Reading With Your Kids Podcast

We have a fascinating time speaking with author & film maker Mathew Klickstein. Mathew is on the podcast primarily to help us acknowledge Disabilities Awareness Month & to celebrate his new middle grade novel The Kids Of Widney Junior High. We also talk about life, travel and so much more. Don't miss our visit with "the geek guru of the 21st Century."

October is disabilities awareness month. We are getting ready to kick things off by inviting Arielle Hobbs to celebrate her heart warming picture book Sully the Racoon. This book is based on Arielle's son Sullivan. This is a wonderful conversation about love, courage and the beauty of family.

Tommy Balaam is the fantastic founder of Captain Fantastic, voted the UK's no. 1 children's entertainment company. The Captain Fantastic series of books was inspired by the success of the children's entertainment franchise. Both are dedicated to captivating young audiences with bold characters, plenty of laughter, an emphasis on children's well being and, above all, exciting stories.

Author & educator Tina Shepardson returns to the podcast to celebrate her new children's book WALKOUT! Inspired by a true story, WALKOUT shows democracy in action as Maddie organizes a safe school's anti-violence walkout.

When should we start speaking with our kids about money & finances? Candace Okin says now! Helping our kids become financially literate is one of the best gifts we can give to our kids. Her new book Mason Makes Money can ignite some great lessons about finance.

We have a really fun time speaking with author/storyteller Antonio Sacre. His tales of growing up bilingually in a Cuban and Irish-American household have inspired children worldwide to gather their own family stories and become storytellers themselves.

Bollywood star Vaishnavi MacDonald is on the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to celebrate the release of her book The Invisible Hand Of God. This autobiography shares Vaishnavi's incredible life journey.

One of our favorite teachers returns to the program to celebrate the release of two new books. Shannon Anderson believes that one of the best ways to teach kids is to empower them with a growth mindset. Her picture book Y if for Yet & Middle Grade book Mindset Power inspires kids from Kindergarten through middle school

September is World Dementia Awareness Month. We are marking this important month with a moving interview with Rene Schultz. Rene's A Million More Kisses is a touching story that can help families have important conversations about this most difficult topic.

Alysson Bourque has led a fascinating life. She graduated from college with a teaching degree. After a few years in the classroom Alysson became a lawyer. She practiced law for 6 years, before turning her sights on the World of Children's Books. Her award winning Alycat series is a fun way to teach kids important life lessons

Prepare to fall in love. Paula & Rosie Quinn are the mother / daughter team behind the adorable Children's Book My hair Wen On Vacation. Rosie is an absolutely amazing 9 year old who lost all of her hair at a very young age to Alopecia. You are going to love her positive spirit and outlook on life.

Meghan Christensen is a mom who tells folks that she has the perfect ratios to make the best PB & J sandwiches in the World. Her life long dream to be a Children's author has been realized with the publication of Wally & the Sweet Mountain Candy Factory. We have a great time celebrating family and this her debut book.

I had so much fun interviewing author & entrepreneur Yobe Qiu. Yobe is on the podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Our Moon Festival. This is a beautiful book that celebrates diverse Asian cultures & encourages us to respect & celebrate all cultures.

Author Becky Cummings returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Magic of Me series. This is a wonderful series that parents can use to inspire their kids to love themselves and make great choices.

Two great authors equals one fantastically colorful podcast. We first meet Prue McDonell, author of Stargazer, a Reading With Your Kids Certified Great Read. Prue tells us that living in the Australian Rain Forest provided inspiration for her beautiful book. We also welcome back Deb Gruelle, author of Sleepy Time Colors

Illustrator Melanie Hall is on the podcast to celebrate A Winter Walk In The City. This is a beautiful #PictureBook that introduces kids to the many holidays celebrated by different cultures during the Winter months. Melanie also gives some great tips to young illustrators

Author & educator Corey Wolff is on the podcast to celebrate his award winning #middleGrade #Novel Journey of an Acorn. This is a sweet story that can inspire family conversations about struggle, joy and loss.

Illustrator Yuliya Pankratova joins us from the United Kingdom to share her experience illustrating No Matter What, A Foster Care Tale. We recently spoke with the author Josh Shipp. Yuliya tells us what it was like turning his words into lovely illustrations.

Mary Morgan Ketchel is on the podcast to celebrate the passing of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote, and to celebrate her new Children's Book Camilla Can Vote. Mary Morgan wrote this book with her mom, Senator Marsha Blackburn

Hello Neighbor! That's the title of the latest book from our guest Matthew Cordell. Hello Neighbor is a picture book biography of the beloved Mr Rogers.

Powerful conversation with award winning author Josh Shipp. Josh was thrown into the foster care system at a young age. His new #PictureBook No Matter What is a mostly autobiographical tale about finding home.

Author Ann Gonzales is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate "Beloved and the Pepper Tree" - A picture book for ages 3 to 6 with the theme of helping kids cope with change and saying good-bye, whether that be a military move, change in family dynamics, or an economic change

Brian Wray returns to the podcast to celebrate his new #ChildrensBook Maia & the Very Tall Wall. This is a great story that will help kids find their voice and learn that their thoughts, opinions and questions matter, and that finding one's voice is life changing.

This podcast will give you hope. Linda Marshall celebrates The Polio Pioneer, Dr Jonas Salk. Just a few decades ago the World was terrified of Polio, a potentially deadly virus that left many kids paralyzed. Knowing that Dr Jonas Salk created a vaccine that has virtually eliminated Polio from most of the planet should give us hope.

Sade Fadipe takes us on a magical journey to Africa to celebrate "A Visit To Grandad, An African A, B, C. Sade reminds us that immersing ourselves in books that depict life old & new worlds can be a truly magical experience.

Author / school librarian Jolene Gutierrez is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her two new #Children'sBooks, Mac & Cheese & the Personal Space Invader and Bionic Beasts. We also talk about the reopening of in the age of Covid 19 and about how important a resource a school library, and a great school librarian, can be.

This podcast is going to make you smile. Author / educator Sheryl Smiley Oliphant celebrates her delightful new #KidLit My Daddy Doesn't Need A Cape. She also tells us how her superhero husband helped deliver her baby in a parking lot!

When Lydia Cohn was a young girl she loved hearing stories that came from the imagination of her mom, Joan Yingling. She made a promise to herself to one day share these stories with the world through picture books. The Story of the Can't That Could is the first in this series.

Mother - daughter team Amanda Lynch & Ava Holloway celebrate My Ancestors' Wildest Dream. Ava is a 14 year old ballerina. This book was inspired by a photograph of Ava and her friend Kennedy in their ballet tutus dancing in front of a statue of Robert E Lee. That picture went viral and serves as a beacon of hope for young people world wide.

Powerful interview with Micki Boas, author of One In Five; How We're Fighting for Our Dyslexic Kids in a System That's Failing Them. Micki shares inspiring tales of parents standing up to get their kids the specialized support they need to succeed in school.

Author & educator Andrew Katz is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his new #PictureBook I Just Want To be Super. We talk about how we can empower kids to be super. We also talk about what challenges schools in the US & Canada face due to the Covid 19 pandemic

One of our favorite guests is back on the #RWYK #Podcast. Leslea Wahl shares some of her favorite sports themed books we can read with our teens and tweens. We may not be able to compete on the field due to Covid 19 but nothing can stop us from reading great stories with our kids

Amanda Hauser is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her new holiday tradition Impish the Christmas Elf. Impish is not another version of Elf on the Shelf. Amanda has created a new Christmas problem solving tradition Amanda thinks your family will love.

This is a republication of a Solve For Kids Podcast. Shah Selbe is a busy guy. He is a Rocket Scientist, Conservation Technologist and a National Geographic Explorer! He is on the Solve It For Kids Podcast to tell us how he created his own job and, more importantly, let us know how technology can help us conserve the planet!

Author Candy Wellins is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate family, love & her brand new #KidLit Saurdays Are For Stella. This is a delightful story about the friendship between a young boy and his grandmother.

Stephanie Parwulski knows how difficult it is for adults & kids who are struggling with anxiety. She shares some of her own struggles and tells us how her new #PictureBook "Beatrice & The Sunflower Gift" can help kids deal with anxiety.

Tamara Hecht returns to the podcast to celebrate A Viral Message, the latest addition to her Monsterville Series. This new book is a wonderful way for families to continue to talk about the pandemic.

Powerful conversation with author D M Henry-Welsh. His middle grade novel Wrong Place, Wrong Time takes a look at the inequities that exist in the UK Juvenile Justice System. Many of these same inequtities exist in the US system.

Be sure to be a part of STEM World! The online STEM Conference is happening this weekend, August 15 & 16. The Solve It For Kids Team of Jedlie & Jennifer Swanson will be recording an episode of Solve It For Kids in front of a live audience at the event. Don't miss it.

Debut author Lindsay Metcalf always wanted to be a children's author, but she never dreamed that she would have her first three books published in the same year. We begin our conversation celebrating Beatrix Potter Scientist. We also celebrate Farmers Unite and No Voice Too Small.

Author Donna Sager Cowan returns to the show to celebrate the latest addition to her Superhero School series. This is a wonderful middle grade series that inspires kids to find the superhero inside of them.

We have a wonderful time speaking with Gloria & Peter Van Donge. Gloria has written a wonderful #Kidlit series called The Gifted Kid Zone. This series reminds us that gifted kids face challenges too.

Lindsay Barry returns to the podcast to celebrate her latest book "The Backpack". The Backpack is not only a fun rhyming picture book, but a primer on treating others how we wish to be treated. Children will enjoy the colorful illustrations and rhymes. Parents will appreciate the lesson on caring and friendship.

This is a special republication of a recent Solve It For Kids episode. Our Dean of all things STEM & STEAM joins us to chat with Dr Gene Van Buren. Dr Gene Van Buren is on the podcast to answer the question "How Do You Measure Particles That Are Too Small To Be Seen?" Perhaps a better question would be why would we want to measure such tiny particles. Simple answer, they could hold the secret to how the Universe was created!

Our Dean of All Things STEM & STEAM returns for another STEM Tuesday edition of the podcast. Today we take a deep dive, or dig, into history and archeology.

Author & educator Mark Gunning returns to the show to celebrate his new middle grade novel Strike 3, You're Out. We also talk about how what schools might look like in the upcoming school year.

Jags Dhillon & Gurdeep Virdee are on the show to celebrate their wonderful new Footie Fruits graphic novel. Footie Fruit Island is a place where football means everything. The fruits that live here are football crazy. The thing they are most crazy about is their favourite football team, the Footie Fruits. Every year fruits from all around the world pack their bags and travel to the island with a dream of one day playing for the famous team.

Today we welcome Leticia Ordaz to the podcast. Leticia is the news anchor for KCRA in Sacramento, CA. She is also the author of the delightful new picture book "The Adventures of Mr Macaw". Leticia tells us the heartwarming true adventure that inspired her to write this book. She also speaks about the importance of kids seeing themselves represented in the pages of great children's books.

Dr Anne Slanina returns to the podcast to celebrate the legendary route 66 and the latest book in her Annie Mouse series. Dr Anne is a professor of Early Childhood Education and Reading Education. She specializes in using books for social-emotional growth and development (bibliotherapy) and preparing teachers to instill a love of Social Studies in their classrooms.

Our guest today is Sue Lowell Gallion. Sue is passionate about children and reading. She is on to celebrate the award-winning Pug Meets Pig and Our World, A First Book of Geography