Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Dr Colleen Kelley returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her MC Detective Agency Comic Books. Dr Colleen tells us these comics books were designed to give kids a chance to take a deep dive into chemistry and bond with a cavalcade of chemical characters! You'll get to know Granny Eve and her grandkids, Poppi and Ray, as you join them on missions (aka "cases") and learn everything you've ever wanted to know about the mysterious world of molecules! Dr Colleen believes that kids can learn chemistry at a much earlier age. Click here to visit Dr Colleen's website – https://hewittlearning.org/curriculum-home/kids-chemical-solutions/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Francis Schoonmaker is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel Sid Johnson and the Phantom Slave Stealer. Francis tells us in this novel we will meet Sid Johnson, a young teen who's parents claim they don't know anything about a slave stealer that slave holders call the "Phantom." But when Sid discovers that their Southern Illinois farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad, he isn't so sure Ma and Pa are telling him the truth. They could get caught breaking the law. When bounty hunters threaten Pa, Sid resolves to take action to protect the family. Before his plans are in place, bounty hunters burn the barn. With a civil war brewing and the farm compromised as a stop on the Underground Railroad, Ma and Pa decide to go west. Disappointed that he failed to learn any more about the slave stealer, Sid is glad to leave the slave question behind. He is about to find out that the ugly shadow of slavery reaches beyond the Johnson farm to the Santa Fe Trail, and his involvement with the Phantom Slave Stealer has just begun. Click here to visit Francis' website – https://fschoonmaker.com/books/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Carmen Agra Deedy and illustrator Brian Lies are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their beautiful new #PictureBook Wombat Says Come In. In this book we meet a kindhearted wombat offers refuge to a parade of animal friends during an Australian bushfire. Australian bushfires roar above Wombat's home. He is fortunate that his burrow is deep below ground and he is safe. He snuggles under his crazy quilt and drinks his tea. Then, one by one, five uniquely Australian animals – Wallaby, Kookaburra, Platypus, Koala, and Sugar Glider – seek refuge from the fires, and Wombat welcomes them all. When you have the heart of a wombat, there's always room for one more! Fellowship, empathy, and adorable Australian animals star in this delightfully heartwarming and funny story about help in the time of trouble. Click here to visit Carmen's website - https://carmenagradeedy.com/book/wombat-said-come-in/ Click here to visit Brian's website - http://www.brianlies.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jess McGeachin is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his beautiful new #PictureBook The Lost Library. Jess tells us that The Lost Library is a magical tale of friendship, the joy of reading and the power of the imagination. When Oliver finds a lost library book in his new bedroom, he decides to return it. But how do you find a mysterious hidden library? With the help of a new friend, of course . . . Jess also talks about the video lesson he created for our new #DrawingWithYourKids Project. He also offers some great advice for young and aspiring illustrators. Click here to visit Jess' website – https://www.jessmcgeachin.com/books/lost-library Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Andrea and Gabe Olson are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate A Little Love. This is the latest in the couple's Big God Books Series. Gabe and Andrea Olson live in Minnesota with their three daughters, Sophia, Adeley, and Ayla. The Big God Books series is inspired by real-life moments with their girls and made for children worldwide just like them. Every story is written to preserve the family's miracles and serve as a tool for other families to use in their homes. The Big God Books remind us that God is a miracle worker and makes talking about it more accessible. A Little Love reminds kids that God hears all of our prayers, and sometimes God answers those prayers in a way we don't expect. Click here to visit Andrea and Gabe's website – https://www.thebiggodbooks.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dave Finnigan is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate The Green Actioneers Family Action Guide. The Green Actioneers believe that kids deserve a green future. This compelled them to create "The Green Actioneers Family Action Guide: The Definitive Guide to "Going Green," Saving Money, and Saving Our Planet." A collection of passionate University of Central Florida interns has worked to create this family road map to save energy, water, money and, ultimately, the Earth. They look forward to becoming the ultimate resource for families who want to go green. This is a STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO "GOING GREEN" The book is unique because it appeals to both kids and parents. There are over 100 potential actions families can take to go green. Every two-page spread describes one action with a description on the left that tells briefly about some of the benefits in English and Spanish. On many of these pages we have a relevant game or puzzle. On the right side we have a coloring book, plus a quote from someone famous, who kids or families can research. Click here to visit Dave's website – https://greenactioneers.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Anna Rose Johnson is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us recognize Native American Awareness Month and to celebrate The Star That Always Stays. Anna tells us that this is a tender coming-of-age story about an introspective and brilliant Native American heroine that thoughtfully addresses serious issues like assimilation, racism, and divorce, as well as everygirl problems like first crushes, making friends, fitting in, and the joys and pains of a blended family. Often funny, often heartbreaking, The Star That Always Stays is a fresh and vivid story directly inspired by Anna Rose Johnson's family history. Click here to visit Anna's website – https://annarosejohnson.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Maya Smart is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Reading For Our Lives. Maya is an author, seasoned speaker, and passionate literacy advocate, She helps parents nurture, teach, and advocate for children on the road to reading. Her book, Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six, provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping our children thrive as readers and learners. Reading for Our Lives challenges the bath-book-bed mantra and the idea that reading aloud to our kids is enough to ensure school readiness. Instead, it gives parents easy, immediate, and accessible ways to nurture language and literacy development from the start. Through personal stories, historical accounts, scholarly research, and practical tips, this book presents the life-and-death urgency of reading, investigates inequity in its achievement, and illuminates a path to a true, transformative education for all. Click here to visit Maya's website - https://mayasmart.com/book/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Cigdem Knebel is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Simple Words Books Publishing Company. Cigdem tells us that from a very early age, her son had a passion for books. Unfortunately, reading did not come naturally to him. In 2015, at age six, he was diagnosed with Dyslexia. With training, he soon began reading simple words and sentences. One night, he picked up Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss. He read the entire 160+ words over and over, then asked for a chapter book. She googled, talked to experts, teachers, tutors and parents to find low-level/high-interest books. Others were in search of these books, too, but they did not exist. So she began to write for her son; he began to read. And Project Simple Words was born. Click here to visit Cigdem's website - https://simplewordsbooks.com/pages/about-us Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two of our favorite guests, Nita Marie Clark and her daughter Kathy Doherty, return to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate North Pole We Have A Problem! Nita tells us this book was inspired by some real life heros. Unbeknownst to anyone Nita's husband had taken a bad fall and could have died were it not for a few of her young neighbors who found her husband and called for help. One of those heros, who was already a fan of her books, asked Nita to write s tory about Santa. And with that request North Pole We Have A Problem was born. During the interview Nita and Kathy also learn that North Pole We Have A Problem has been named a Reading With Your Kids Certified Great Read. Click here to visit Nita's website - http://aneatreadpublishing.com/ Click here to read our review of the book - https://readingwithyourkids.com/north-pole-we-have-a-problem-rwyk-certified-great-read/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jedlie and Jordau Sahley venture out of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast studios to attend the 2022 Boston Book Festival. The Boston Book Festival is an independent nonprofit group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the name of its main event. The nonprofit was founded in 2009 by Deborah Z Porter, and aims to "celebrate the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire by holding year-round events culminating in an annual, free Festival that promotes a culture of reading and ideas and enhances the vibrancy of our city." While at the festival we had a chance to speak with Penny Noyce, Chris Ciulla, Enrique Moras, Susan Joyce and Marc Eichen. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Ruth Maille returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the latest title in her Power Of series. Ruth Maille has owned and operated a daycare/preschool for 32 years and is a certified parent-relationship coach. She has had the privilege of helping many families using the tools she acquired in both professions. The Power of Empathy, Be The Friend You Always Wanted is a delightful picture book that gently teaches young children how to recognize their emotions - and the emotions of others. Children learn what it means to practice empathy by witnessing real-life examples that are easy for them to understand. Click here to visit Ruth's website - https://www.ruthmaille-author.com Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Melissa Hart is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel Daisy Wormwood Changes The World. Melissa tells us that when 13-year-old amateur entomologist Daisy gets an assignment to "change the world, she's determined to help her older brother, Sorrel—who has Down syndrome and adores men's fashion—fulfill his dream of becoming a YouTube celebrity. The catch? If their overprotective parents find out, Daisy won't be able to change anything. We have a fantastic time speaking to Melissa about her book, creating a more inclusive and accepting world and about her grandfather the tightrope walker. Click here to visit Melissa's website - https://www.melissahart.com/media Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Steve Metzger is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new #GraphicNovel Bumble Brothers, Crazy For Comics. Steve tells us that in this fun & funny graphic novel we will meet Walter and Christopher: the Bumble Brothers. These nine-year-old twins MUST have the latest comic book featuring their favorite superhero, Frabbit (½ frog & ½ rabbit). But Harold the neighborhood bully stands in their way. Featuring wacky misunderstandings, riddles that nobody gets, goofy puns, and silly fantasy sequences, this graphic novel series will have early elementary school kids laughing non-stop! We also talk about ways we can help reluctant readers fall in love with reading. Click here to visit Steve's website - https://www.stevemetzgerbooks.com/bumble-brothers Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author, artist and film director Dora Endre is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Magical Meadows. Dora tells us her book's rhythmic rhymes and colorful illustrations take families on a journey from lushing gardens to space stations, from underground tunnels to enchanted forests. Through a series of short poems, mindfulness games and exercises children learn about body awareness, breathing techniques and the importance of self-love and gratefulness. This relaxing yet entertaining book is the perfect buddy for holidays, hiking trips or lazy afternoons spent in the living room. Mindfulness walks awaken us to the beauty of our surroundings while rhymes are there to talk about invaluable values or simply to amuse us. Click here to visit Dora's website - https://www.doraendre.com/magicalmeadows Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

P J Hoover is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #Nonfiction Title Problem Solvers, 15 Innovative Women Engineers and Coders. P J tells us that when engineers are faced with an impossible problem, they don't quit. They look for solutions. P J introduces us to 15 women who are coders and engineers who have faced impossible problems and found solutions. They are each doing amazing work in technical fields while facing unique challenges that are not equally faced by men. Some have faced work/life balance offsets and long-distance relationship challenges. Others have faced teen pregnancy, homelessness, and domestic abuse. Many may have not had the same technical encouragement growing up that their male colleagues had. This is a fascinating and inspiring conversation. Click here to visit P J's website - http://www.pjhoover.com/books_wop.php Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Jennifer Forristal is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate The Umbrella Project. Dr Jenn tells us that The Umbrella Proect equips kids, parents, and educators with positive social and emotional coping skills to help them live confident, healthy, and meaningful lives in the face of life's uncertainties and struggles. She says kids with a full umbrella of coping skills: - respond with grit, resilience, and empathy. - show kindness to others while still caring for themselves. - are intrinsically motivated to reach their goals while practicing self-compassion when they fall short of their own expectations. - actively practice mindfulness and gratitude. - contribute to healthy families, schools, and communities. A child's umbrella is made up of things they CAN CONTROL in the face of circumstances that they CAN'T – and they need YOU to help them learn how to strengthen their umbrella skills! Click here to visit Dr Jenn's website - https://umbrellaproject.co/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Kory Henkel is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celeebrate Beloved, a beautiful #PictureBook based on a song written by recording artist Jordan Feliz. Kory is the Director of Marketing & Communication for Centricity Music, and the editor of Beloved. He tells us he never dreamed of editing a #ChildrenBook and relives the delightful way the idea came to life. Kory also gives us some insight in to the World of Christian music, some of the stars he is currently working with, and relives the night he was called off of a tour bus, suffering from pneumonia to meet our host Jedlie and his daughter. Click here to visit the Centricity Music website - https://centricitymusic.com/team/kory-henkel/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jenn Wint is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Josie's Busy Calendar. Jenn tells us that Josie's Busy Calendar.is a 'self care' story for school aged kids, that she wrote for her son to explain her feelings of overwhelm while suffering postpartum anxiety. The story explores Josies anxiety as she returns to her activities and friends after returning to school and filling her empty calendar. The story names anxiety and explores the tummy knots kids can experience when they feel overwhelmed or anxious. Josie finds a way to manage her calendar and therefore her overwhelm, easing her anxiety. The book aims to normalize and offer tools for the feelings of anxiety that come with transitions. Click here to visit Jenn's website - https://www.wintcommunications.com/books Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Sally Alexander is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel The Lost Colors. Sally tells us in this fun #fantasy that when a rogue experiment removes all colors from the world, a girl and her talking cat must save humanity from cat-astrophe. No one is more surprised than young Caitlin Maggert when she wakes up to her cat Rio talking to her and the world around them suddenly cloaked in grays without any colors. But when they team up with Caitlin's best friends to investigate the odd phenomenon, they discover a much larger sinister plan underway…and it's up to them to stop it, before it's too late. A brilliant scientist, a criminal mastermind, world destruction…come face to face with three clever girls and a talking cat in this thrilling chapter book. Click here to visit Sally's Website - https://www.sallyalexander.com/published-work.html Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Debra Kempf Shumaker returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest non fiction #PictureBook in Verse Peculiar Primates. From flossing and howling, to building nests and thumping chests, this delightful follow up to Freaky, Funky Fish explores the amazing things primates do. All primates climb and breathe in air. They have big brains and hands and hair. But. . . some live alone, some live in groups. One primate has a nose that droops. Peculiar Primates is an adorable picture book with a scientific—and child-friendly—underpinning. Click here to visit Debra's website - https://debrashumaker.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Kathleen Strole Miller is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to speak with Jordan Sahley about her books, experience as an educator and about the many lessons she learned from growing up on a farm. Kathleen is celebrating the release of her new series "The Strolemoolies." These books are based on Kathleen's real family and their experiences on the farm. In today's episode, Kathleen discusses the importance of spending time with your family, teaching compassion and empathy, and her experiences as an educator! Hear more about her newest novel on today's episode. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Rachel Ignotofsky is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new nonfiction title The History of the Computer. Rachel is a New York Times Best Selling author and illustrator, based in California. She grew up in New Jersey on a healthy diet of Star Trek and pudding and graduated from Tyler School of Art in 2011 with a BFA in Graphic Design. Rachel's career as a scientific communicator started by nurturing her own curiosity. Out of college, she created art and infographics about topics she found interesting and important- with a focus in science literacy. She had many friends starting their careers in teaching, and Rachel wanted to create resources to help them with their lessons. Click here to visit Rachel's website - https://rachelignotofskydesign.com/about Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author and storyteller Bob Hartman returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to clebrate the release of two books in his Clever Cub series, Clever Cub Learns To Share and Clever Cub Learns To Trust God. After celebrating the books Bob and Jedlie, who together have 60 or more years of combined experience entertaining audiences, share some fantastic tips about how best to connect with audiences. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jenny Wu is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate The Wunder app. Jenny is the Co-President & Chief Product Officer of Understood.org. Jenny leads the product management, design and user research functions for Understood. She tells us the Wunder app is the first community app for parents of kids with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. It gives parents a chance to connect with other parents and get expert support — all for free, in one safe place. It also gives parents an opportunity to seek guidance from a team of trusted professionals, like licensed therapists, psychologists, teachers, and special education experts — all within the app. Click here to learn more about the Wunder app - https://www.understood.org/wunder?sidemenu Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Mike Chavez returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to share some ways we can help our kids, and maybe ourselves, become more financially literate. Mike is the driving force behind the Fiances With Mike Youtube Channel. He is passionate about helping Veterans and their families get their finances in order and find the home of their dreams. Click here to visit Mike's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6H9DsX9EjyhaaRP5Q8VfeA Click here to see Uncle Mike read Jedlie's book REAL Magic - https://youtu.be/Vd33cHf6qA0 Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Five of the SpookyMiddleGrade.com authors are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to read the original short story they created exclusively for our podcast. Join us as Sarah Cannon, Erin Petti, Kim Ventrella, Ally Malinenko and Lora Senf come together to read the very fun and incredibly spooky Trapped By The App!! Click here to visit the Spooky Middle Grade Authors pages that has links to each author's website - www.spookymiddlegrade.com Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Monica Berg is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #ChildrensBook The Gift Of Being Different. Monica wants to inspire everyone to rethink life in order to create the life they desire. The Gift of Being Different is co-written by Monica and her 9 year old daughter Abigail. Inspired by Abigail's dyslexia diagnosis, this book explores the feelings that arise for children who do not learn in a typical manner and celebrates how those differences make them strong. Click here to visit Monica's website - https://www.rethinklife.today/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jessica Vitalis is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Fantasy The Rabbit's Gift. Jessica tells us this novel asks the question can someone be both hero and villain? Jessica is a Columbia MBA-wielding author on a mission to write entertaining and thought-provoking literature. She founded Magic in the Middle, a series of free monthly recorded book talks, to help educators introduce young readers to new fantasy books. Her work has been translated into three languages, and she was recently named a 2021 Canada Council of the Arts Grant Recipient. The Rabbit's Gift is a stand alone companion to The Wolf's Curse. Click here to visit Jessica's website - https://jessicavitalis.com/the-rabbits-gift/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Anita Saxena returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #YA #Romance #Novel The Price Of Ice. Anita tells us that we will meet seventeen-year-old figure skating champion, Kate Reddy, who has one goal: to be an Olympian.When Kate has to share the ice with hockey player Brice, his disarming eyes and the ruts he leaves in the ice dismantle everything Kate has worked for. Anita believes this co-reading this novel with your teens could be a great way to beging conversations about relationships, dreams and so much more. Click here to visit Anita's website - https://www.anitasaxena.com/about-5-1 Click here to visit our webssite - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Sara Ayres is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Tales From The farm series of #PictureBooks. Sara wants to help get kids engaged in learning about where their food comes from, Sara's stories are narrated by the chatty spiders that live in different areas of our farm and write letters to each other over the Spider-Wide Web about the crazy antics of the animals and bugs in their area of our farm. The books are designed for 8 to 12 year old kids, but the funny (and true) farm stories help kids of all ages learn about what life on a farm is really like. Sara also wants you to know that anyone can learn to garden, but I'm here to help you skip a few trial-and-error steps on your journey. I'd love to be your "Garden Guide" and teach you and your family how to grow your own kid-friendly, healthy food at home. Click her to visit Sara's website - https://www.bellocampofarm.com/books/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Danielle Ramseur Fischer is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook It's Bedtime. Dr Danielle has been educating young children for over thirty years. She is passionate about helping kids develop a love of reading. She is equally passionate about working to remove many of the barriers that prevent parents from reading with their kids every day. Click here to visit Dr Danielle's website - https://www.drdanielle-writes.com/about Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

The #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast had so much fun being at the #OrangeCountyChildrensBookFestival again this year. What a wonderful experience being with tens of thousands of families who all love books! Today we speak with a variety of authors we met at the event, including Jennifer King and CJ Charles Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

John Bray is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his Debut #PictureBook The End. John tells us endings can be hard, whether it's the end of school or changes to daily routines and activities. He says its important to remember that endings both big and small can be the start of something new and different. "THE END of one thing is the beginning of something else. And the beginning of one thing is THE END of something else. And that's okay. At once silly and smart, The End encourages kids to navigate beginnings, middles, and ends with curiosity and imagination. Click here to visit John's website - https://www.johnbraybooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Astronomor Jeffrey Bennett is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his fascinating new title The Totality. John tells us The Totality! book features a unique combination of rhyme and science that makes it suitable for a wide range of ages. The rhyme along with educational illustrations are complemented by Big Kid Box sidebars for older readers.. The book concludes with a glossary, suggested activities, and an eclipse science summary features that will add particular value for parents and teachers learning along with their students or kids. Click here to visit Jeffrey's website - https://www.jeffreybennett.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Patricia Newman returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #POdcast to celebrate her new #STEM Nonfiction title A River's Gifts, The Mighty Elwha River Reborn. Patricia's books change the way children respond to their environment and to environmental injustices. A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha Reborn tells the story of The Strong People's work in restoring a river that sustained them since time immemorial. The restoration of free-flowing waters, such as the Elwha, dammed for a century, is happening in many states. In fact, there are 1700 defunct dams in the U.S., one or more in every state. Click here to visit Patricia's website - https://www.patriciamnewman.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author/Illustrator Becky Gehrisch is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Escape To Play. Becky tells us that learning about art can be fun, especially with a trio of rowdy dogs on the farm! Beccky tells us how families can interact with the book and the process of making the illustrations! Over 300 hours went into the hand-painted illustrations over a 15-year span. In addition to the illustrations, readers can find famous recreated artworks and a little mouse. Click here to visit Becky's website - https://www.gehrisch-arts.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Patrice Gopo is on he #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcst to celebrate her debut #PictureBook The Places We Call Home. Patrice's essay collection, All the Colors We Will See, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. All the Places We Call Home, was inspired by one of the essays in her collection. As the child of Jamaican immigrants who was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Patrice often writes about racial identity formation, immigration experiences, and the beauty of living a multifaceted life. Her essays have appeared in a variety of publications, including Catapult, Charlotte Magazine, Creative Nonfiction, and AFAR Magazine. Click here to visit Patrice's website - https://www.patricegopo.com/about Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Nicole Belcastro returns for Part two of our The Library Is Not A Quiet Place Anymore series. Today she is talking to elementary school librarian Rhonda Jenkins. Rhonda tells us of the many fun and innovative things happening in her library. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

The #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast returns to the #OrangeCountyChildrensBookFestival to speak with Lori Polydoros and Shayna Rose Penn. Lori talks to us about Quakechasers and the 15 incredible women scientists we meet in her book. Shayna tells us what is new in the Lovable Lucy world she has created with her mom. Click here to visit Lori's website - https://loripolydoros.com/ Click here to visit Shayna's website - https://lovablelucyseries.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Scott Rothman and Pete Oswald are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #PictureBook Blue Bisson Needs A Haircut. Do you have a child who is struggling to learn to read? Are you looking for a way to help them that is both fun and educational? If so, you will want to check out Blue Bison Needs a Haircut. This book is not only a delightful story, but it also provides a great opportunity for parents and children to bond over a shared experience. Reading with your kids can be a great way to help them learn to love reading, and this book is the perfect way to get started. Click here to visit Scott's website - https://www.scottrothmanwriter.com/ Click here to visit Pete's website - http://www.peteoswald.com/our-story Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Suzanne and Max Lang are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate "Who Threw That?" their new #GraphicNovel for Early Readers. This is the lates in the Lang's wildly popular Grumpy Monkey series, a series that features #BoardBooks, #PictureBooks and #GraphicNovels. We have a fun time talking about the inspiration for Jim Panzee, the Grumpy Monkey, collaborating and how annoying it is when someone calls a Suzanne "Susan". Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

J.C. Cervantes is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the release of her newest book The Lords of Night: A Shadow Bruja Novel. This book is a spin-off from her popular series The Storm Runner. It stars fourteen-year-old Renata Santiago who finds herself on a mission to stop the Aztec Lord's of Night from awakening before they can overthrow the Maya Gods. In today's episode, Jen tells guest host Jordan Sahley why Renata Santiago's story is one that needed to be told. Hear more about her newest novel on today's episode and be sure to check out The Lord's of Night and her other work on her website https://jccervantes.com Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Nicole Brewer is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #ChildrensBook An ABC Guide to Children's Games Around the Globe Nicole has been teaching English abroad for over a decade. She wants to inspire children to consider traveling and seeing the world in their future. For every letter of the alphabet the book teaches them about a game from a country starting with that letter. Click here to visit Nicole's website - https://www.iluv2globetrot.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Julie Winterbottom is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Fartastic Activity Book What A Blast. Julie tells is this is a cheekily over-the-top, book packed with activities, and grounded in the science of flatulence, What a Blast! is a trip through the body's digestive system to explore the whys, hows, and wherefores of farting and find new hilarity in world's oldest humor subject. You'll learn what your "gastrological sign" says about your farting personality, meet infamous farters from history, learn what to say if you fart in public, and finally answer the age-old question: Who farted? Packed with activities, puzzles, and even some gassy pranks, it's the perfect tome for tooters from age 5 to 105. Makes great bathroom reading! Click here to visit Julie's website - http://juliewinterbottom.com/what-a-blast Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Elementary school librarian Lea Nerby is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us launch a limited series of special episodes we are calling The Library Is Not A Quiet Place Anymore! This series is hosted by our very talented associate producer Nicole Belcastro. Listen to learn how our school libraries have transformed from quiet places where a pin could be heard dropping into vibrant and innovative learning spaces. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

The #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast traveled west to be live at the 2022 #OrangeCountyChildrensBookFestival. While there we had a chance to speak with a number of authors, including Elana K Arnold. Elana shares her passion for stories and also tells us that 8 of her books have been banned in various locations. We also have a chance to chat with School Librarian Wendy Canfield. Click here to visit Elana's website - https://elanakarnold.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Recording Artist and author Estani Frizzell is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast with her daughter and illustrator Sophia to celebrate The Unique Beak and thei lovable character Sai the Peacock. Our guests tell us that the story reminds kids how just one special friend's support can make a difference in carrying us where our talents are meant to take us. We also talk about the arts, family and how important it is to inspire our kids to follow their passions. Click here to visit Estani's website - https://www.estanifrizzell.com/childrens-book/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Adam Wood is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new #PictureBook Our Preemie Adventure. Adam tells us he hopes hope that this book will help families past, present and future by giving them a few laughs and letting them know they aren't alone. This book is just as much for children as it is for parents. Parents can look back at the journey they went through and show their little miracles how their life began. The goal of Preemie Adventures is to help support NICU families by bringing humor into their lives. We want to connect millions of families through shared experiences and use laughter to cure those wounds. Click here to visit Adam's wesbite - https://www.preemieadventures.com/our-story Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

This is a special look back at our 2018 conversation with Author, Actor and Literacy Advocate LeVar Burton. LeVar tells us who inspired his passion for reading and literacy, and why he believes it is so important to promote literacy. Click here to visit LeVar's website - https://levarburton.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com