Reading With Your Kids Podcast
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Reading With Your Kids - Science As A Superpower
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
Reading With Your Kids - A Doll For Me!
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
Reading With Your Kids - Power Of Kindness
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
Reading With Your Kids - Whose Your Favorite Stooge?
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
Reading With Your Kids - Little Piggies In The City
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
Reading With Your Kids - BFF Or NRF?
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
Reading With Your Kids - Common Sense Solutions To Climate Crisis
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
Reading With Your Kids - The Strength Of My Scars
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
Reading With Your Kids - Marvin Stands Up To Bullies
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
Reading With Your Kids - What If Houdini...?
Oh what a fun time speaking with Dan Gutman, author of the middle grade novel Houdini and Me! Dan tells us the writing of many of his books starts by asking the question "what if?" In this case, Dan asked himself what if an eleven year old lived in Harry Houdini's house, and Houdini tried to contact him? Click here to visit Dan's website - https://dangutman.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Friendship, Robots & Yoga
Vicki Fang returns to the #RWYK #podcast to celebrate the latest in her Layal & The Bots picture book series. She also tells us about what it was like being the author & illustrator of FriendBots! And Susan Rose joins us to let us know how much fun families can have learning yoga together with her picture book Everyone Is Good At Something, a Certified Great Read. Click here to visit Vicki's website - https://vickyfang.com/ Click here to visit Susan's website - https://www.susanroseyoga.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Rainbows & Shenanigans
Two great authors join us to celebrate their debut picture books. Ed Pacheco joins us to celebrate Little Lamb Shenanigans which is a Certified Great Read. And Lindsey Leask celebrates I Am A Rainbow Baby Click here to find Little Lamb on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3hw0U54 Click here to find I Am A Rainbow Baby on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3jGSkDh Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - The Forgotten King
D W Vogel is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her middle grade novel The Forgotten King, part of the Super Dungeon series. D. W. Vogel is an author, veterinarian, board game developer, cancer survivor, SCUBA diver, and marathoner. She lives in the Midwest with her husband, cats, and board games (so many board games). Click here to visit D W's website - https://wendyvogelbooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - We Must save The Butterflies
The author of the Adventures Of Johnny Butterfly Seed Tarisa Parrish is in the #RWYK #Podcast to help us understand how important it is for us to protect butterflies. For a variety of reasons butterflies and other pollinators are becoming endangered. Without these helpful creatures our crops can not grow. Tarisa shares some great ways we can make our homes and World safer for butterflies. Click here to find Tarisa's book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3h8iU6Q Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Raising Readers Post Pandemic
Carly Shuler is on the #RWYK #Podcast to explain how digital media, combined with thoughtful instruction design can lead to positive learning outcomes, whether you have a struggling reader or one that needs more of a challenge. Click here to visit Hoot Reading - https://www.hootreading.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Hand To Hold
Recording artist JJ Heller and her husband Dave are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their beautiful #PictureBook Hand To Hold. They tell us that the book is based on one of JJ's hit songs. Click here to visit JJ's website - https://www.jjheller.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourKids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Different Is A Beautiful Thing To Be!
Heather Avis is on the #RWYK #Podcast to remind us that Different Is A Great Thing To Be! She reminds us that people with Down Syndrome are beautiful people. Julie Dinges is also on to celebrate Search for the Scepter. Click here to visit Heather's website - https://www.heatheravis.com/ Click here to visit Julie's website - https://juliedinges.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Bee Amazing!
Fantastic episode! Ricardo Gattas Moras celebrates diversity and his debut picture book The Rainbow Bee. We also meet the 14 year old author known as Desmond Is Amazing. Desmond celebrates his debut illustrated book Be Amazing - A History Of Pride! Click here to visit Ricardo's website - https://www.therainbowbeebook.com/ Click here to visit Desmond Is Amazing's site - https://www.desmondisamazing.com/
Reading With Your Kids - Eddy Finds A Family
Sarah McGeough is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Eddy Finds A Family. This is a beautiful story of love and adoption. Sarah tells us that she wrote the book as a tribute to her adoptive son and is thrilled that it has touched the hearts of so many children and their families. Click here to visit Sarah's website - https://www.theflamingofamily.co.uk/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Obsessed With Birds!
Ecologist & Illustrator Zev Labinger is on the #RWYK #Podcast to share his love for birds. Zev is the illustrator of How The Birds Became Friends. Zev became obsessed with nature and birds at age 11, and he has been studying and painting them ever since. He tells us how our interest in birds can help us protect the planet. Click here to find Zev's book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3vSiPZ1 Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Why Can't I be Happy?
Dr Jamila Khan is on the podcast to celebrate her powerful book Dr Jamila tell us she wrote this book for people who desperately want to transform their lives.This book was written to bring awareness to everyday trauma and its devastating effects. Dr. Jamila brings awareness to trauma and its impact through her personal stories of growing up in an abusive home and abusive culture. Click here to find Dr Jamila's book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2UsHnLf Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Write Now!
Veteran Educator & Author Holly Winter Huppert is on the #RWYK #Podcast to tell us to "Write Now!" She is passionate about helping kids tell their stories through the written word. She also tells us why it is so very important to read with our kids every day. Click here to visit Holly's website - https://www.hollywinter.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - El Lechon Choncho
Jennifer Segarra is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her wonderful #PictureBook El Lechon Choncho and to celebrate the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Jennifer tells us this story was inspired by memories of visiting her abuela and playing with her adorable pig Choncho. As Jennifer tells us Choncho is as big as a truck and he is sweet, smart, brave, and practically the funniest pig you could ever meet! Click here to visit Jennifer's website - https://authorjennifersegarra.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Juneteenth, A Holiday For All Of Us!
Happy Juneteenth! Jedlie & Justina Thompson celebrate Juneteenth with Karyn Parsons, Dr Michael Waters, Malcolm Mitchell, Amanda Lynch & K Ibura. These amazing children's authors tell us what Juneteenth means to them, how they plan on celebrating this newly declared Federal holiday and why it is a holiday for all of us. Click here to visit Karyn Parson's website - https://www.sweetblackberry.org/ Click here to visit Dr Michael Waters website - https://michaelwwaters.com/ Click here to visit Malcolm Mitchell's website - https://www.readwithmalcolm.com/ Click here to visit Amanda Lynch's website - https://www.rethinkingresiliency.com/ Click here to visit k Ibura's website - https://www.facebook.com/kiburabooks/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Is It OK For Boys To Play With Dolls?
Tanisha J Ray is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate Danny Dutterhuff Plays with Dolls. This heartwarming series follows Danny Dutterhuff, a 5-year-old African-American child, as he learns about cultural and societal norms through trial and error, mostly error. With the loving support of his family and neighborhood, Danny Dutterhuff solves real-world problems with real-world solutions which result in real-world consequences. Click here to visit Tanisha's website - https://tanishajray.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Ocean Soup
Meeg Pincus is on this special Protecting The Planet With Your Kids Episode of the #Podcast to celebrate Ocean Soup, A Recipe for You, Me & a Cleaner Sea. Meeg tells us that from the shore the sea looks like clear, sparkling blue. But if you take a closer look you will find that there are trillions of tiny particles of plastic. How did all that plastic get into our ocean, and what is the recipe needed to clean it up? Click here to visit Meeg's website - https://www.meegpincus.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - What Is God Like?
Matthew Paul Turner returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate "What Is God Like?" Matthew tells us that this touching #picturebook was started by his dear friend Rachel Held Evans. Matthew was asked to finish creating the project after Rachel passed away. What Is God Like? encourages young hearts to "think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel loved, and what makes you feel brave. That's what God is like." Click here to visit Matthew's website - https://matthewpaulturner.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Let's Learn About Chemistry
Dr Stephanie Ryan is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her wonderful #ChildrensBook Let's Learn About Chemistry. Dr Stephanie tells us this book is inspired by my son playing a comparison game and my love of chemistry. It's designed to introduce young scientists to key concepts and vocabulary using everyday objects. Click here to visit Dr Stephanie's website - http://letslearnaboutscience.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - I'm Getting A Shark
Author, illustrator & Hollywood actor Brady Smith is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new #PictureBook "I'm Getting A Shark!" the fabulous, funny story of a shark-obsessed child who's convinced she's getting a pet shark for her birthday. Click here to visit Brady's website - https://bradysmith.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - I Want To Be A Song
Former teacher Danielle LaRosa is on the show to celebrate her debut children's book When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Song! Danielle has seen first hand the benefits kids derive from music. We also meet a group of very cool kids from the UK who decided to create an online magazine called Home Cool Kids during the pandemic. Click here to visit Danielle's website - https://daniellelarosawrites.com/ Click here to visit the Cool Home Kids Website - https://www.homecoolkids.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Glad To Be Dad
Tim Meyers is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate Glad To Be Dad. Glad to Be Dad is about the actual lives of fathers, mothers, and families today, exploring the demands and great rewards of finding your deeper, truer self as a father, a husband, and a man. But, like family life itself, the book is also full of humor and wonderful surprises. Click here to visit Tim's website - Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourKids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Stonechild
Fascinating chat with a most fascinating human. Kevin Albin is our guest for this Protecting The Planet With Your Kids episode of the podcast. Kevin is a former hostage negotiator, conservation guide and author of the #YA #Novel Stonechild. Kevin feels passionately about inspiring kids to protect our planet. Click here to visit Kevin's website - Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Rocks, Fossils & Shells
Our Dean of all things STEM & STEAM Jennifer Swanson returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Rocks, Fossils & Shells. Jennifer tells us this is a totally interactive guide meant to get kids and families exploring the World around them. Click here to visit Jennifer's website - https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - The Friendly Bookshelf
Caroline and Katherine Brickley are twin sisters as well as the Co-Founders of Blossom: An award-winning children's media company dedicated to growing readers and leaders through an enriching combination of original stories and story-based content. They are on the #RWYK #Podcast to tell us about their Kickstarter Campaign to make their Friendly Bookshelf Project a reality. They hope this book will encourage all kids to know they have an important story to tell. Click here to visit The Friendly Bookshelf website - https://www.thefriendlybookshelf.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - My Gandma Has Dementia
Alex Winstanley is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his Children's #PictureBook My Grandma Has Dementia. Alex aims to raise awareness of the impact that dementia can have on an individual and their family, in a child-friendly and supportive way. It is aimed at 4-11-year olds and has been inspired and informed by people with lived experience of dementia. Through rhyme and engaging illustrations, the book hopes to start a conversation about dementia Click here to visit Alex' Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/alexwinstanleyauthor/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - The Proudest Color
Two fantastic authors on this episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. Monica Mikai celebrates The Proudest Color. This book is a timely, sensitive introduction to race, racism, and racial pride. Liam Jenkis celebrates Dylan McFinn & The Sea Serpent's Fury. Kids will love this fantastical nautical adventure of myth, monsters and legend Click here to visit Monica's website - https://monicamikai.com/about/ Click here to visit Liam's website - https://www.liamjenkinsofficial.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourKids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Protecting Planet Ocean
Patricia Newman returns to the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate Planet Ocean. Patricia believes that since a little more than 70 percent of Planet Earth is ocean wouldn't a better name for our global home be Planet Ocean? She tells us that we might be surprised at just how closely we are connected to the ocean. She wants us to know that regardless of where you live, every breath you take and every drop of water you drink links you to the ocean. And because of this connection, the ocean's health affects all of us Click here to visit Patricia's Website - Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - School Will Never Be The Same!
Reyna Marder Gentin is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel My Name Is Layla. Reyna introduces us to Layla, a young teen with undiagnosed dyslexia. This powerful story celebrates the value of friendship, the need for caring teachers, and the power of family love. Click here to visit Reyna's website - https://reynamardergentin.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Willa Of Dark Hollow
Robert Beatty is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his middle grade novel Willa Of Dark Hollow. Robert tells us that Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against an all-consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world. Robert also tells us that he hopes his writing will inspire readers to look at situations through the eyes of others. Click here to visit Robert's website - https://robertbeattybooks.com/author/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Different Does Not Mean Less Than!
Author & educator LaKeasha Williams joins us to celebrate her debut chapter book "Shine On Brown Girl". This is a powerful conversation about how we can inspire kids to know that they matter and how we can all embrace the truth that different does not mean less than. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - The Elephant In The Room
"Feelings travel, even when people can't." The #ReadingWithYourKidsPodcast welcomes Holly Goldberg Sloan! Holly talks with us about her 7th children's book, The Elephant in the Room, and how it has inspired her to teach her young audience about dealing with adversity. Inspired by her Turkish background, The Elephant in the Room follows Sila, a young Turkish girl, as she navigates a new world without her mother. Holly wants kids to understand that our differences don't have to be our downfalls. Click here to visit Holly's website - https://www.hollygoldbergsloan.com/ click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - 28 Years In The Making
Two great authors share stories you can use to inspire your kids to be superheroes. Jerald Hoover introduces us to his Hero Book Series, a series he started writing 28 years ago on an ironing board. And Darrel Gregory tells us how his grand daughters inspired him to write "I'm Not Very Good At It" Click here to visit Jerald's website - https://www.theherobookseries.com/ Click here to visit Darrel's website - https://www.dgregory.ca/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Learning American Sign Language
Kathleen Marcath is a veteran Special Education Sign Language Supporter. This experience has kindled her passion for helping children reach their educational potential. She is on to celebrate My Big Monster Truck Goes Everywhere With Me, a picture book illustrated in American Sign Language. She is delighted to help kids learn to communicate in ASL Click here to find Kathleen's book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3fmn0ao Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourKids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Capturing Cow Farts & Burps
We can protect the planet by capturing cow farts?! Erin Twamley joins Jedlie & Alexia to celebrate her attention catching book Capturing Cow Farts & Burps. Did you know there are over 2 billion cows alive on the planet? And that those cows are creating lots of farts that are adding to our climate crisis. Erin tells us how we can inspire our kids to become everyday superheros working together to save our planet Click here to visit Erin's website - https://erintwamley.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Summer Reading Fun!
Lizette Serrano, Vice President of Educational Marketing preview's Scholastic's Summer Reading Program. As we discuss the many benefits of reading it becomes clear that one of the most important is love, the love that grows between family members through reading. Click here to be a part of Scholastic's Summer Reading Program - www.scholastic.com/summer Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Creative Parenting
A creativity expert, Nina Meehan inspires the broader community as a skilled theatre producer, award-winning director, and dedicated arts educator, with expertise in youth development. Her work focuses on nurturing innovation and connecting people in our increasingly digital world. She shares some fantastic ways that creativity can bring families closer. Click here to visit Nina's website - https://ninameehan.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Kita & The Magic Paint
Laura Schaumer is on the #ReadingWithYourKids podcast! Laura is here to tell us about her self-published children's book, Kita and the Magic Paint. Inspired by her own daughter, Laura's book follows Kita the Raccoon as she learns the joy of mixing colors to create something new and magical. What to Listen For In this episode, we discuss self-publishing, making a mess, and learning from our children. Here are some highlights; Laura tells us - "I didn't know about self-publishing in the beginning" and shares her journey. Laura tells us that she wanted to make sure no matter where you're from, you can relate to her main character Kita. And Laura tells us why she believes that "Getting messy is probably one of the most important things that children should be doing." Click here to visit Laura's website - https://www.lauraschaumerbooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - The Vanishing Lake & Wondrous Cloud Forest
Our World is quite an amazing place. We welcome two author/illustrators to celebrate amazing spots. Paddy Donnelly tells us all about The Vanishing Lake and the wonderful friendship between a girl and her grandfather. Then Wendra Lynne takes us into the Cloud Forest, and tells us how we can paint with coffee Click here to visit Paddy's website - https://lefft.com/ Click here to visit Wendra's website - https://www.bywendra.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.ReadingWithYourKids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Diego the Dodo
Authors Parveen K & Tammy Co are on the RWYK Podcast to celebrate their debut Picture Book Diego The Dodo. This is a delightful story about determination and courage. Our guests tell us how they came to be writing partners and how we can encourage our kids to find the strength to face difficult challenges. Click here to visit Parveen & Tammy's website - https://www.diegothedodo.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Reading With Your Kids - Earth Warrior
Gary Haq is a human ecologist. He has authored several reports and academic papers on transport, air pollution, climate change, behavior and lifestyle. He is also the author of My Dad The Earth Warrior, a fun middle grade novel. Gary tells us how we can inspire our families to become Earth Warriors. Click here to support the podcast by using this link to purchase Gary's book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3hF0I5a Click here to visit our website - www.ProtectingThePlanetWithYourKids.com