad are memories, photos, and a binder full of the poems they used to exchange? In a sea of rage and grief, Iris resolves to speak out against the rampant fear, misinformation, and prejudice surrounding AIDS—and find the pieces of Dad that she never knew before. Along the way, Iris might just find new sides to herself. Click here to visit Ami's website - https://www.amipolonsky.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Super Jane Smith is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her fun & funny #PictureBook Naked Butt Busts Out. Jane tells us that Cheeky bunny Naked Butt just wants to be himself, but when being yourself literally means baring it all, Naked Butt finds everyone wants him to cover up his tail again. Especially his momma! So Naked Butt tries his best to keep his true self tucked under shirts and shorts. But when Naked Butt's clothes start feeling itchier and scratchier and tighter and tighter, will he be able to keep himself under wraps? Or will Naked Butt BUST out? With big laughs and lots of heart, Naked Butt Busts Out! celebrates the importance of being yourself and the rewards of baring it all. Click here to visit the Super Jane website - https://www.superjane.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jedlie, the host of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast celebrates #WorldReadAloudDay 2023 by reading aloud two of his #PictureBooks, The Great Maritini and REAL Magic. The Great Maritini tells the story of Sam, a talented and somewhat clumsy magician who is known as The Great Maritini. Despite his many, hilarious on stage mistakes he is able to perform tremendous transformations. And then one day Sam discovers what the greatest transformation really is. If you want your kids to be kind and caring be sure they listen to this story. And they will want to listen to REAL Magic which is based on a true story. Be sure to invite your kids to this special episode of the podcast. They will thank you for it. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Alicia Londos is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #ChildrensBook The Mermaid Who Found Her Home. In addition to celebrating her book, Alicia talks to us about the healing power of art. Alicia tells us that we might not realize is that art can tap into what's going on inside, something that you love, something that is bothering you, or something you want to change. Art can take us back in time. It can take us to a place we need to address and can help us dig deeper into what is really happening. Click here to visit Alicia's website - https://www.alicialondosart.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Sarah Beliza Tucker returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Help Ringo Control His Temper. Joining us from her Catamaran anchored off the coast of Crooked Island in the Bahamas Sarah tells us this is the latest in her Adventures of Harry and Friends #CharacterEducation series. She also tells us that she plans on creating a new series based on her Ringo character. The Adventures of Harry & Friends grew from Sarah's award winning, 'Harry & Friends Black Belt Principles Character Education Program.' Martial arts schools from around the world have been applying and teaching these life skills to their youngest students from the ages of 3 to 8 years old, Since 1999. Sarah explains that Martial Arts Schools are famous for helping children develop confidence, discipline, respect and many other valuable life skills. Through this incredible book series you can access the same resources used by martial arts schools worldwide to teach character education to your child at home. Click here to visit Sarah' website – www.adventuresofharryandfriends.com Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

J D Peabody is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his debut #MiddleGrade #Fantasy #Novel The Inkwell Chronicles. J D tells us that is this novel we will siblings Everett and Bea. When their father goes missing after a mysterious train crash the siblings find a curious pen in their dad's belongings, and its magical ink begins to rewrite their once ordinary lives. J D also talks about the years journey he experienced writing the first of this new series. Click here to visit J D's website – www.jdpeabody.com Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Ame Dyckman & Jenn Harney are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their super silly and hilarious #PictureBook How Dinosaurs Went Extinct, A Safety Guide. Based on this interview I wouldn't be surprised if the dinosaurs laughed themselves into extinction. This is one of the funniest interviews ever. Did you know that the Tyranesaurus Rex went extinct because he didn't change his underwear? Warning, be prepared to laugh a lot! Click here to visit Ame's website - http://www.amedyckman.com/about-ame.html Click here to visit Jenn's twitter - https://twitter.com/jennharknee Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author and World Record Endurance Swimmer Lynne Cox is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful new #Childrens #PictureBook Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius. Lynn tells us that this book will introduce us to Yoshi, a sea turtle, on her remarkable journey as she swims farther than any animal in recorded history--23,000 miles!--to return to the beach where she first hatched, to lay her own eggs. Inside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one, from her birth on a beach in Australia...to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses and much more...to her rescue from a net by a fisherman, who names her Yoshi...to her rehabilitation at an aquarium...to her record-breaking swim across the Indian Ocean to the beach on which she hatched, to lay her eggs. Lynne also tells us about her amazing swimming career. Click here to visit Lynne's website - https://www.lynnecox.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Melissa Ahonen is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate "It's Great To Be Me!" Her collection of daily affirmations for kids. Melissa tells us that self-love, confidence, and belief in oneself can be a challenge. That is why she wrote It's Great to Be Me. She believes that everyone young and old needs to know it's the little things that make them special and that every day, it's great to be them. We are also joined by Parvati Markus who is celebrating her #Children's book: Isabella Castaspella Click here to visit Melissa's website - https://www.melissaahonen.com/ Click here to visit Parvati's website - https://www.isabellacastaspella.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Carissa Turpin is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #MiddleGrade #Novel Doomsday Danny, Carissa tells us this book takes us back to 1999, a time when so many of us thought a catastropic failure of technology will bring the World to an end. The story follows a 12 year old girl who is preparing to survive the disaster. Carissa is also a teacher who is passionate about helping her students become media literate. Click here to visit Carissa's website - https://carissaturpinbooks.com/doomsday-dani Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Kristen Lee is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #YA title Sun Keep Rising. Kristen is the author of the critically acclaimed Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman. Kristen tells us Sun Keep Rising is about a young teenage mom struggling to survive in the face of rent increases that are putting her at risk of losing her home, she resorts to a dangerous game to keep her family afloat. But all games have consequences, and this isn't one she can afford to lose. A gripping story about race, income instability, and the strength it takes to survive. This is a powerful conversation that will inspire you to think about how we can best create a supportive, caring society. Click here to learn more about Kristen's Book - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665273/sun-keep-rising-by-kristen-r-lee/ Click here to visit our webssite - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Emma Carlson Berne is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her inspiring #ChildrensBook Books By Horseback. Emma tells us this is simple story about the lengths that people will go to in support of literacy. Books By Horseback is a breathtaking adventure of a heroic Pack Horse Librarian who braves the harsh terrain of rural Kentucky to bring books to children who need them. During the Great Depression, food, education, and opportunities were scarce. Kentucky had fallen behind its neighboring states in electricity and highways, and the folks who lived in the craggy, mountainous, Appalachia region were struggling to survive. But courageous librarians were up to the challenge! Emma and Jedlie are joined by Mirabella Cue. Click here to visit Emma's website - https://emmacarlsonberne.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Julie Woik is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Lilly The Lash series of #CharacterEducation #PictureBooks. Julie tells us that Lilly the Lash helps everyone SEE that practicing good character will help them build strong, healthy relationships with others. When we have good character, we're making good choices; and in turn, those good choices make us a reliable family member, a trusted business owner, or a caring community member. Click here to visit Julie's webssite - http://www.lillythelash.com/page/authorinformation.php Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author & Illustrator Tanya Bayrami is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #BiLingual (English/Persian) #Childrens #PictureBook Golden Chick/Joojé Talãee. Tanya tells us that invites children on a journey of uncovering the lost magic of Persian culture. Through the eyes of a chick who wants to spread their wings, children experience overcoming obstacles and celebrating achievements. Golden Chick (Joojé Talãee) teaches children the universal power of finding your inner strength and developing your own personal warrior. The phonetic rhyming poetry offers children a taste of the ancient, mythical Persian language without the obstacle of a challenging and unfamiliar script. Click here to visit Tanya's website - https://www.zoetupelobooks.com/the-story Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author / Aerospace Engineer Brett Hoffstadt is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #pictureBook Good Night Moon Base. Brett tells us he hopes this is more than a delightful rhyming bedtime story. He wants the book to inspire kids, and their parents, to dream about what it will be like to live in #Space. This is a wonderful way to ignite kids' imagination and inspire them to explore the #STEM and #STEAM fields. Click here to visit Brett's website - https://www.goodnightmoonbase.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Donna Housman is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her ECSELent Adventures of Hemmy and Shemmy series of #ChildrensBooks. Dr. Donna Housman, Ed.D has over thirty-five years' experience as a psychologist in the field of child development and early childhood education. Understanding that it is far easier to prevent than repair, she founded Housman Institute, and its lab school/ early childhood development center, based on emotional foundations of learning and cognition. Her evidence-based emotional, cognitive, and social early learning approach, begin to ECSEL(tm), fosters the building blocks of emotional intelligence starting from birth to promote self-regulation and empathy for lifelong learning, mental health, and well-being. Her ECSELent Adventures series invites children to explore, discover, and begin to understand and manage the big world of their own emotions and those of others, and in the process learn to become the boss of their feelings-both big and small. Click here to visit Dr Donna's website – https://www.housmaninstitute.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Britney Winn Lee is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Good Night Body, Finding Calm From Head To Toe. Britney writes to build bridges and make space, bringing a little Southern hospitality to complex kiddos, social justice movements, and the spiritually-homesick. Britney tells us that bedtime can be full of big emotions for kids! She hopes that this book will teach kids to calm anxious, busy thoughts with this body scan meditation. This mindfulness practice will help children let go of the worries, stress, and excitement of the day as they reach their arms like a telescope, let their mouths hang like a hammock, dance their fingers like wind chimes, and listen to their hearts beat a reassuring cadence, "you're loved, you're loved." Click here to visit Britney's website – https://www.britneywinnlee.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Sarah Katherine Mundy is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Parenting Through Stories series of #ChildrensBooks. Dr Sarah is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and mother to three young boys. She tells us that over the past two decades, she has discovered a great deal about what helps (and hinders) family life, as well as ways to promote positive child development. After having her first child, Sarah read a number of parenting books and found they often told a parent what to "do" to their child rather than how to work "with" them to make things easier.What surprised her most was the lack of a story or a voice for the child within such books. Sarah knew the significance of storytelling socially, culturally and developmentally. She felt that having books to read with her children which explicitly asked about their own feelings and experiences would help parents and children navigate tricky times. From this came the birth of Bartley's Books and the wider Parenting Through Stories approach. Click here to visit Dr Sarah's website – https://www.parentingthroughstories.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Alana Tyson is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us celebrate Martin Luther King Jrd Day and the release of her new book "My Red, White, and Blue". Alana tells our guest host Jordan Sahley that this book puts the reader in the shoes of a Black family navigating their feelings about the American flag. They wonder, should we feel pride or pain? This book teaches children to form their own opinions rather than letting outside factors decide for you. In today's episode, Alana discusses her conflicting feelings about the American flag and how she navigates being a patriotic Black woman. Click here to visit Alana's website – https://booksbyalana.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Samantha Hawkins is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #ChildrensBook My Mommy Marches. Samantha tells us that somethings can be said with words, sometimes you have to say them with your feet. Her book seeks to address the topics of "activism" and "civil protest" in a manner that a parent can use to have that conversation about what exactly social justice means and why no one is too young to take a stand for what they believe in. Click here to fins Samantha's book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3H3aevu Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Christina Christian Cewe is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook I Believe In Me, Do You Believe In You? Christina is a mother of three and is truly a lover of life. Once she started her family with her college sweetheart, she dedicated her life to inspiring herself, family, and friends to design the life of their dreams and live it to the fullest. Christina has accomplished many of her life's dreams, some at a very young age. Before starting her family, she was an American Idol top 10 finalist and recording artist, where she traveled around the world writing and recording. Her tremendous love of her family has pushed her to also have a rewarding career in a world where she continuously encourages the growth of women in technology. She tells us she wrote this story to her firstborn child when he was only two years old, but has used this message to help build confidence in all of her children over the years. To firmly believe that ANYTHING IN LIFE IS ACHIEVABLE AS LONG AS THEY BELIEVE IN THEIR OWN ABILITY. She wants every child everywhere to know that any dream or goal that they have can come true, as long as they believe, believe in their ability to succeed. Click here to visit Christina's website - https://www.ibelieveinmedoyou.com/home Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Diane Mizwicki is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Brave Blondie. An author and #HockeyMom Diane tells us that as a tooth fairy, Blondie has an important responsibility to help keep Firefly Falls beautiful and magical by collecting as many teeth as possible. However, she keeps bungling her missions. Blondie and her partner travel all over the world, visiting wondrous places, but somehow, they always return with fewer teeth than they should. Blondie is confident that there are some things only she can do, but if she can't find a way to fix her clumsiness, she risks losing her spot on the team. Click here to visit Diane's website - https://www.dianemizwicki.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Krisiti Shimada is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Samuri's Gift series. Kristi is an award-winning author who wrote and illustrated her first unpublished book, The Little Shoe Shop, when she was eight. The school librarian kept the book to share with others. Kristi is a registered hypnotherapist and a visionary artist. In addition to her books Kristi shares her thoughts on the healing properties of color. Click here to visit Kristi's website – https://kristishimada.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Stenetta Anthony returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #Childrens #PictureBook Ella Learns To Dance. Stenetta tells us that in this book we meet Ella who dreams about taking a ballet class. Unfortunately her friends tell her elephants don't dance ballet. causing Ella to wonder if she will ever learn how to perform her favorite ballet dances. Stenetta hopes Ella's story will twirl her way into your heart and inspire kids to not listen to the naysayers and dance outside their comfort zone. Click here to visit Stenetta's website - https://stenettaanthony.weebly.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Our Dean Of All Things STEM And STEAM Jennifer Swanson returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to share some valuable advice for all authors and aspiring authors. Jennifer began her writing career at the age of five when she wrote and illustrated books for her kindergarten class. A self-professed science geek, Jennifer has always been captivated by the world around her and is curious to understand how it works. As a young child she used to gather leaves and flowers and look at them under a microscope, wade through her backyard creek, and tromp through woods. She has carried that love of science her whole life. Jennifer is the author of more tha 50 very sucessful #Science based books reveals how she got into the business of writing STEM books. She also shares some great advice regarding the business of books. Click here to visit Jennifer's website - https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Sandra Neil Wallace & Illustrator Bryan Collier are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #ChildrensBook Love Is Loud. This book introduces us to Diane Nash, a civil rights leader who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. Diane Nash is a hidden figure in Civil Rights History who believed that Love is a verb. Listen and discover when and how Diane Nash led the Civil Rights Movement and the change she created. Click here to visit the Love Is Loud page - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-Is-Loud/Sandra-Neil-Wallace/9781534451032 Click here to visit Sandra's website - https://sandraneilwallace.com/ Click here to visit Bryan's website - https://www.bryancollier.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Kristina Lucia is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her lovable Bella Lucia #ChildrensBook series. Kristina Lucia is an artist, creator, and author who ignites the imaginations of children and their parents through her limited edition animals and touching storybooks. Her humble beginnings in a small farm town (there was only one traffic light!) sparked her creativity at a young age and her adopted home of New York City keeps her inspired daily. Curiously Curated Creations of Kristina Lucia features a magical array of warm, cuddly and comforting creatures along with storybooks that help parents and kids improve their communication and deepen their relationships. Click here to visit Kristina's website - https://cccokl.com/meet-kristina-lucia/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Enrique Moras is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Syncretic Press, the independent publishing company of Spanish Language #ChildrensBooks. Enrique tells Jedlie and our cohost Stefani Davila that his company partners with great authors and illustrators from all around the world, with special emphasis on works created by authors from Spanish speaking countries. Their mission is to publish works that celebrate creativity, diversity and curiosity about others and the world. They work with teachers, children literature experts and artists to bring exciting books to the US. In addition to telling us about his publishing house Enrique shares his thoughts as to how books written in Latin America differ from books written specifically for a US audience. Click here to visit Enrique's website - https://syncreticpress.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com