Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Pamela Leo is known throughout the Great State of Maine as the Book Fairy. She is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the amazing work her grass roots literacy campaign, the Book Fairy Pantry Project, is doing to get books to needy families, like making books available to families at food pantries! Click here to learn how you can support the Book Fairy Project - https://bookfairypantryproject.org/ Clikc here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jamie L. Rotante is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to give us a peek into the World of Archie Comics. Jamie is an editor at Archie Comic Publications, Inc. and has also written a number of series for the legendary company, including their first-ever YA original graphic novel, Betty & Veronica: the Bond of Friendship. Click here to visit Jamie's website - http://www.jamieleerotante.net/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Francine Piriano Davila is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel Cloud Monsters. Francine tells us this book will keep your kids, and you, on the edge of your seat, trying to determine if the monsters that have morphed from the clouds are good, or evil! Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Yevgenia Nayberg is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook I Hate Borsch. This is a fascinating conversation that touches on a lot of subjects, Yevgenia's unique illustration style, the invassion of Ukraine and how we can encourage kids to ponder how history, heritage, and food can shape our identities. Click here to visit Yevgenia's website - https://nayberg.org/work Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two talented young creatives join us on this episode of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast. Aleksandra Tryniecka joins us from Poland to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Bunky and the Walms. Sharisse Zeroonian joins us from Cambridge, MA to celebrate her film One Plus One Is Two. Click here to visit Aleksandra's website - https://www.aleksandratryniecka.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Veteran Educator Gina Simm is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate "Heart to Heart". Gina tells us this is a book about books, a curriculum to support children in learning how to sustain their humanity and open hearts in a world that's constantly telling them otherwise. Click here to visit Gina's website - http://www.teachingfromyourheart.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Cynthia Harmony is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her just released #PictureBook Mi Ciudad Sings. Cynthia tells us huw much she loved growing up in Mexico City. The joy she exudes as she tells us about the sites and sounds and people of Mexico City will make you want to hop on a plane to visit yourself. Cynthia hopes her book will also ignite kids' curiousity about the World and desire to visit other places. Click here to visit Cynthia's website - https://www.cynthiaharmony.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Blythe Russo is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Sloth Sleeps Over. The illustrator of many #ChildrensBooks this is the first book Blythe has written and illustrated. This is a fascinating conversation about creativity and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Click here to visit Blythe's website - https://www.blytherussoillustration.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

R Max Tillsley is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his Susie Steele #MiddleGraade #Novels. R Max talks about the inspiration for this fun series and what kind of conversations families can have while reading this series. Click here to visit R Max's website - https://www.blackskybooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Cassidy Stocker is an incredibly brave, strong and loving young woman. The 12 year old is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to share the story of how she choose to battle a deadly brain tumor with love. We first learned of Cassidy's story when her mom, Shannon Stocker, was on the podcast to celebrate her #PictureBook "Listen". We thin you will be inspired by Cassidy's hopefullness Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Katie Zhao returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #MiddleGrade #Novel Winnie Zeng Unleashes A Legend. This is a super book to read during Asian American, Pacific Islander Month. Winnie Zeng is a fiesty and fun character who hopes she will be able to survive middle school. Katie talks about trying to fit in and the importance of representation. Click here to visit Katie's website - https://katiezhao.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new informational #PictureBook Mighty Mahi. This book tells the story of the two-year journey of an injured green sea turtle's rescue, rehabilitation, and release back into her ocean home. Suzanne hopes this book will inspire kids to take action to protect our planet. Click here to visit Suzanne's website - http://www.suzannejacobslipshaw.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Christine Milkovic Kraus is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to discuss her new book Teddy Loses His Ears. Inspired by her own cat and fostering experiences, she strives to represent animals that may appear to be missing something. Not only does the book follow Teddy's experience as a rescue cat, it brings awareness to adoption and rescue organizations. This episode is a perfect complement to the picture book as it gives insight into the message behind the book and more about Teddy's real experiences! Click here to visit Christine's website: https://cmkauthor.wixsite.com/christinemilkovic/books Click here to visit our website: www.readingwithyourkids.com

Shawn P B Robinson returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new series of activity books based on his AnnaLynn the Canadian Spy. This is a fun conversation about family and the fun a family can have together when they turn off their screens and tune into each other. Click here to visit Shawn's website - https://www.shawnpbrobinson.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Eric Wilkerson is a Chesley Award-winning illustrator and concept artist He has created art for film, TV, advertising, publishing, comics, and video games. He is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his debut #PictureBook "I Color Myself Different" which was written by Colin Kaepernick Click here to visit Eric's website - https://ericwilkersonart.com/about-1 Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Glen Mourning is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast tocelebrate his Crunchy Life series of #MiddleGrade #Novels. Glen tells us that he spins life memories with fairy tales to create heartfelt and mesmerizing stories. Click here to visit Glen's website - https://www.glenmourningcares.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Alysson Foti Bourque returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the latest release in her Alycat series, Alycat and the Cattywampus Wednesday. Alysson tells us what a Cattywampus is, and also tells us how about personal journey, starting her professional life as a teacher, becoming an attorney and then an award winning #ChildrensAuthor. Click here to visit Alysson's website - https://alycatseries.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

The star of the Netflix series Raising Dion Jazmyn Simon is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Most Perfect You! Jazmyn tells us this is a moving love letter to children struggling to accept themselves inside and out—exactly as they are. She also tells us the book was inspired by a conversation between her and her daughter. Click here to find Most Perfect You on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3yjYCjy Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

#SocialEntrepreneur Anieka Lamers is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate PeekABond, the innovative app that is helping families build better bonds, remotely. Anieka tells us the idea for the app came in part because she was looking for ways to bond with her young nieces and nephews who are spread out around the World. Click here to visit Anieke's website - https://peekabond.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Pamela Ehrenburg returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #MiddleGrade #Novel Detour Ahead. Pamela tells us Detour Ahead is the story of a Salvadoran-American boy who is a poet, a neuro-diverse Jewish girl who loves breakdancing, and how they navigate the detours of their families, their friendship, and their lives. Click here to visit Pamela's website - http://www.pamelaehrenberg.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Matt Hamersley is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Novel Effects, the innovative app featured on Shark Tank. Matt tells us the Novel Effect app follows along with interactive music and sound effects, creating magical moments when you read aloud with a child. Click here to visit the Novel Effect website - https://noveleffect.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Kat Kronenberg is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her three delightful #ChildrensBooks "Dream Big", "Love Big" and "Think Big", Kat's has an effervescent personality that you can hear in her voice and feel in her writing. Click here to visit Kat's website - https://katkronenberg.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Anna Lazowski is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #PictureBook T Rexes Can't Tie Their Shoes. Later in the podcast we speak to 8 year old author Annushka Bhattachrjee about her #ChapterBook The Magic Mirror Click here to visit Anna's website - https://www.annalazowskibooks.com/books Click here to visit Annuska's website - https://daspriyanka10.wixsite.com/website/blank-page-1 Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

The creator of Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Good Job George. Jane tells us this book was inspired by her granddaughter and is a great story that helps to teach kids to be accountable. Jane also shares great insight into the role editors play in helping authors' stories to shine. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Linda Woo is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Ava's Triumph. The inspiration for the book was born in a coffee shop which grew into an inspiring story that Linda and her partners tell in a very unique way. Click here to visit Linda's website - https://www.avastriumph.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Nick Lund is on episode #1400 of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his Biography Of The Earth, From The Big Bang To Today. Nick takes us on a delightfully entertaining journey exploring the history of the Universe. Nick is a fun guy who loves sharing his love of life and nature. Click here to visit Nick's website - https://www.nicholaslund.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two wonderful authors are on this episode of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast. Laurel Handfield joins us from Freeport in the Bahamas to celebrate the wonderful activity books she creates for her Happy Island Press. And Adam Sanford joins us from Georgia to celebrate Samuel Shootingstar, a touching and whimsical space adventure about loss, friendship, and support. Click here to visit Laurel's website - https://www.happyislandpress.com/ Click here to visit Adam's website - https://sanfordadam.wixsite.com/portfolio Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Steve Piriano is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #MiddleGrade #Novel Josh and Joey's Incredible Museum Adventure. Dr Steve believes that children should develop healthy habits that they will carry on into adulthood.His new book is a delightful museum adventure that teaches about health and nutrition in an entertaining fashion. Click here to visit Dr Steve's website - https://stevepiriano.life/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Kyle Lukoff is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #MiddleGrade Novel Different Kinds Of Fruit. Kyle tells us this novel introduces us to a 6th grader who's life is turned upside down when she learns her dad is trans. Kyle also shares some of the great conversations families can have while experiencing this funny & heartfelt novel together. Click here to visit Kyle's website - http://www.kylelukoff.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jacob Sager Weinstein is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #PictureBook Princess Unlimited. We have a fun time talking to Jacob about his books, writing for television and being an American living in the UK Click here to visit Jacob's website - https://www.jacobsagerweinstein.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jocelyn Rish is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her fun & fascinating new #Non-Fiction Book Battle Of The Butts. Did you know manatees swim using farts? Or that herrings communicate by passing gas? Battle Of The Butts captures the wonder of our ecosystem. Click here to visit Jocelyn's website - https://www.jocelynrish.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Shannon Stocker is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Listen; How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion. We have a powerful conversation about overcoming challenges and how important it is that we do not underestimate our kids. Click here to visit Shannon's website - https://www.shannonstocker.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Michele Assarasakorn & Nathan Fairbairn are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #GraphicNovels PAWS, Gabby Gets It Together. Michele & Nathan give us an inside look at how they created this series and all the work that goes into bringing a graphic novel to life. Click here to visit Michele's website - http://msassyk.com/ Click here to visit Nathan's website - https://nathanfairbairn.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Sandi Schwartz returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us celebrate Earth Day and to introduce us to her new book Finding Echo Happiness. Sandi tells us that Finding Ecohappiness will help you protect your children from feeling stressed and overwhelmed; manage your childrens current issues regarding stress, anxiety, and mood; and improve family togetherness. Click here to visit Sani's website - https://ecohappinessproject.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Núria Camahort is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Hola Amigo series of bi-ingual #PictureBooks. Núria speaks about the many benefits kids, and adults, can experience when they are bi-lingual. We are also joined by KB Jensen & her daughter Anika who tell us about a spooky anthology created by teens. Click here to find Hola Amigo on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3jW30wC Click here to find Other Realities - https://amzn.to/3JZIi9J Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Peter Solomon returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his latest book Race To The Big Bang. This is an exciting book that will inspire kids to explore STEM. Etaine Raphael is also on the podcast to celebrate The Rhyme Time Twins Click here to visit Dr Peter's website - https://thestardustmystery.com/ Click here to visit Etaine's website - https://www.facebook.com/etaineraphael Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Gerrad Bohl is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #MiddleGrade #Fantasy Good Oliver Dooley and the Palace of the Keepers. Gerrard tells us this book is full of whimsy, magic, mystery, adventure and thrills. He believes it is a must for all lovers of fantasy worlds! Click here to visit Gerrad's website - https://www.gerradrbohl.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Sarah Beliza Tucker is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her award winning #PictureBook Series The Adventures of Harry & Friends. Sarah is a character education life skills specialist who has been working in children's media for over 30 years. She created the "Black Belt Principles" a character ed program used in Martial arts schools Worldwide. Her picture book series teaches kids how to take responsibility, be in control and be resilient. Click here to visit Sarah's website - https://adventuresofharryandfriends.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Stan "J R" Zerkowski is on the #ReadingWithYourKIds #Podcast to celebrate his new #Memoir "Coming Out & Coming Home, A gay Catholic man's journey from marginalization to ministry, with a few miracles along the way" J R shares his personal struggle to face and embrace his identity as a gay man and to reconcile it with his deeply rooted Polish Catholicism. J R also tells us about the many ways the Catholic Church is welcoming members of the LBGTQ community back to the church. Click here to find your copy of Coming Out & Coming Home - https://www.butlerbooks.com/coming-out-and-coming-home.html Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourKids.com

Performance stroyteller & youth pastor Bob Hartman is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the Clever Cub #PictureBook Series. Bob is also the author of the YouVersion Bible App for Kids Bible stories, that have been downloaded 70 million times. As an ordained minister, his passion is to help people of every age find their way into the Bible, engage with it and discover the God who inspired it. Click here to visitthe Clever Cub website - https://davidccook.org/clever-cub-books/#lp-pom-text-357 Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Scott Feld is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new #PIctureBook Dax to the Max. Scott tells us he hopes to nurture the hidden SuperPower of Imagination that many young children have often not learned to tap, and to make them aware that anything is possible Click here to visit Scott's website - https://www.mindzenmotion.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Faith Goldstein returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us celebrate the start of Passover and her new #PictureBook Matzah Means So Many Things. Faith tells us what matzah is and why is it important during Passover? Matzah means so many things - food; freedom; liberation and more! Click here to visit Faith's website - https://faithgoldstein.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Sivan Hong returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Avery G and the Last Day Of School. For so many kids the last day of school means an end to the structured routine that helps them to feel grounded and safe. Sivan tells us how we can give those kids who thrive with structure the support they need to shine. Click here to visit Sivan's website - https://sivanhong.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Beloved Childrens Recording Artist Raffi is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his latest project Nursery Rhymes For Kinder Times. For millions of fans, Raffi's music was the soundtrack of their childhoods, and they took his signature song "Baby Beluga" to heart. These "beluga grads" now share his music with their own children. In addition to the new project Raffi talks about his Foundation For Child Honouring and how much he loves reading with kids. Click here to visit Raffi's website - Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Paul DiPietro is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his latest #PictureBook, Advenutres of Auggie Otter, It's OK To Be You. Paul is the CEO of Growing Up With Courage, a company devoted to helping kids on the Autism Spectrum live thier very best lives. It's OK To Be You is a great resource for families to help their kids understand that their uniqueness is a gift. Click here to visit Paul's website - https://www.growingupwithcouragellc.com/book-readings Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Bonnie Bridgman is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Clara Claus Saves Easter. Bonnie tells us this wonderful fusion of Christmas & Easter characters is a great family read. Click here to visit Bonnie's website - https://www.bonniebridgman.co.uk/blank-page Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Mahtab Narsimhan is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #MiddleGrade #Novel Valley Of The Rats. This is a thrilling tale that is inspired by the Karni Mara temple in Rajasthan, India which is known as the Rat Temple. Click here to visit Mahtab's website - https://www.mahtabnarsimhan.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author, optometrist and competitive figure skater Anita Saxena is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #MiddleGrade #Novel Double Axel or Nothing. In this fascinating conversation Anita & Jedlie talk about friendhsip, the physics of figure skating, resliliency and whether or not very young girls should compete in the Olympics. Click here to visit Anita's website - https://www.anitasaxena.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Leslie Gang is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook But Family Is Forever. This adorable book celebrates families from all over the World. They may look different, but they all have one important thing in common, they all love each other. Leslie tells us all proceeds from the sale of this book will support Hindi's Libraries. Click here to visit the Hindi's Library website - https://www.hindislibraries.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author, Life Coach & Corporate Wellness Consultant Tammi Kirkness is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her book Why Do I Feel So Worried?: A Kid's Guide to Coping with Big Emotions―Follow the Arrows from Anxiety to Calm. It can be tough for kids with growing minds to work through their worries and self-soothe when they're spiraling. The simple yes-or-no questions in this book can help kids ages 7 to 12 find the right calming activities for every kind of anxiety Click here to visit Tammi's website - https://www.visionscopecoaching.com.au/ Click here to visit our Website - www.readingwithyourkids.com