Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly program inspires kids to be respectful & kind. To learn more please visit www.jedlie.com Our guest today is award winning author Laura Knight. She is here to tell us about Spot, A Seal Pup's Survival Guide. Laura's book has a simple but oh so important message, be kind to the planet, be kind to each other. Click here to visit Laura's web site

Be sure to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring Jedlie can inspire the kids in your community to be respectful, caring and inclusive. Deborah Baldwin is here to talk to us about her wonderful book Bumbling Bea. Beatrice thinks she has no acting talent but that doesn't stop her from auditioning for the annual middle school play. Easy! Except Michiko, a new girl from Japan, shows up and ruins everything! So begins Beatrice's diabolical and hilarious plan to scare away Michiko. But Michiko has goals of her own with no plans to leave soon. This is a great conversation that literally takes us all over the World. Click here to find Deborah's book on Amazon

The Great Maritini, Jedlie's award winning picture book, is now available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition. Get a free magic kit with each purchase when you visit www.GreatMaritini.com Today we are joined by the author of Hola, Let's Learn Spanish, (and Bonjour Let's Learn French) Judy Martialay. As you might guess Judy is a big advocate for kids learning new languages, the younger the better. We have a fun discussion about the benefits of being bilingual. Click here to find Judy's books on Amazon

The Great Maritini has been called one of the top 7 books that teach kids kindness by ChildrensPublishing.com You can receive a free magic kit, and help support the rebuilding of Puerto Rico, when you click here to purchase your bilingual edition of The Great Maritini Kendra Andrus joins us today to talk about her two wonderful picture books God Made Night and Chasing Sunsets. You will hear Kendra talk about her inspirations and how reading with her kids helped address challenges in life. Please click here to visit Kendra's WildWillowPress.com website

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly will inspire kids to make 2018 bully free! Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more. We have an All Star edition of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to end 2017. Lauren Dragon will be hear to talk about her Sally the Crab Picture book, Andy Klein talks about Oliver Phenomena and father and son team Tjaart and Daniel Lehmacher join us from South Africa to talk about The Moonling Click here to find Oliver Phenomena on Amazon Click here to find Sally the Crab on Amazon Click here to find The Moonling

Jedlie's Discover Your World One Book At A Time is an exciting School Assembly that inspires kids to read. Please click here to learn how to bring this program to your school Our guest today is award winning author D L Gardner. She joins us today to tell us about her YA title Thread of A Spider. Set in Ireland at the time of the famine, the books tells the tale of Ailis must rely on the magic of the forest folk. Click here to find Thread of A Spider on Amazon

Jedlie's award winning picture book The Great Maritini is now available in a beautiful bilingual English/Spanish edition. Get a free magic kit when you order your at www.GreatMaritini.com Great show today with our guest Debbie Manber Kupfer. Debbie grew up in the UK in the East London suburb of Barking. She has lived in Israel, New York and North Carolina and somehow ended up in St. Louis, where she works as a writer and freelance puzzle constructor of word puzzles and logic problems. She lives with her husband, two children and a very opinionated feline. She joins us today to tell us about her lovely picture book Cecilia's Tale. Click here to visit Debbie's web site

Jedlie's award winning #kidlit The Great Maritini is now available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com to order yours today & receive a free magic kit. Orli Zuravicky is here to tell us about her wonderfully fun Happily Ever After Life Series. This is a fun YA title that can spark lots of fun & important conversations in families. She also tells us about the exciting work she is doing as an editor for Scholastic. Click here to visit Orli's website

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assemblies are exciting and fun, and inspire kids to make healthy choices and build safe, caring school cultures. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com This is a delightful edition of the reading With Your Kids Podcast. Our guest, Gail Gritts, tells us about her fun picture book Messy Hair Games, the first in her Reba & Katherine series. The series is based on some of the mischief Gail and her sister got into growing up on a farm. Click here to get your copy of Messy Hair Games at Amazon

You will be helping rebuild Puerto Rico when you get your bilingual edition of The Great Maritini, along with Jedlie's Spectacular Magic Kit at www.GreatMaritini.com I am so excited. Our guest today is one of the top magicians in the world Sue-Anne Webster. She joins us from her home in Sydney, Australia to tell us about her new book Astounding. This is one of the best magic books I have ever read because it is so much more than just a book of how to do tricks. You are going to love to listen to Sue-Anne's views on performance and how to inspire kids. Please click here to visit www.Magicandstory.com

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assemblies empower kids with the understanding that everyone has the right to feel safe at school and tells them what to do if they feel afraid or left out. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more. Wow, what a show for you. Our guest today is the soon to be published author Jennieke Cohen. Jennieke's first novel is the YA title Dangerous Alliances. The book deals with issues of relationships and domestic abuse. In our interview Jennieke talks about how parents can use books to begin important conversations about difficult subjects. We also hear a letter of thanks written by a homeless man. Click here to visit Jennieke's web site

Jedlie's Discovering Your World One Book At A Time is an exciting school assembly that inspires kids to love reading & learning. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to bring this show to your community Today we are celebrating siblings with the author of the award winning Sophie & Scottie Adventure Series. This is a fun series that features twins who go on amazing adventures courtesy of a magical picture frame that takes them all over the World. Click here to find the Sophie & Scottie Series on Amazon

The Great Maritini by Jedlie has been named one of the top 7 books that teach kids kindness. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com to get your copy The Holiday Season is in full swing, and we thought we would invite one of our favorite guests Angie Flores, author of Cub's Wish, to share her family's favorite Christmas & Chanukah books with us. Angie Flores' Cub's Wish has also been named one of the top 7 books that teach kids kindness. Click here to get your copy on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly is a powerful & effective way to build a safe, bully free school. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more. We are so excitied to welcome back one of our favorite guests Meadow Griffin to talk about her new book Cairan and the troll Bully. iaran is a happy little goblin who lives in the magical world and whose favorite food is sugar. But when he finds out he has to move away from everything he knows, he begins to worry about all the new things he has to try. When he gets to his brand new school, Ciaran discovers that he is the only goblin in a whole school of trolls. He feels out of place and is picked on for being different. How will he ever feel like he belongs if no one will even talk to him? Click here to get your copy of Cairan and the Troll Bully on Amazon

Jedlie's acclaimed school assembly Discovering Your World One Book At A Time inspires kids to develop a love of books and reading. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your school. I love Elephants! Kids love Elephants! And what is not to love? They are such majestic, elegant and awesome creatures. Cheryl Lawton Malone has written a touching book based on a real lifelong friendship between two very special elephants. Click here to get your copy of Elephants Walk Together on Amazon

Jedlie's acclaimed school assembly uses the power of positive words to inspire kids to be respectful & kind. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more about this important program Brandon Walden is here to tell us about his family's kickstarter campaign to make their dream of publishing their children's books Seeds & Trees a reality. Seeds and Trees is a story about the power of words. But, also, it's a story to bring awareness to parents, peers, and counselors of how words truly affect young children. Click here to visit Brandon's Seeds & Trees Kickstarter Page

Jedlie's Boss of my Body! School Assembly inspires kids to say yes to exercise and no to drugs. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this exciting and effective program to your community I am super excited about this episode of the RWYK Podcast. Our guest is Becky Bensihek. She talks about her wonderful kidlit books and about the life changing work she is doing when not creating stories. We also have some very exciting news about some new listeners, and where they are listening from. Click here to visit Becky's web site

The Great Maritini is fun for the whole family. A modern retelling of the Story of the Good Samaritan. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com Let's get ready to go Into The Ocean with author Rebecca Lyndsey. Rebecca has created a wonderful book that will take families on a submarine voyage into our world's oceans with tour guide, GW. Discover some of the amazing marine animals that call the sea their home and other fantastic ocean facts during your tour. Tour guide, GW, will entertain you with all of his ocean knowledge and silly jokes. Click here to get your copy of Into The Ocean on Amazon

"Boss of My Body!" is a fun & totally interactive school assembly that inspires kids to make healthy choices. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this program to your school. Alane Adams is the author of the Legends of Orkney™ series for middle grade readers, and The Coal Thief and The Egg Thief, historical picture books set in the 1920s. When Alane is not writing she can be found talking to kids in schools about Reading Is A Superpower Click here to find Alane's books on Amazon

The Great Maritini is a fun and imaginative story that teaches kids the power of kindness & caring. Click here to get your copy at www.GreatMaritini.com We are delighted to welcome author - illustrator Richard Torrey to the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to talk about his brand new book Ally Saurus and the Very Bossy Monster. Super conversation about the power of imagination and being present with our kids. Click here to visit Richard Torrey's online Studio

Like to laugh? The Great Maritini is a fun & funny book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com Why do people ask if girls can be funny? Of course they can be, of course they are! And just in case you needed ssome proof, Betsy Bird has created a wonderful collection of funny stories written by some of the funniest females around. And as it turns out Betsy is a pretty funny and fun guest. Click here to get your copy of Funny Girl on Amazon

The Great Maritini is the fun new picture book by Jedlie. Click here to get your copy at our brand new web page www.GreatMaritini.com Oh No! It's the night of the Living Cuddle Bunnies! Actually we should say "Oh Yes!" because this is a hilariously fun book by our equally hilarious & fun guest Jonathan Rosen Click here to get your copy of Jonathen Rosen's Night of the Living Cuddle Bunnies

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to work together to build safe, caring, respectful schools. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community Flora Agbaje loves kids. She is here to tell us about her beautiful book Oh What Fun It Is To Share, the story of "Hugger boy", a boy who had to learn the value of sharing. Click here to get your copy of Flora's book

The Great Maritini is a fun picture book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to get your copy at www.GreatMaritini.com Jessica Carnivale Forcier is an author & Lyricist. She joins us today to talk about her book The George Before Me that celebrates family. She tells us why she thinks it is so important for families to share stories of the family members who maybe gone but are still important to us. Click here to visit Jessica' web site

The real stars of Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly are the kids in the audience. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to bring this program to your community It seems today that DIY projects are all the rage. Why? Because we think doing things together as a family is so much more fun! Our friend Francie Healey is here to teach us how to make some amazingly delicious & healthy granola with our kids. Click here to visit www.FrancieHealey.com

The Great Maritini is a fun picture book that teaches kids to be kind and caring. Click here to get your copy for as low as 99 cents on Amazon Calling all dog lovers! Danny Blitz is our guest today. Danny and her daughter Sheridan, collaborated to write a fun book that informs families of the many things they need to consider and prepare before they make the decision to welcome a dog, or any pet, into their family. Click here to find Danny's book on Amazon

Jedlie's Totally Interactive School Assembly inspires students to live gratefully. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this powerful program to your school. Happy Thanksgiving! We are celebrating by inviting one of our favorite guests, Carole Gordon Ekster, author of Before I Sleep I Say Thank You, back to the show. Carole is here to share with us the favorite books that teach kids to live gratefully. Click here to find Carol's books on Amazon

Jedlie inspires kids to be kind, caring & respectful. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community Jen Malone is a fun guest! She writes flirty young adult travel romances with HarperCollins and fun and humorous "girl power" middle grade adventures with Simon & Schuster. Jen's published titles include Changes in Latitudes, Best Night Ever, The Sleepover, the You're Invited series (with Gail Nall), At Your Service, Map to the Stars, Wanderlost, and Follow Your Art (a collaboration with Dreamworks Animation and Penguin Random House on a companion story to the animated film Trolls). She once spent a year traveling the world solo, met her husband on the highway (literally), and went into labor with her identical twins while on a rock star's tour bus. Click here to visit Jen's web site

Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus inspires kids to make healthy choices. Please click here to visit our web site to find out how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community. In a slight diversion from our usual format this week we meet the author of a book for adults, Fiona Maria Simon. She is a former journalist, travel writer, editor, and communications director of the Boulder, Colorado, Chamber of Commerce. She is passionate about developing healthy food products and inspiring and empowering others with her story. Lured by the adventures of entrepreneurship, she launched her own organic granola company and led it to success despite having no business background and simultaneously juggling the demands of being a single mom. Her book is a story of challenges, hardships, and triumphs, both personal and professional. Click here to visit Fiona' web site

Jedlie's The Great Maritini takes kids back in time to meet a magician who learns the greatest magic comes from kindness. Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents! Steve Altier, author who brought you "We Can't Move at Christmas!" Now brings you the first book in the Gabby and Maddox adventure series "Adventures in Italy!" Travel back in time with the siblings to the days of ancient Rome. Enjoy the Roman Chariot races and visit the Coliseum . See the fine paintings of Michael Angelo at the Sistine Chapel. Their journey also includes stops in Pisa & Venice. Click here ti find Steve's book on Amazon

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to build safe, respect filled, bully free schools. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community. Oh what a fun show this is. Our guest is G Brian Benson, author of the very fun picture book Steve The Alien. Bian is the founder of Reawaken Media, is an award-winning author, inspirational TEDX speaker, filmmaker, radio personality, consultant, and actor. His mission is to wake up the world with conscious, thought-provoking media that inspires. Click here to find Steve the Alien on Amazon

The Great Maritini discovers the greatest trick is turning feelings of caring into action to help others. Click here to get your copy of this wonderful picture book. Today we meet author Lindsay Barry. Born in Pennsylvania, Lindsay calls herself a MomTrepreneur, balancing her role as mom, author and business woman. Her brand new book Journey to Constellation Station. This wonderful book will whisk you and your children into a special part of space where you will gaze through a unique telescope of stars. Click here to visit Lindsay's web site

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to celebrate our differences and to make everyone feel welcome and included. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com Helen Hipp is a positively wonderful author who is dedicated to helping kids celebrate the fact that they are positively different. She is here today to talk about her books A Different Kind of Safari & Rosie and Friends, Positively Different. This is an inspiring interview, filling with advice for all parents. Click here to find Helen's books on Amazon

Jedlie's School Assembly We Choice Respect inspires kids to have empathy and to be kind and respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community. Today's guest, Kimberly Ballou, has created a powerful story of love, hope and empathy. Her debut middle grade novel When Daronte's Father Went To Prison tells a heart breaking story of how a 10 year old boy's life is turned upside down by his father's bad choices. In our interview Kimberly tells us she was inspired to write this book because so many of the inner city children she was teaching had to deal with this reality. This is an eye opening interview about an inspiring book. Please click here to find Kimberly's book on Amazon

Jedlie's Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly Boss Of My Body inspires kids to make healthy choices. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this powerful program to your community Today we are joined by multi talented artist, author and journalist Meaghan Meehan. Meaghan is passionate about expressing her visions and supporting other artists. This is a fascinating interview with an incredible artist. Please click here to connect with Meaghan on Twitter

Jedlie's Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly We Choose Respect inspires kids to build safe and caring school communities. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community One of our favorite guests, Devra Robaitelle, is back to tell us about her first YA title The Henge. "Away to the north of the Noble Village of the Arts there is, buried in a jade lake at the bottom of a quarry, a stone with magical properties—a stone that sings." Is it a surprise that a multi talented artist like Devra who toured singing with some of music's most legendary performers would create a world where a rock can sing? It also should come as no surprise that this is a wonderfully entertaining conversation. Click here to find your copy of The Henge on Amazon

Looking to inspire kids to build safe, caring, bully free schools? Be sure to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more about Jedlie's Totally Interactive & Inspirational School Assemblies We are big believers in reading with all of your kids, at every age. Our guest today is Kendare Blake, author of the dark and fun YA novel Three Dark Crowns. This is the second in Kendare's Dark Throne Series. You will love getting to know Kendare and the surprising event that inspired her dark tales. Please click here to visit Kendare's web site

Jedlie's We Choose Respect is a fun & funny, totally interactive school assembly that inspires kids to be respectful, caring and inclusive. To learn more please click here to visit www.jedlie.com Adam T Newman is here and boy did we have a blast! Adam T. Newman is an award winning, children's book author whose childhood consisted of sports, reading comic books and playing with action figures. He loves to laugh, and he loves to share hilarious, heart warming stories about his kids. He is here today telling us about he hilaroius books The Girl Who Lost Her Voice, How To Catch a Cold and How to Fight a Cold. Click here to visit Adam's website

Another great 5 star review for The Great Maritini "My 5 year old loved reading it with me and we both laughed out loud at some of the Great Maritini's exploits." Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents In an ideal world our kids would never have to deal with issues like homelessness. But we don't live in an ideal world, and issues like homelessness are real. Too many kids in our world find themselves without a home. Charlotte Cooper, a veteran social worker in Edmunton, Alberta, Canada, has created the Gerry Mouse series. This picture book series addresses the issue of homelessness is a non threatening, respectful way, helping us help our kids develop empathy for those less fortunate than us. Click here to find Gerry Mouse on Amazon

The Great Maritini by Jedlie is a fun & funny picture book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to get your copy for as low as 99 cents! Oh what a fun episode this is. One of our favorite guests, Pembroke Sinclair, (also known as Jessica Robinson) author of the oh so scary Life After The Undead, joins us to tell us about her favorite scary stories for kids of all ages. Who would have thunk that be scared could be so much fun! Click here to find Pembroke's creepily fun books on Amazon

The Great Maritini by Jedlie is a fun & funny picture book that teaches kids to have the courage to help others. Click here to read the kindle version for free! Christa Avampato joins us today to introduce us to her YA novel Emerson Page and Where The Light Enters. This is a fascinating story deftly told, a tale of courage and a gritty investigation. 13 year old Emerson Page wants to find out what happened to her mother, a world renowned anthropologits who died on the steps of a museum. Her journey to discover the answers about her mother's mysterious death takes her deep below the streets of New York City on a dangerous adventure into a magical world of books. There, she learns the stunning truth about her mother and her own destiny to continue her mother's legacy. Click here to get your copy of Emerson Page & Where the Light Enters

Looking for a fun school assembly that promotes respect? Please check out Jedlie's We Choose Respect at www.jedlie.com One of our favorite guests Francie Healey returns with another super healthy, do it together recipe you and your kids will love - Quinoa Black Bean Salad. Francie not only shares the recipe but also helps us understand the benefits of the different ingredients and how to talk to our kids about making healthy choices. Please click here to visit Francie's Web Site

Another great 5 star review for The Great Maritini - "I LOVE THIS BOOK! I think it is a beautiful story. The artwork IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT." Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents! Our guest today is award winning author Jeff Zentner. Jeff is the author of the poignant YA title Goodbye Days. One day Carver Briggs had it all—three best friends, a supportive family, and a reputation as a talented writer at his high school. The next day he lost it all—when he sent a simple text to his friend Mars, right before he, Eli, and Blake were killed in a car crash. Now, Carver can't stop blaming himself for the accident and he's not the only one. This is a powerful book, and a thought provoking interview. Click here to visit Jeff's web site

The Great Maritini just received another great 5 star review on Amazon - "What a wonderful little book about the magic that happens when we take time to care about others." Click here to get your copy. Today's episode is a bit different. We will be talking to Michelle Vattula, a children's author who's first book will debut in the Spring of 2019. We will talk to Michelle about her soon to be released book Stalking Seagulls, the process of getting a children's book published, Finland and aggressive seagulls on the Revere Beach. Trust us, you will love getting to know Michelle. Click here to visit Michelle's web site

Jedlie has inspired millions of smiles with his nationally acclaimed school assembly program We Choose Respect. Find out how to bring this program to your kids' school by visiting www.jedlie.com In this episode we call from Boston, the Athens of American to the original Athens in Greece to speak with author Nicholas Rossis. Nicholas is a pprolific writer of many different genres. Today we are speaking about his wonderful kidlit. We begin by chatting about Runaway Smile - A little boy wakes up in the morning and realizes he has lost his smile. After spending the entire day trying to find it, he learns the truth behind smiles: the only real smiles are the shared ones. We also talk about Musiville, a fabulous story of a land where the musical instruments are animals, or are the animals musical instruments? Click here to visit Nicholas' web site

Jedlie uses magic, music, comedy & illusions to inspire kids to build bully free schools. Find out how you can bring this important assembly to your kids' school by visiting www.jedlie.com Talk about a fascinating guest. Theodore Jerome Cohen is an author, illustrator, scientist, explorer, private investigator, in fact he has had 4 island off of Antarctica named after him! He joins us today to talk about Pepe Builds A Nest. This is a wonderful story about making the right choices and dealing with bullies! Pepe, the penguin, needs to build a nest for Miss Amber and him. But Otto, the bully, keeps stealing his stones. See how Pepe and others solve the problem, finally bringing Pepe and Otto together as friends. Click here to find Pepe on Amazon - Available in English, French & Spanish

The Great Maritini is wonderful little book about the magic that happens when we take time to care about others. Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents! Today our guest is 18 year old Leela Ayyar. She is here to talk about her Kickstarter campaign to launch her children's book Elara STEM Girl. Leela is committed to help inspire girls to overcome any obstacle they may encounter and follow their dreams to get into the science, technology, engineering and math fields. Leela talks passionately about her project and how she feels it will make a difference. We encourage you to listen and be inspired to help make Elara STEM Girl a reality. Click here to visit the Elara Kickstarter page

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly We Choose Respect inspires kids to be caring, respectful and inclusive. To find out how to bring this show to your kids' school please visit www.jedlie.com So much wisdom is shared on today's episode. Our guest is Doreen Grace Kester, author of Paisley. Paisley is a wonderful book that empowers kids. Doreen talks to us about teaching kids to strengthen themselves with positive self talk and reminds us that no one can make us feel small without our permission. Please click here to visit Doreen's web site

The Great Maritini, he doesn't have a mustache, but he has a really fun story and great lesson for kids about kindness. Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents at Amazon Our guest today is author Kristi Wientge. Kristi is the author of the delightfully touching book Karma Khullar's Mustache. This book tackles the uncomfortable—but all too relatable—subject of female body hair and self-esteem with this sweet and charming novel in the tradition of Judy Blume. Click here to visit Kristi's web site

The Great Maritini is a fun & funny book that inspires kids to have the courage to come to the rescue of anyone in need. Click here and get your copy for only 99 cents! AMY WAESCHLE is an author, professional editor, and wilderness medicine instructor for the Wilderness Medicine Institute. She joins us to talk about her soon to be released Rescued series. This is a very exciting, and timely series that looks into the heros that are willing to run towards danger to save us from natural and manmade disasters. She also has some great advice that can help us stay safe. Click here to visit Amy's Amazon page