Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Illustrator & author Chris Eliopoulos returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate The Giggles Are Coming! This hilarious new #PictureBook is a companion to Chris' earlier book The Yawns Are Coming. Chris tells us what inspired him to create these books and who influenced his art. Click here to visit Chris' website - https://chriseliopoulos.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jennifer Roig, M Ed is the founder and leader of the Roig Academy, a private school for learning differences in Miami. The Roig Academy specializes in understanding and attending to the needs of young minds with learning differences. Jennifer helps us understand how we can best help our kids develop a love of reading and learning. Click here To Visit the Roig Academy Website - https://roigacademy.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Stephanie Vvavilala is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Sabita Finds Her Voice. This book was inspired by Dr Stephanie's daughter who has autism and is non-verbal. Sabita found a way to communicate through an app. Stephanie wants to raise awareness about the existence of this app for non-verbal individuals and the children who may come in contact with them. Click here to visit Dr Stephanie's website - https://stephanievavilala.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Super fun episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. We begin by welcoming Rinda Beach back to the show to celebrate Zoe's Scavenger Hunt Fun. And then Hanna Pat Oboyski joins Jedlie to chat with Debra Green. Her #MiddleGrade #Novel Violet and the Pie of Life reminds us that there is no golden ratio for a family, no matter how hard Violet tries. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Alexis Wintrob is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Za Za's Scent-Sational Super Power! This is a super fun story of discovery, creativity, and confidence that incorporates STEM principles. This is a great book to inspire conversations about the power of fragrance to connect people and memories to one another. It is also a great way to open children's eyes to the possibility of STEM-based careers in fragrance or flavor creation. Click here to visit Alexis' website - https://www.zazasscentsationalsuperpower.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Asya Krengauz is our guest for this special Protecting The Planet With Your Kids episode of the show. Her new #novel The Green gives families a fantastic opportunity to have powerful conversations about the damage uncontrolled consumerism is doing to our planet, and how we can make simple choices that will help to protect our planet Click here to visit Asya's website - https://asyakrengauz.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Ning Cai returns to the podcast to celebrate her #Novel Manipulation. Ning tells us that this is the second in her Savant Trilogy. In Manipulation teen savant Maxine Schooling has a photographic memory and trains in martial arts and parkour. Max and her friends use their unique talents to help solve a murder mystery. Ning shares her inspiration for the series and also tells us about her 98 year old grandmother she dedicated the book too. Click here to visit Ning's website - https://www.ningthing.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

J Robin Albertson Wren is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us find peace with our kids. She begins her visit by leading us in an exercise that can help us let go of the stress that often prevents us from being fully present with our families. Click here to visit Robin's Website - https://mind-awake.weebly.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Michelle Nelson-Schmidt returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new What If Monster #PictureBook series. Michelle is an amazing author, inspirational speaker and performer. She shares great advice for parents and authors. Click here to visit Michelle's website - https://mnscreative.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Steven Gardner is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Jabberwocky: A Lesson of Love from a Boy Who Never Spoke. Dr Steven tells us about his son, Graham Hale Gardner, who died before turning 23 and never learned to walk or speak due to severe cerebral palsy complicated by epilepsy. Yet he left a legacy of love and compassion that deeply moved scores of people from widely different backgrounds Click here to find Dr Steven's book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3lS4SZL Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Great episode of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast. Dr Liz Bayardelle starts things off with a celebration of her #Parenting Book Clean Your Plate - 13 Things Good Parents Say That Ruin Their Kids' Lives. Then Steve Petzinger & Selai Akbar-Hussain celebrate their debut #PictureBook Bob The Banana Goes Bad Click here to visit Dr Liz's website - http://www.lizbayardelle.com/ Click here to visit Steve & Selai's website - https://bobthebanana.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Social worker & author Rebecca Greene is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate My Perfect Cupcake. This book brings a lighthearted approach to the serious topic of food allergies and emphasizes important values including perseverance, self-advocacy, resilience, and inclusion. Click here to visit Rebecca's website - https://www.rebeccagreeneauthor.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Elissa Brent Weissman is an award winning author best known for her Nerd Camp #MiddleGrade series. She is on the show to celebrate The Renegade Reporters, an exciting tale of a group of middle school news reporters who discover a giant corporation is secretly gathering student data. This book is the perfect start to a conversation parents need to have with their kids about privacy in the digital age. Click here to visit Elissa's website - https://ebweissman.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Karyn Parsons returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast for a far ranging conversation with guest host Justina Thompson. Karyn is best known as the character "Hilary Banks" on the long-running television show, "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air." Karyn created the Sweet Blackberry foundation after being inspired by the true tale of a determined enslaved man and the remarkable lengths he traveled to find his freedom. Click here to visit Karyn's Sweet Blackberry Foundation - https://www.sweetblackberry.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author & Speech Therapist Payal Burnham is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her two Certified Great Reads, Silent Sally Speaks & Lily's Lost Smile. We have a fascinating conversation about how we can best support our kids' language development. Click here to visit Payal's website - https://www.teachtospeechbooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Diane de Anda is Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Welfare at the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research.She is also an award winning children's author. She is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook 21 Cousins. This is a wonderful book that celebrates the beauty of family and diversity Click here to visit Diane's website - https://deandabookshop.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Tiffany Obeng is a strong believer in asking kids "what do you want to be when you grow up?" She tells us she created her "Andrew Career Day" series to let kids know they can be anything they want to be. Tiffany also tells us her books are a great way to start helping our kids become more media literate. Click here to visit Tiffany's website - https://www.sugarcookiebooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two great authors are on this episode of the #Reading With Your Kids #Podcast. Michael Leannah inspires kids & adults to be kind with Goodnight Whispers. And we have a blast laughing with the author of Everyone's Sleepy But The Baby Click here to visit Tracy's Website - https://tracycgold.com/ Click here to visit Michael's website - https://www.michaelleannah.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Tricia Springstubb is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to clebrate her new #MiddleGrade #Novel The Most Perfect Thing In The Universe. Jedlie & Tricia have a great conversation about family and helping kids deal with some of the choices families have to make. Click here to visit Tricia's website - http://www.triciaspringstubb.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Michael Pellico is an acclaimed medical researcher, film producer and children's author. In his first visit to the #RWYK #Podcast he talks about his recent Netflix film Skater Girl and his series of children's books. He has a passion to use his art to empower girls all over the World. Click here to visit Michael's website - https://moonbowpublishing.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author, podcaster and developmental editor Jennifer Milius is on the show to celebrate her new non-fiction title "You Know It's A Verb, Right?" This book teaches great leadership principals we can apply to many aspects of our life. She also tells us how a developmental editor can help an author bring their work to a higher level Click here to visit Jennifer's website - https://www.jennifermilius.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Kate Stoessel is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new YA title Elements Of Power. Kate and Jedlie have a great talk about the benefits of continue to co-read with your teenage kids and the importance of having an ongoing conversation with your kids about the media they consume. Click here to visit Kate's website - https://katestoessel.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Bobby Lockhart is an educational game designer and silly guy. The creator of CodeMancer, a super fun fantasy game that teaches kids the magic of coding wants parents & kids to know that we are living in a "program or be programmed world". Produced by Chris Doherty Click here to visit Bobby's website - https://bobbylox.com/blog/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Claerie Kavanugh is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her debut #MiddleGrade novel Wilds, Warning and Little Wolves. We are also joined by Amanda Malek Ahmadi who celebrates her wonderful #PictureBook Ten Little Dancers Click here to visit Claerie's website - https://www.claeriekavanaugh.com/books Click here to visit Amanda's website - https://authormamanda.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Shani King is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his children's book Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter. This book celebrates Black accomplishments in music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, entertainment, and sports, Sarah Atherton also joins us to celebrate Bella's Butterflies, a wonderful book that helps kids deal with anxiety Click here to visit Shani's website - https://shanimking.com/ Click here to visit Sarah's website - https://sarahatherton.co.uk/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Morenike Oyenusi is an attorney and author. She on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Chasing Butterflies In The Sunlight. Morenike tells us she fell in love with books when her mom would read her stories. She also tells us what it was like to grow up in England and Nigeria. Click here to visit Morenike's website - https://www.paradiserestoredpublishing.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Christa Avampato uses her business skills to create passion projects that build a better world. She has been called the happiest New Yorker, and tries hard to live up to that title every day. She returns to the podcast to share some great ideas on how we can Protect The Planet With Our Kids, including indoor farming! Click here to visit Christa's website - https://christaavampato.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his 37th novel Dead Wednesday. Jerry tells us how this book was inspired by a letter from a teacher. And can you believe that going to work "fried chicken less" changed the way he wrote which resulted in getting his first novel published. Jerry also shares great wisdom all authors will want to hear. Click here to visit Jerry's website - http://www.jerryspinelliauthor.com/newbery_002.htm Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dennis Matthew returns to the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate How Grizzly Found Gratitude. Dennis is a husband, father, elementary school speech pathologist, singer-songwriter and author. He began writing children's books in 2018 and since that time has visited hundreds of classrooms in person and virtually throughout the nation. He is passionate about helping kids be at peace with themselves and each other. Click here to visit Dennis' website - https://booksbydennis.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

One of our favorite friends from New Zealand, Katie Pye, returns to celebrate Recipe For Disaster, the latest addition to her Fairy Tale Fraud series. Katie tells us she has a daft sense of humor and credits her ability to rhyme almost anything to being the daughter of a children's author. Click here to visit Katie's website - https://www.fairytalefraud.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Erika Deery is on the podcast to celebrate her Millie Bilingual picture book series. Her books are a fun way for families to experience stories in both English and Spanish. Erika also talks to us about the benefits of bilingualism. Click here to visit Erika's website - http://www.milliebooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two great authors are on this episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. Antony Kolenc returns to celebrate the haunted Cathedral, the latest book in his Harwood Mysteries Series. And Shelia Mac tells us how she rebounded after suffering devastating life challenges. Click here to visit Antony's website - http://www.antonykolenc.com/ Click here to visit Shelia's website - https://www.sheilamac.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Our Dean of All Things STEM & STEAM Jennifer Swanson returns to the show to celebrate The Secret Science of Sports. This fun and informative book is a great way to help sports loving kids interested in the STEM fields, and to help STEM loving kids check out sports. Click here to visit Jennifer's website - https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/ Click here to visit the Solve It For Kids website - https://solveitforkids.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two great guests on this episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. Gretchen Kadillak kicks things off with a fun chat about her debut #PictureBook Am I Your Favorite? What is a parent to do when one of their little ones asks this question? Gretchen has a fun response. We then travel to the UK to talk with Russ Franken. Russ tells us how writing his debut children's book Fantastic Fun Facts About Cats is helping him recover from a devastating stroke. Click here to find Gretchen's book on Amazon – https://amzn.to/3xSdv9B Click here to find Russ' book on Amazon – https://amzn.to/3wNN43O Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Regine Muradian is on the show to answer listener questions on the best ways we can help our kids deal with the stress they may feel as the nation reopens. Dr. Regine Muradian is a licensed clinical psychologist, author of the Franky and the Worry Bees Children's Book series, speaker, consultant and mental health advocate. In her clinical practice, Dr. Muradian works with children, adolescents, and adults who present with a wide range of emotional stressors. She specializes in Anxiety and is a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional Click here to visit Dr Regine's website - https://www.reginemuradian.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two great friends of the show, Lori Orlinsky & Alysson Bourque, return to share great wisdom for the many author listening. Lori & Aly founded the Foreword Publicity Book Marketing & Public relations company. Today they tell us how we can increase sales by extending our book's shelf life. Click here to visit the Foreword Publicity website - https://forewordpublicity.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Colleen Brunetti returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Share A Little Kindness. She challenges us to ask who do we want our kids to grow up to be? She also encourages us to help our kids understand that they can choose how they react to stressors we encounter. Click here to visit Colleen's website - https://www.colleenbrunetti.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Alva Sachs, author & president of RIFSoCal returns to the show to celebrate The Pirate Princess. She also shares some disturbing news about the state of literacy in the US. Did you know that 3 out of 4 fourth graders can not read on grade level? Alva tells us how we can help. We are also joined by Karen Cushman, the author of War and Millie McGonigle. Click here to visit Alva's website - https://www.alvasachs.com/index.html Click here to visit Karen's website - https://www.karencushman.com/ Click here to visit RIFSoCal's website - https://www.rifsocal.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Annemarie Riley Guertin returns to the podcast to celebrate her wonderful new book A, B, C Rise Up And Be! We also meet Gabe Jensen. Gabe is the author of Neverwoof, a delightful book about a dog who never woofs. Gabe also tells us what is was like being raised by hippy parents on a commune. Click here to visit Gabe's website - https://gabejensenbooks.com/ Click here to visit Annemarie's website - https://www.annemarierileyguertin.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Abriana Johnson calls herself The Black Unicorn Creative. She loves animals, representation and farm life. She tells us that writing and illustrating Cowgirl Camryn books went from passion project to a full blown movement. Representation of Black girls in ag-literature is so much more than seeing themselves in books, it's the first step to actualizing land ownership, self-sufficiency and sustainability. Click here to visit Abriana's Cowgirl Camryn website - https://cowgirlcamryn.com/ Click here to visit Abriana's Black Unicorn Creative website - https://blackunicorncreative.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Adam Sidwell is a storyteller, technologist, and entrepreneur with expertise in multiple mediums, He is Founder and Creative Director at the Future House family of companies. He is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his #MiddleGrade #Fantasy series Evertaster Click here to visit Adam's website - https://www.futurehousepublishing.com/ Click here to visit our webside - www.readingwithyourkids.com

William A. Haseltine is an American scientist, businessman, author, and philanthropist. He is known for his groundbreaking work on HIV/AIDS and the human genome. Haseltine was a professor at Harvard Medical School where he founded two research departments on cancer and HIV/AIDS. He is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his new non fiction title Science As A Superpower Click here to visit Dr Bill's website - https://www.williamhaseltine.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Andrea Coke is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Molly Morningstar, A Doll For Me. Molly Morningstar is a problem-solving, spunky little girl with a problem. She needs a doll for an important party, and she can't find one that looks like her! What does she do after searching EVERYWHERE, only to find that doll after doll, they ALL look the same?? Determined to not settle, Molly finds the solution to this big problem herself! Click here to visit Andrea's kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abcbooknook/molly-morningstar Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Ruth Maille has owned and operated her licensed family daycare/preschool for the past 30 years. Through her extensive hands-on experiences, she has learned how children think and how they react to different situations. She is on to celebrate her latest picture the Power Of Kindness Through The Eyes Of Children Click here to visit Ruth's website - https://www.ruthmaille-author.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

We have lots of fun speaking with John Cory Stringer & Claire Eckard. Claire is on to celebrate Bentley & The Magic Sticks, a Reading With Your Kids Certified Great Read. John Cory Stringer celebrates his hilarious Bloo & Roo series, and asks Jedlie who his favorite Stooge is. Click here to visit Cory's website - https://www.blooandroo.com/ Click here to visit Claire's Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/claireeckardauthor/?hl=en Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Get ready to meet three fantastic creators. Lauretha Ward is on the show to celebrate Wipe The Slate Clean, a book that takes a look at the issue of bullying. We then meet advertising creatives turned picture book author/illustrators Tara LaWall and Rich Greco who are celebrating their debut picture book This Little Piggie Went To The Market In The City. Click here to find Lauretha's book on amazon - Click here to find Tara & Rich's book on amazon - Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jessica Speer is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate BFF Or NRF? A Girls Guide To Happy Friendship. This is the ultimate interactive guidebook to help your kids learn the ins and outs of friendship. The book explores topics of gossip, bullying, and feeling left out, along with ways to strengthen the friendships that mean the most to our kids. This is an essential listen to all parents of teenager, or soon to be teenager. Click here to visit Jessica's website - https://jessicaspeer.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Neil Kitching is on this special Protecting The Planet With Your Kids episode of the podcast to celebrate Carbon Choices, Common Sense Solutions To Our Climate and Nature Crisis. Neil tells us how we can come together to make simple choices that will make a dramatic difference for our planet. Click here to visit Neil's website - http://www.carbonchoices.uk/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Such a fun and informative talk with Dr Marie Baimis George. Dr Marie is a surgical resident. Through her first-hand experience with pediatric patients, she came to recognize the stress kids & families facing serious illness experience. She created the Strength of My Scars Picture Book series to help these kids and their families Click here to visit Dr Maria's website - https://strengthofmyscars.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two of our favorite guests are back to celebrate Marvin's Monster Diary #4, Neighborhood Bully. Developmental pediatrician, and author, Dr Raun Melmed & his co-author Caroline Bliss Larsen talk about the latest chapter in their Marvin series. Click here to visit Dr Raun's website - http://www.melmedcenter.com/ Click here to visit Caroline's website - https://carolineblisslarsen.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com