Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Jedlie uses music, magic, comedy & illusions to inspire kids to be respectful of themselves & community. To learn how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community please visit www.jedlie.com I love to remind kids that books have the power to take us back in time, and to inspire us to dream about what we can experience in the future. Our guest today is Dorothea Jensen,an expert at helping readers travel back in time to experience history. We talk today about her historical novel a Buss From Lafayette. Click here to find Dorothea's books on Amazon

The Great Maritini inspires kids to turn feelings of caring into action to help others. Click here to read for free via Amazon Unlimited One of our favorite guests, Carmela Dutra, is back to tell us about her delightful Lorenzo The Bear series. Carmela is an award winning author who has a passion for working with kids. Her Lorenzo The Bear series is a fun series of books that talk about friendship. Click here to find Carmela's books on Amazon

Jedlie inspires kids to be respectful with his unique blend of magic, music and comedy. To find out more please visit www.jedlie.com Fellow author and magician Rick Starkey joins us from his home in Tennessee to tell us about his book Blues Bones. Blues Bones tells us the story of 13 year old Rodney Becker and how he gets over his severe case of stage fright, with voodoo! All sorts of adventures and mayhem follow. A fun read and a fun interview. Click here to find Rick's book on Amazon

Jedlie uses incredible illusions to inspire kids to build caring, inclusive school families. Find out how to bring this wonderful assembly to your school by visiting www.jedlie.com We had such a fun and enlightening chat with Dr Paul Semendinger, an author and principal of an elementary school in New Jersey. He knows kids, how to inspire them and make them laugh. His Principal Sam series is a wonderfully fun series that inspires kids to be respectful and inclusive. Find all of Paul's books on amazon by clicking here

Jedlie's The Great Maritni is a fun picture book that inspires kids to be kind. Get your copy for only 99 cents at Amazon Author Nita Ganguly believes that kids can save the world. She has written two wonderful picture books, Hello Earth Here We Come & Poly Trap, that talk to kids about the ways they can make the world a better place. Nita believes that my making simple changes in our life styles we can save the Earth from a potential environmental crisis. Click here to find Nita's books on amazon

The Great Maritini just received the coveted Story Monsters Approval. Click here to read for free with kindle unlimited Today we talk with Jen Milius, storyteller and people whisperer. Not sure we did any whispering but we sure did laugh a lot during our chat about her wonderful kidlit picture book series Einstein and Moo, We also talk and laugh about spiders. It is a fun conversation we know you will enjoy. Click here to find Jen's books on amazon

Jedlie's Magic Circus is an exciting school assembly that inspires kids to be kind & respectful. To find out more please visit www.jedlie.com We had such a great time speaking with Kate Wiseman, author of the soon to be released middle grades series Gangster School. This is a hilarious series that is currently only available in German. An English e book edition will be available in the Spring of 2018. Click here to visit Kate's web site

The Great Maritini by Jedlie is a wonderful book that teaches kids to be kind. Read it for free by clicking here Jessica Etting & Alyssa Schwartz are here to tell us about their fabulous YA title The Lost Causes. The Lost Causes are five teens with serious problems and only one thing in common: people have written them off. Now they're thrown together in group therapy, with vague promises of healing. Their problems do go away when they drink the water their therapist gives them. But that's because it's not just water ... This is a thrilling sci fi book that you will love reading too. And it brings up lots of great topics to talk about with your teens. Unknowingly, the teens have ingested a serum that gives them psychic powers, part of an FBI plan to find out who was behind the grisly murder that has rocked their small town. Their new powers will help them uncover clues and follow leads that have eluded the authorities, and their outsider status gives them the perfect cover. Be sure to get your copy of the Lost Causes here on Amazon

Jedlie's Magic Circus inspires kids to use their imaginations to see all of the wonders of the World. To learn how to bring this nationally acclaimed school assembly to your community please visit www.jedlie.com. Kishmi Davis has created a hilarious look at a true modern day crisis, the wifi is down! With so many kids becoming glued to their screens they can experience a major meltdown when their access to the internet is down. In this hilarious conversation we learn that Kishmi's book was based on real life experiences, and we learn that thankfully kids can survive when all they are left with is their imaginations and our beautiful world. You can find Kishmi's wonderful book on Amazon by clicking here

The Great Maritini by Jedlie has just earned Story Monster Approval status. We hope it will earn your family's approval too. Read it for free here We have all heard of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, but you may not have Ronaldo and the Reindeer Flying Academy. Maxine Sylvester has created a wonderful tale kids and parents will love. In this adventure Ronaldo faces his toughest challenge ever, The Endurance Challenge. Will he be victorious or will his mean brothers Dasher, Comet and Prancer ruin his chances? Get your copy of Ronaldo here on Amazon

Jedlie inspires kids to be the boss of their own bodies and to make healthy choices. Please click here to learn more. Fayth Thomas is an educator who believes it is never too early to give our kids the information they need to make healthy choices, We agree. In her book Being The Best You she "deliberates diabetes in a way that children can understand. Years ago, it was rare to hear about a child with type 2 diabetes. Now, according to the CDC, more than 208,000 people younger than 20 have this disease. With real-life examples told by children, the book inspires readers to do their part to combat this disease." Please click here to find Being The Best You on Amazon

Jedlie's The Great Maritini has earned the coveted Story Monsters Approval Status. To get your copy of this great book that teaches kids kindness please click here. This is a super important episode for all families. One of our favorite guests, Debbie Roppolo, returns to tell us about her touching book "He's My Borther." The diagnosis of autism devastates every member of a family, sometimes impacting siblings the hardest. Based on her own family's experience with autism the book tells the story of twelve year-old Jonathan Roper. Forced to move away from everything that he's familiar so that his younger brother Cameron can get better services, Jonathan feels alone and forgotten. Can he overcome his feelings of resentment and sadness, or will Cameron's autism drive a wedge between the brothers that can't be overcome? This book also contains answers to frequently asked questions, a resource page, and more. Click here to find He's My Brother on Amazon

Jedlie inspires kids to be inclusive and embrace friendships with kids from every culture. Find out how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community by visiting www.jedlie.com Our guest today is Dr Soma Mandal. She is here to talk about her wonderful book Sonya Sahni and the First Grade. Soma was inspired to write this book by her daughter's experience in first grade. The book tells the story of Sonya, a first grader torn between her roots. She was born in the USA but her parents are Indian...she desperately wants to fit in and be American. Her parents want her to embrace who she is, but Sonya feels like a misfit. This is a wonderful story about a little girl who discovers her identity and learns to appreciate who she is. A must read for any child or adult who feels different from the rest of the world. Please visit Soma's page on Amazon

Jedlie inspires students to work together to build caring, inclusive schools. Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more Today we welcome author Wendy McLeod MacKnight. Wendy is the author of a wonderful middle grade book It's A Mystery Pig Face. In this fun interview Wendy talks about her home provence of New Brunswick, Canada and some of the great discussion her book can inspire. Please click here to find It's A Mystery Pig Face on Amazon

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires kids To Build Bully Free Schools To Find Out How To Invite This Exciting School Assembly Program To Your Community Please Visit www.jedlie.com Two of our favorite authors, Sheri Fink & Derek Taylor Kent, return to the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to tell us about their new book Counting Sea Life With The Little SeaHorse. This is a fabulous, totally interactive book filled with all sorts of wild sea creatures that will spark your child's imagination. Click here to visit Sheri's web page Click here to visit Derek's web page

Another 5 star review for The Great Maritini "A wonderful and amusing story. Beautifully written with a nice message at the end." Click here to get your copy Carol P Roman is the award winning author of over 50 children's books. She is here today to talk about her two brilliant If You Were Me series. If You Were Me & Lived In... is a series that introducing kids to other cultures, great to help kids develop empathy and to be inclusive. Her second If You Were Me & Lived In series places children in different points in history, opening their minds to exploration and discovery. Click here to visit Carole's Amazon page

The Great Maritini is a wonderful book that inspires young readers to be kind. Click here to get your copy Elizabeth Arroyo spent most of her younger years as an avid reader with a wild imagination which led her to write her first manuscript at the age of fourteen. Her love of action & adventure led Elizabeth to write Tthe Second Sign and the Second Shadow, a dark YA paranormal romance series, and Darkness, a YA paranormal thriller. Click here to visit Elizabeth's Amazon page

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly program gives students information they need to make healthy choices for their lives. To find out more please visit www.jedlie.com Ellen Piano is here today to talk about her book The Sex Decision. As the title implies the book deals with a decision all teens face, whether or not to have sex. The book also many other issues facing teens today. While our conversation today is dealing with mature subject matter there is no graphic content. Find Ellen's book on Amazon here

Inspire students to work cooperatively to build a bully free school. Please visit our web site www.jedlie.com Our guest today is Sojourner McConnell. Sojourner McConnell is grandmother to thirteen grandchildren. With all those grandchildren, she has crafted her storytelling skills. Sojourner's new book is a children's chapter book, Who's That in the Cat Pajamas which is available on Amazon now. Please click here to find Sojourner on Amazon

Jedlie's fantastic picture book The Great Maritini is a fun & funny book that teaches kids kindness. Click here to get your copy today. We love authors who inspire kids to learn about STEM, especially authors looking to inspire girls to look into Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathmatics. Our guest today, Carmela Dutra, has created a wonderful book that inspires all kids to reach for the stars, and the moon. Little Katie Goes To The Moon is a book you will want in your child's library Click here to get your copy of Little Katie Goes To The Moon

The Great Maritini is a fun story that teaches kids to be kind. Get your copy here today. Today our guest is Rosie Russell, the author of the wonderful kids book Beasley's Journey and many others. Rosie studied Early Childhood Education and taught students in elementary and middle school for fifteen years in the Midwest. Rosie now writes and illustrates full time and is looking forward to sharing her books with students, encouraging them to write and illustrate their own stories. Click here to visit Rosie's Amazon page

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly program inspires kids to choose to be respectful to everybody, everyday, everywhere. To find out more please visit www.jedlie.com Lizette Lantigua is here to tell us about her thrilling Mission Libertad. This work of fiction is based on many true stories of people escaping persecution in Cuba. Lizette also talks to us about her Good News Book Fairs which are very popular among Catholic schools and churches Click here to visit Liz's Good News Book Fair page

The Great Maritini is a fun and well written morale story. A wonderful retelling of the parable of the Good Samaritan in a modern and inclusive non-religious way. Get your copy or read for free at Amazon Veteran educator Dr Terance Shipman is here to tell us about his fun time as a kindergarten teacher & about the value of having males teach younger kids. He is also here to invite us to be a part of his kickstarter campaign to make Mr Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles come to life. Click here to visit Dr Terance Shipman's web site

The Great Maritini inspires kids to be kind and caring. Get your copy or read for free here at Amazon Its time to celebrate. The Reading With Your Kids podcast is 100 episodes old. We have had some fantastic guests, and our 100th guest is no exception. Meadow Griffin, author of Legends of Erin, joins us for a really fun chat about fantasy and the true nature of leprechauns Click here to find Meadow's books on Amazon

Jedlie Is Coming - The new school year has begun, and Jedlie is on the road inspiring students to transform caring into action. To find out how you can bring this incredible school assembly to your area please visit www.jedlie.com Oh you are in for a treat. Today's guest Lydia Lukidis is full of energy and lots and lots of fun, just like her books. Today we learn about her amazingly fun picture books Gerbs in the House and Melvin and the Madcap Musical. Click here to find Lydia's books on Amazon

Don't wait! Available dates to bring Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly programs are filling fast. Find out how Jedlie can inspire your community to be caring and respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com Today we are joined by mom, baker extroidinaire and author Shennice Cleckley. She is here to celebrate being a mom, and to tell us about her wonderful Mommy & Lewis picture book series. You can find Shennice's books here on Amazon

The Great Maritini is a wonderful and amusing story about a magician for whom things have a tendency to go wrong from time to time. Beautifully written with a nice message at the end. Click here to get your copy. We take a bit of a departure from our typical format. Our guest today is Recovery expert and therapist Holli Kenley. Holli has recently released her latest book for parents Power Down, Parent Up. In this decade, our digital world has grown exponentially as has the degree of time both adults and children are spending on their screens. Not surprisingly, researchers are discovering a myriad of unhealthy behaviors associated with excessive screen time. In "Power Down & Parent Up", Kenley expands on her groundbreaking book Cyber Bullying No More, giving parents/guardians effective strategies to integrate into their lives and their children's. How can we navigate a tech-driven world and raise tech-healthy children? This interview was so filled with important information we couldn't fit it all into just one episode. Find your copy of Holli's Power Down, Parent Up here

Jedlie's totally interactive school assembly teaches kids to use technology respectfully. To find out how to bring this important presentation to your school please visit www.jedlie.com We take a bit of a departure from our typical format. Our guest today is Recovery expert and therapist Holli Kenley. Holli has recently released her latest book for parents Power Down, Parent Up. In this decade, our digital world has grown exponentially as has the degree of time both adults and children are spending on their screens. Not surprisingly, researchers are discovering a myriad of unhealthy behaviors associated with excessive screen time. In "Power Down & Parent Up", Kenley expands on her groundbreaking book Cyber Bullying No More, giving parents/guardians effective strategies to integrate into their lives and their children's. How can we navigate a tech-driven world and raise tech-healthy children? This interview was so filled with important information we couldn't fit it all into just one episode. Please click here to get your copy of Power Down, Parent Up

Do you remember how excited you were by school assemblies? Jedlie's We Choose Respect Assembly program will excite & inspire students to be kind, caring & respectful Dawn Wynne is an Amazon Children's Best Seller. She is also an award-winning educator with more than 15 years experience teaching students from kindergarten through high school, including special needs students, English Language Learners, and at-risk youths. She is here today to talk to us about her fantastic book Earth Remembers When. Click here to visit Dawn's Amazon Page

Jedlie's We Choose Respect inspires kids to treat everyone with the respect they want people to give them. A school assembly that makes a difference. Author Britt Leigh joins us today to tell us about her YA title Ten Commandments for Kissing Gloria Jean. A 14-year-old girl who wants her first kiss more than anything gets diagnosed with Celiac disease, prompting important considerations about her body and her Catholic faith. Themes include: faith, choices, and sex & relationships. Click here to find Britt's book on Amazon

Jedlie's The Great Maritini is a fun book that helps teach kids to be kind and caring. Get your copy here Rhonda Whitaker visits the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to tell us about her delightful book Uh Oh Baby. Uh-Oh Baby! is a baby bedtime story that provides parents and babies a special time for shared learning experiences and loving cuddles. It celebrates the wonder and the delight of "uh-oh" moments seen through the eyes of sweet infants and toddlers as they learn about their world. Click here to get your copy of Uh Oh Baby

Jedlie uses the wonders of magic & illusion to motivate kids to be caring & respectful. Find out how to bring this program to your child's school by visiting www.jedlie.com Our guest today is Brent A Ford, author of the interactive ebook A World of Wonder. A World of Wonder is a book designed to help children develop a wonder for, and an appreciation of, the world in which we all live. The book combines spectacular images with a variety of poetry and verse…from time-honored and classic to new and sometimes humorous. Get your copy of A World of Wonder here

The Great Maritini is a fun, modern, inclusive retelling of the story of the Good Samaritan. Click here to get your copy from Amazon. Available as an ebook and in print. My Buddy Knows is a great series of books by our guest Keith Wheeler. Keith says "Nothing makes me happier than to see a child smile while reading a book!" His greatest joy comes from the love and support he gets from his family. His My Buddy Knows series are fun and exciting books take the traditional method of learning through children's books and adds a unique spin. By incorporating a flash card-like format, these books give the child the opportunity to become more involved in the learning experience. Click here to find Keith's books on Amazon

The Great Maritini has been named a great book that teaches kids kindness. Get your copy today at Amazon Our guest today is author James Minter. James is a dad to two grown-up children, and a step father to three more. His fiction writing career started some five years ago with books designed to appeal to the inner child in all of us - very English humour. Later his daughter Louise reminded him of the bedtime stories he told her and suggested he might like to commit them to paper for others to enjoy. He hasn't yet but instead embarked on writing the eight-book Billy Grows Up series for 7 to 9-year-old children. These are traditional stories, but with value based plots. Although the main character Billy and his friends are fictitious, Billy's dog, Jacko, is based on his family's much-loved pet, which, with their second dog Malibu, caused havoc and mayhem to the delight of his children and consternation of himself. Click here to find James' books on Amazon

Looking to teach your children to be kind, to help others? The Great Maritini is a wonderful book that reminds kids that transforming feelings of caring into action is the greatest transformation of all. Now available in print and as an ebook on Amazon Angel Krishna is here to talk about her two delightful picture books, Gabby's Space Adventures and Monkeys and Crocodiles Play Baseball. You will love learning about these playful books, and getting to know our guest Angel Krishna Click here to find Angel's books on Amazon

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly program is a magical experience that inspires kids to be kind, caring and respectful. Get more information by visiting www.jedlie.com Get ready for some fun. Jenny Ford is here to tell us about her great book Tilly and the Magical Mermaid. Tilly is at her happiest when she is at the beach looking for different kinds of shells and pebbles. She also has a great imagination, as she discovers when she meets the Magical Mermaid whilst out fishing with her Grandpa. But is it her imagination, or is it real? Get your copy of Tilly & the Magical Mermaid here

The Great Maritini has been called a "great book that teaches children kindness" by ChildrensPublishing.com Available as an ebook or in print. Click here to get your copy from Amazon Our guest today is Geraldine Marshall author of Spider's Gift. Spider's Gift is the story of the Nativity told from the viewpoint of its tiniest participants--the cricket, the honeybee, and the spider--and emphasizes that every gift is valuable if it's offered with love. Children ages 3-9 will delight in this book that includes a story, a prayer, and pages of facts and folklore about spiders. Author and zoologist Geraldine Ann Marshall enchants readers and opens their hearts to the true Christmas story. Click here to visit Spider's Gift on Amazon

Jedlie's Magic Circus is a totally interactive school assembly to inpsire kids to make healthy choices. Find out how to bring this show to your kids' school by visiting www.jedlie.com The author of Eat To Beat Alzheimer's Francie Healey is back with another totally interactive recipe for you. Today she teaches us how we can get into the kitchen and work with our kids to cook deeeeelicious Pumpkin Pancakes. And while we are at it we can talk to our kids about making healthy choices. Good food, good conversations, important life lessons. It's a win-win-win experience for your family. Click here to visit Francie's Web Site

Find out how you can invite Jedlie to your child's school to inspire students to be caring & respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com I think this is an incredibly important episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Our guest is Kathleen Burkenshaw, author of The Last Cherry Blossom. Based loosely on author Kathleen Burkinshaw's mother's firsthand experience surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, The Last Cherry Blossom hopes to warn readers of the immense damage nuclear war can bring, while reminding them that the "enemy" in any war is often not so different from ourselves. Please click here to find Kathleen's book on Amazon

The Great Maritini is a fun book that inspires kids to be kind. Now available as an ebook and in print. Click here to find it on Amazon For as long as she can remember Leslea Wahl has been a creator of stories. She is thrilled now to be able to share some of them with others. She has been driven by a belief that our purpose in life is to use our gifts to glorify God and lead others to Him. She feels blessed to have found a way to intertwine her two passions by creating adventurous stories with positive Christian messages for today's youth that she hopes will entertain and inspire others to find their gifts as well. Please click here to visit Leslea's web site

Find out how you can invite Jedlie to inspire students at your child's school to be kind & respectful. Visit www.jedlie.com Ceryl Carpinello is a retired high school English teacher. As a teacher she was introduced to writings and authors from times long past. She fell in love with the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. She is now using that love to inspire young readers and those Young-at-Heart to read more through her Tales and Legends for Reluctant Readers. Please click here to visit Cheryl's Amazon page

Your kids will want to read Jedlie's new book The Great Maritini again and again and again. Named a top book to teach kids kindness. Get your copy here Author Sarah Hays joins us from her home just outside of Austin Texas to tell us about her book Not Again! The Adventures of Breanne and Allison. As the title implies the book all about the fun sister Breanne and Allison get into and out of. Based on the adventures and misadventures of Sarah's own daughters. You will love getting to know about Sarah and her family Click here to get your copy of Sarah's book Not Again

The Great Maritini has been named one of the top books that help teach kids to be kind by Childrenspublishing.com . Download your ebook for free here. Erica Graham is a speech and language pathologist. She is also a mom who understands the difficulty parents have finding time to work on speech with their children. In her pursuit to create a fun easy way for therapists, children, and their parents to enhance speech development while promoting literacy, she has written a series of exciting children's books called Talking Tales. Each book focuses on a core sound used in the English language. Click here to visit Erica's Amazon page

The Great Maritini, the new book from Jedlie, recently named to a list of top books that teach children kindness. Click here to get your copy Today we Skype our way across the Pond to meet Lynn Emslie. Lynn is the author of Jasper & Milo's New home. This is a delightful story about two little dogs who find themselves in a new home. Click here to find Jasper & Milo on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect is a totally interactive school assembly that inspires students to build respect filled, caring & inclusive schools. To find out more please visit www.jedlie.com Today we meet author, musician, artist and mum Devra Robitaille. Devra is here to celebrate her wonderful Muffy the Dog series. This is truly a delightful series of books that your whole family will love. In our interview Devra tells us about her books, but also shares some of her experiences working with such musical legends as John Lennon, the Jackson 5 and Mike Oldfield. This is a fascinating conversation you do not want to miss. Please click here to visit Devra's Amazon Page

Childrenspublishing.com named The Great Maritini one of the top picture books to teach kids empathy & respect. Get your copy here In this episode we meet Marco Hackleman Behrens, author of Echoes in the Canyon, Adventures in the Desert. And in a lot of ways we also meet the desert, as Marco has a deep passionate love for this often misunderstood part of our world. You will enjoy that passion and you will enjoy learning about Marco's fun book. Please visit Marco's Amazon page

The Great Maritini is Jedlie's fun retelling of one of the Greatest Stories ever, The Story of the Good Samaritan. Please consider adding this fun & inspiring book to your library. You can find out more here. We are so happy that the Reading With Your Kids Podcast has developed a worldwide audience. And we are very proud to have hosted authors from around the world. So it is with great pleasure that we invite author Deepa Agarwal from New Dheli in India to talk about her new anthology Best Children's Stories from Around the World Please click here to check out Deepa's Website

The Great Maritini is the wonderful new book from Jedlie that reminds us all that the greatest transformation of all is transforming caring into action to help another. Click here to find out more. Our guest today is Monica Ashour, founder of TOBET, Theology of the Body Evangelization Team. Between 1978 and 1984, Pope St. John Paul II delivered a series of Wednesday audiences that eventually became known as the Theology of the Body. This profound teaching offered an examination of what it means to be human, made in God's image and likeness, and how that reality is made visible in our human bodies. Monica has written a series of books that shares this profound message with children of all ages. Today we will be talking about her book Every Body Is A Gift Please click here to visit the TOBET web site

Magic Is Inspirational - Invite Jedlie to your school to inspire kids to be kind, caring & respectful For more information please visit www.jedlie.com If you have heard any of our past episodes you know that when I am not podcasting I am presenting educational magic shows. So you can imagine how excited I was to be able to invite Michael Grandinetti to the show. Michael is one of the World's top illusionists and is the star of Masters of Illusion seen on the CW Network. Today Michael talks about his use of storytelling in presenting his illusions and what books inspired him as a child. Click here to visit Michael's web site

Jedlie's Magic Circus is an exciting school assembly program that inspires kids to live gratefully. Fidn out more at www.jedlie.com This is one of my favorite interviews. Our guest is Carol Gordon Ekster, author of many fabulous books. Today we are talking about her book published by Pauline Press Before I Sleep I Say Thank You. This is a fantastic book that helps parents teach their children to live gratefully. In our interview we discuss the many physical and psychological benefits of living gratefully. I am sure you will enjoy Carol Gordon Ekster as much as I did. Please click here to visit Carol's web site