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Reading With Your Kids - Yumi's Extraordinary Collection

Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Respect All Cultures - Find Out How You Can Bring This Show To Your Kids' School - Visit www.jedlie.com Books can be a bridge to the past, a bridge to different cultures, and can bridge the gap between generations. Our guest today is author Else Takaoka. She talks to us today about her simply wonderful book Yumi's Extraordinary Collection, about family and cultures. Please click here to visit Elsa's web site www.elsatakaoka.com

Jun 4, 201724 min

Reading With Your Kids - Talking About The Saints

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Live Their Faith - Please Visit www.jedlie.com Sister Kathleen Glavich, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame, to talk to us about the Catholic tradition of Saints, and how we can use stories of the Saints to inspire our kids and teach values. Sister Kathleen is a prolific author who loves to write books that teach kids about the Catholic faith. This is a fun and informative interview for people of all faiths. Please click here to visit Sister Kathleen's Blog Page

Jun 3, 201731 min

Reading With Your Kids - Why Can't Why Be Fun?

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Be Respectful & Caring. Please Visit www.jedlie.com To Learn How To Bring This Exciting Program To Your Child's School Why? What parent hasn't heard their child ask that question, a million times! Why? Sometimes that simple word can sounds like fingernails on a chalk board. But when you really think about it, we want our kids to be curious, we want them to ask why. (We just don't want them to ask it a couple of hundred times in an hour.) Today we meet Kara Peterson. She is the author of the Fun Why Stories, and the inovative app she is using to tell them. Please check out the Fun Why Website

Jun 1, 201732 min

Reading With Your Kids - My Future Story

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Work Together To Build A Better Future - Please Visit www.jedlie.com To Learn More Helping kids to dream, to have a vision of what their lives can be like is so very important. Lois Melbourne has created a beautiful book to help our kids understand that they can and should dream Why? Helping kids explore careers, beyond what they see in the neighborhood, leads to more purposeful decisions about their future. Teaching kids how to ask questions and engage adults about their jobs opens up opportunities. Fostering curiosity about the things around us and how they were designed, made, and delivered gives kids a better connection to their environment and the people they meet. Please visit the My Future Story web site

May 30, 201728 min

Reading With Your Kids - My Friend Is Muslim

Jedlie uses magic, music & comedy to inspire kids to be respectful and inclusive. Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this exciting presentation to your community. In this episode we are joined by the associate producer of the reading With Your Kids Podcast Fatima Khan. Fatima is here today to talk about the wonderful book My Friend is Muslim by Khadija Ejaz. The Muslim holy month of Ramadam is fast approaching, and we thought this would be a great time to talk about the book and about the religion of Islam. As we will hear My Friend is Muslim is a great book that will help families gain a better understanding of our Muslim neighbors. It is our hope that this understanding will open hearts and minds to friendships. Give your kids access to My Friend is Muslim and over 20,000 other fantastic kids books. Please visit www.readingwithyourkids.com/epic - Use the promo code Jedlie and get a two month free trail.

May 27, 201724 min

Reading With Your Kids - Inspiring Kids To Love Reading

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Make Healthy Choices - Find Out More Today We are very excited to welcome Esther Goldenberg to the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Esther is a former elementary school teacher who claims she has the super powers to help reluctant readers learn to love reading. And you know we just love that. She is here today to tell us about her great new book Resistant to Reading: Tricks and Tips for Parents of Reluctant Readers. In this episode you will learn some really simple tricks you can use to transform your kids into Super Readers Please click here to visit Esther's web site

May 25, 201731 min

Reading With Your Kids - Tasty Chocolate Date Balls

Jedlie's Magic Circus is a totally interactive experience that is fun for the whole family. Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this inspiring show to your community. It's time for another totally delicious, totally nutritious and totally interactive recipe from our friend Francie Healey. Francie is the author of Eat To Beat Alzheimers, a fantastic guide to eating that can help us change the trajectory of our health. Francie's recipes offer us a fun and tasty way to start a dialogue with our kids that can help them make healthy choices for their lives. Please click here to visit Francie's web site

May 23, 201724 min

Reading With Your Kids - What You Need To Know About Your Kids' Speech

Jedlie Is America's Favorite Educational Magician. Please Be Sure To Visit www.jedlie.com To Find Out How To Bring Him To Your Community Wondering when to expect baby's first word? Want to get your toddler talking? Worried your child is not speaking as clearly as his peers? Speech & Language Pathologist Michelle MacRoy Higgins & Carlyn Kolker are here to talk about their important new book "Time To Talk" and about some of the things you need to know about your child's speech and language development. Please Click Here To Visit The Time To Talk Amazon Page

May 20, 201729 min

Reading With Your Kids - Inspiring Kids To Build A Better World

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Build Safe, Bully Free Schools. Please Visit www.jedlie.com One of my favorite guests of all time, Andi Katsina, joins us to talk about her sci-fi fantasy book Gurk & Whale, The Rose Mane Arrows. Set in a fantasy world of castles and mermaids and mermen and a seven headed Septiphasian. It is an amazing adventure. And Andi is an amazing guest with a love of people and the world. Please Visit Andi's Amazon Page

May 18, 201731 min

Reading With Your Kids - Doll Clothes on a Chicken?

Your Kids will love our Reading With Your Kids All Star Coloring Book, featuring coloring pages from some of our favorite guests. To download your copy for free please visit www.ReadingWithYourKids.com On today's episode we meet Debbie Roppolo, author of Amelia Frump & Her Peanut Butter Loving, Over Active Imagination. As you might guess, her over active imagination often gets Amelia into trouble. And it is fair to say that Debbie's over active imagination got her into some trouble as a child, like the time she dressed her chickens in doll clothes. It is a fun story you do not want to miss. Please click here to visit Debbie's Amazon Page

May 16, 201727 min

Reading With Your Kids - Wienies in Bikinis

He Doesn't Wear A Bikini, But He Has Danced In A TuTu!!! Please Visit www.jedlie.com Nadine Poper loves kids, and loves inspiring kids to read. She knows what kids love to read. She is a librarian in an urban elementary school. Nadine also loves Dachshunds, you know, those cute little wiener dogs. Nadine has combined her knowledge of kids and her love of Dachshunds to create two adorable picture books, Dachshunds in Moccasins and Wienies in Bikinis. You will love these books, and you will love Nadine Please Click Here To Visit Nadine's Amazon Page

May 13, 201729 min

Reading With Your Kids - Travel To Grammar Galaxy

Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus Takes Kids On A Fun Journey That Inspires Kindness, Caring & Healthy Choices. Visit www.jedlie.com To Learn More Melanie Wilson has created an brilliant way to get kids excited about learning English Grammar. In fact she created an entire galaxy that immerses kids in adventure and fun and learning. The Grammar Galaxy: Nebula uses short, comical stories to teach concepts in a memorable way. Students discover the havoc that ensues when the evil Gremlin tampers with the English language. Please Click Here To Visit Melanie's Amazon Page

May 11, 201726 min

Reading With Your Kids - Would You Bring A Hodag To School?

I wouldn't bring a Hodag to school, but thousands of schools have brought Jedlie to their school to inspire their students to be kind. Visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring him to your community Would you bring a Hodag to school? In case you didn't know, a Hodag is a mysterious, mythical creature who lives in the woods of Northern Wisconsin. Thomas Barnett is a professional cartoonist, award-winning illustrator and author of the delightful book I Brought A Hodag to School. Tom has worked with clients all over the world, providing first class illustrations for children's books, He has recently become an author and the results are wonderful. You and your kids will love finding out just what the heck a Hodag is and what happens when you take him to school. Please click here to visit Tom's Amazon page

May 9, 201724 min

Reading With Your Kids - So You Want To Know About The Environment

So You Want Your Kids To Go To A Bully Free School? Ask The Principal To Invite Jedlie In To Share His Magic Vist www.jedlie.com Love, love, LOVED speaking to Bijal Vachharajani about her new book So You Want To Know About The Environment. Bijal is a fascinating author with a deep love of exploring the world, and sharing what she has discovered. Her book is filled with great information, and it is totally interactive, with lots of clues to investigate. Bijal suggests we scribble our notes in the margins of the book, saving paper and resoruces. This is a book meant to be used and dirtied, and will create memories and lessons learned that will last a life time. Please click here to visit Bijal's Amazon Page

May 6, 201731 min

Reading With Your Kids - Can Your Tattoo Teach Magic?

Magic fascinates young people of all ages. Jedlie uses magic & illusion to inspire kids to be the best they can be. Please visit www.jedlie.com to bring this program to your community How many people have a tattoo that teaches them magic? Vance Huxley is here to introduce us to Ferryl Shade, a young adult novel that features a tattoo that teaches magic. While trying to outrun the local bully, Abel trips over a stone slab and something wakes up. After it helps him escape, Abel returns the favor and breaks the binding seals and finds himself apprenticed to Ferryl Shayde. Once Ferryl takes up residence as a tattoo on his arm, Abel can see the magical creatures that live alongside us every day. Not the ones of folk tales, but their scruffy, slimy, fanged cousins. Worse, he finds that the pact that should keep them under some sort of control has failed. This is a fun read for the young and young at heart. Click here to find Ferryl Shade on Amazon

May 4, 201722 min

Reading With Your Kids - Teaching Kids To Be Resilient

Jedlie's Magic Circus is an exciting school assembly that teaches kids to be brave, kind and caring. Visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this show to your child's school Kirsti Call believes that books have the power to heal and to help our kids grow to be the people they are meant to be. Kirstie is a marriage and family therapist. She has written a wonderfully touching book called "the raindrop who couldn't fall". This a beautiful book parents can use to help their kids learn to be resilient, to never give up on themselves. So very important. Click here to visit Kirsti's Amazon Page

May 2, 201726 min

Reading With Your Kids - Learning Shapes & Colors & Languages

Jedlie's Magic Circus is a fun and exciting way for kids to learn how to be kind and respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more. Jamie Dawuni is the author of Mimi's Fun Day, and boy did we have a fun day chatting about her wonderful book. Jamie Dawuni resides in Phoenix, Arizona with her family. She received her B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. and a certificate in Special Education from the Hudson County Schools of Technology in North Bergen, New Jersey. Mimi's Fun Day is a wonderful tool that parents can use to help their kids learn about shapes and colors and different languages. Click here to visit Jamie's Amazon Page

Apr 29, 201721 min

Reading With Your Kids - Kurbick's Game

Jedlie's Magic Circus Is Fun & Inspiring - Visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this inspirational show to your community Derek Taylor Kent is an author, screenwriter, performer and director based in Los Angeles. His first novel for an adult audience, KUBRICK'S GAME, was released in late 2016 through Evolved Publishing and quickly became an international bestseller and was one of the best reviewed books of the year. His award-winning book series SCARY SCHOOL (written under pen-name Derek the Ghost) has become one of the most popular new series for middle-readers ages 7 to 12. His new bi-lingual picture book EL PERRO CON SOMBRERO came out August 18, 2015 through Holt/Macmillan and was a #1 best-selling new release. Click here to visit Derek's web site

Apr 27, 201728 min

Reading With Your Kids - Creating One Million Nuggets of Happiness

Jedlie's Magic Circus Has Brought A Smile To Over One Million Faces, Click Here To Find Out How We Can Bring The Magic To Your Community Ellen Jenny Watkins' mission is to create 'A million nuggets of happiness'. Because when we touch those around us with happiness, they take that forward to their circles and it helps heal the world. Her great new book, Caterpillar and Snail tells the tale of what happens when we discover that no adventure is too big or too small to undertake if it's what you're called to do. The underlying story of friendship serves as the backdrop for the larger message; there is much to be discovered about life and ourselves when we set out to follow our hearts — even when we don't have all the answers or the perfect plan. Click Here To Visit Ellen's Website

Apr 25, 201731 min

Reading With Your Kids - The Circle of Life

Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's First Children's Book The Great Maritini Who wants to talk to their kids about death? No one. Unfortunately it is a reality, and we can not shield our kids from life. Today's guest Len Saunders is a veteran educator, and he is a survivor. His dad passed away before he was born. He has written a wonderful book that helps families talk about the ciircle of life, a very challenging subject. Click here to visit Len's website

Apr 22, 201721 min

Reading With Your Kids - Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover

Jedlie Inspires Kids To Be Kind & Inclusive - Learn How You Can Bring His Exciting Show To Your Community Denise Fleck has created a beautiful book that helps our kids learn that we should not judge animals, or people, by there outward appearances. Her book "Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover" tells a beautiful story of love between a girl who dreamed of having a fancy, pure bred dog and the shelter dog her family adopts. It is a powerful lesson that will help our kids learn not to judge an animal by its age, if it is found in a shelter, breed or other outward appearance. Towards the end of the interview we greet an unexpected guest, my shelter dog Auggie. Click Here To Find Don't Juedge A Book By Its Cover on Amazon

Apr 20, 201722 min

Reading With Your Kids - Annie Mouse Saves The Day

Looking For A Way To Inspire Kids To Be Kind - Check Out Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus Anne Slanina is not your typical children's author. (Not that we have been able to identify a typical children's author) She is a Professor at Slippery Rock University where she prepares young people to become teachers, especially teachers of gifted children. She tells us her lovable character Annie Mouse came to her in a dream, as did her first book, Annie Mouse Meets Her Guardian Angel. Being a children's author has been quite a rewarding experience for Anne as she tells us about a day when a parent stated that "reading Annie Mouse to her child was a healing moment for them." You are going to love getting to know Anne and the amazing Annie Mouse Click here to visit Anne's Amazon page

Apr 18, 201734 min

Reading With Your Kids - Delicious India!

Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's Children's Book The Great Maritini Our associate producer Fatima Kahn joins us today to share her review of the book Foods of India by Christine VeLure Roholt. Foods of India is just one of the over 20,000 children's books you can find on Epic. In addition to telling us her review of the book Fatima and I talk about how we can use books like Food of India to help our kids develop a better understanding of people from other cultures. Click here to give your kids unlimited access to over 20,000 of the World's best children's books for free for two months

Apr 15, 201720 min

Reading With Your Kids - Talking About Feelings

Jedlie's We Choose Respect Inspires Kids To Be Caring, Kind & Respectful Helping our kids learn to identify their feelings can be the best gift we give them. And Cat Blount has written the fabulous "Book About Feelings" that will help us teach that lesson. Cat began writing stories at a very early age but never was able to complete the stories she started. A beginning was as far as she could get. Then one day, many years and many, many crumpled papers later, while entertaining her small child and nephew, she wrote her first complete story from beginning to end in less than 18 minutes. That story became one of her first titles published and she has been writing complete stories ever since. Be Sure To Visit Cat's Web Page

Apr 13, 201725 min

Reading With your Kids - Attack of the Centipede

Jedlie's Boss Of My Body! Uses Magic & Comedy To Inspire Kids To Make Healthy Choices On today's show we meet Maria Luchsinger, author of the Sammy the Cenitpede series of children's books. Maria Luchsinger is a teacher, speaker, and certified professional life coach. Using 30 years of work experience in the fields of education and business, she coaches women so they can transform their careers and find joy in balanced lives. She has written the Sammy the Centipede series of fun and educational books for kids addressing wellness issues. These books are a great tool that parents can use to teach kids healthy life style choices. Click here to visit Maria's Amazon Page

Apr 11, 201722 min

Reading With Your Kids Podcast - Have You Met The Very Loving Caterpillar

Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Be More Kind & Loving Our guest today is Sean Browne, author of the new children's book The Very Loving Caterpillar. Sean had no idea he would be a children's book writer - or did he? It was after a suggestion from the editor, and in thinking that he wanted to do a film about caterpillars and butterflies - since there don't seem to be any - that he decided to write this book. This book is to educate and inspire while fulfilling the mission of opening the consciousness of humanity through entertainment and science. Click here to get your copy of The Very Loving Caterpillar

Apr 8, 201724 min

Reading With Your Kids - Heavy Sketches

Check Out The Great Maritini, Jedlie's New Children's Book Red Rohl is passionate about engaging kids and igniting their love of reading. Red is an author, educator and illustrator who has created the Heavy Sketches series to reach those kids who are bored with chapter books and are looking for something different. He wants to team up with parents who are tired of argueing with their kids about putting down their devices and read. If you want to get kids excited aabout reading, and who doesn't, you want to get to know red Rohl and Heavy Sketches. Click Here To Check Out Heavy Sketches

Apr 6, 201723 min

Reading With Your Kids - Logan The Retired Racing Dog

Check Out Jedlie's Wonderful New Kids Book The Great Maritini Dogs have been a part of my family forever. Often times you may hear our dog Auggie sniffing around the mic during one of our interviews. Today we welcome Suzanne Burke, author of Logan's Secret: A Retired Racing Greyhound's Amazing Survival Story. It is a wonderful story, and Suzanne is a wonderful guest. Click here to get your copy of Logan's Secret

Apr 4, 201723 min

Reading With Your Kids - Totally Interactive Granola

Your Kids Will Love Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus - Click Here To Learn How You Can Bring This Exciting Program To Your Community The time we spend being totally present with our kids, reading with them, exercising with them and cooking with them is the greatest gift we can give to them. Our total presence with our kids is such a gift, it is the thing they want from us more than anything else. Today Francie Healey, the wuthor of Eat To Beat Alzheiner's. returns with a delicious recipe for granola that we can create with our kids. Discover More Great Recipes & Wisdom At Francie's Eat To Beat Alzheimer's Web Site

Apr 1, 201726 min

Reading With Your Kids - An Interview With My Favorite Mermaid

Internationally acclaimed magician Jedlie has been inspiring kids to discover the magic that lies within them. Check out his totally interactive school programs here. It is time to take a magical journey into the whimsical world of one of my favorite people in the World, Sheri Fink. Sheri is an author of best selling children's and adult books. She isa successful business women and a mentor to many aspiring authors. And I know she is going to inspire you. Today we talk about the book that started it all, The Little Rose. This is a wonderful story of a rose who believed all those things some mean weeds said to her, until she was able to discover her real beauty. This is a wonderful story that you can use to help your kids discover their unique beauty. Click Here To Visit Sheri's Web Site

Mar 30, 201730 min

Reading With Your Kids - Squash, Boom, Beet

Jedlie's Has Been Motivating Kids To Make Healthy Choices Since 1983, Check His Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly Program Oh what a show we have for you today! Our guest today is Lisa Maxbauer Price, the author of Squash, Boom, Beet. Lisa says "Stomp your feet. Squash the ground. It's time to explore all around. March to the garden. Listen to the beat. Get ready to find something wild to eat!" .... She believes that tasting new vegetables can be an exciting adventure, especially when trying foods like dragon tongue beans, dinosaur kale, fairy tale eggplant and candy cane beets. In Lisa's beautiful book she takes us on a journey from A to Z . You will love the beautiful photography of exciting farm foods-everything from awesome Asparagus to green tiger Zucchini! This is the book parents have been waiting for. Kids will want to be brave eaters if it means trying these fun veggies. Share this link and you could win a copy of Squash, Boom, Beet Click Here To Find Squash, Boom, Beet On Amazon

Mar 28, 201721 min

Reading With Yours Kids - Tales of the Monkey Balloon

Share Your Love Of Books & Have Greater Financial Security Has your child ever lost a balloon and wondered where it went? The Monkey Balloon takes children on an adventure of a young girl's quest to find her Monkey Balloon. Our guest today is Mindy Winebrenner, a special needs teacher and part of the creative team behind The Monkey Balloon. Mindy, along with speech and language therapist Rebecca Eisenberg and illustrator Yuki Osada have created a wonderfully engaging adventure in The Monkey Balloon. She is here with us today to tell us how we can engage our kids in books, even our very young children. She is also here to let us know about the kickstarter campaign to help make Tale of the Monkey Balloon, the exciting sequel, a reality. Be sure to visit TheMonkeyBalloon.Com

Mar 25, 201721 min

Reading With Your Kids Starring Calee Lee

Jedlie's Magic Circus Encourages Kids To Read!!! Calee Lee is an author and founder of Xist publishing, and today she is a guest on this episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Calee is the author of some wonderful books for kids, including Women of Faith and I Love You. Her publishing company has recently launched an inovative effort to reignite interest in some classic literature. Taking advantage of the current popularity in adult coloring books, Xist has published a series of books featuring coloring quotes from classic works like Jane Austen. I had a great time speaking with Calee, and I am sure you will love to getting to know her too. Please click here to visit the Xist Publishing Website

Mar 23, 201730 min

Reading With Your Kids - Coping Skills For Kids Worksbook

Jedlie's Magic Circus Helps Kids Work Together To Build Safe, Inclusive Schools As our title implies most of our shows feature conversations with authors of great books you can read with your kids. Today we take a bit of a detour as we welcome Janine Halloran, author of Coping Skills For Kids Workbook. anine Halloran is the Founder of Coping Skills for Kids where she provides products for parents to help their kids cope with stressful situations in healthy ways. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and has been working with children, adolescents and their families for over 15 years. Coping Skills For Kids Workbook is obviously not a story book to sit and read with your kids, but it does offer struggling families a loving way to support each other. Please click here to visit Janine's Web Site

Mar 21, 201722 min

Reading With Your Kids - Pumpkin Molasses Muffins

Jedlie's Boss Of My Body Show Teaches Kids How To Make Healthy Choices Francie Healey, the author of Eat To Beat Alzheimer's, is back to help us help our kids to make healthy choices. Today we are learning how to make delicious, and nutritious, Pumpkin Molasses Muffins. You will just love creating these tasty treats with your kids, and you will cheerish the opportunity this recipe gives you to talk to your kids about making good choices. Get Your Copy Of Eat To Beat Alzheimer's Here

Mar 18, 201719 min

Reading With Your Kids - Chasing The Checkered Flag

Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's Educational Magic Shows Today we are joined by the legendary motor sports correspondent and broadcaster Kay Presto. Kay Presto is an award-winning book author, television and radio producer and broadcaster, photo-journalist, public relations expert, and owner of her own motorsports website, www.carsandcompetition.com. She has covered motorsports for over thirty years, reporting on every type of racing from Formula One to motocross. She not only covers the competitive side of racing, but also is an expert on the technical side, covering such subjects as superchargers, downforce, and other items that make the race cars competitive. She is here to talk with us about her new book Chasing The Checkered Flag and about the benefits a family can experience by getting involved in the great sport of Go Carting. In Chasing The Checkered Flag we meet 12 year old Ryan Edwards who dreams of one day winning the Indy 500. He begins his chase for the Indy Championship as a Go Karter. But someone is detirmined to make sure Ryan does not win. Chasing the Checkered Flag is a fun mystery book that the whole family will enjoy. Get Your Copy Of Chasing The Checkered Flag

Mar 16, 201724 min

Reading With Your Kids - My Daddy's Hat

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Do Their Best Every Day Inspiring. If I had to describe Mister Reggie, Reggie Walton, with one word it would be inspiring. He is the author of the just published and very inspiring children's book "My Daddy's Hat." On the surface this may just look like a picture book that talks about the different hats dad's wear to work, a chef's hat, a firefighter's helmet, a pilot's hat. But it is so much more. This book is a great way to talk to kids about different career paths, to empower them with the knowledge that they can dream and can acheive their dreams. There is also an important message for any dad who may be reading the book, a reminder of how important they are in the lives of their families. You absolutely want to get to know Mister Reggie and his new book "My Daddy's Hat" Be Sure To Check Out Mister Reggie's Web Site

Mar 14, 201727 min

Reading With Yours Kids - Go Box Yourself!!!

Jedlie's Magic Circus Encourages Kids To Read, Imagine and Respect Today our ace associate producer Fatima Khan takes a look at the educational video series Box Yourself, one of the over 20,000 books and educational videos you can find at www.readingithyourkids.com/epic , Box Yourself is all about cardboard craft. They believe anyone can be an artist, all you need are some materials you can find around the house and an imagination. Imagine how wonderful it would be to give you kid unlimited access to over 20,000 books & educational videos anytime, anywhere. You can, and you can get two months free. Visit www.readingwithyourkids.com/epic and use the promo code jedlie to get a two month free trial.

Mar 11, 201717 min

Reading With Your Kids - Make Your Dreams Come True

Jedlie uses magic to encourage your kids to make their dreams come true Today we are joined by best selling author Angie Flores. Angie is the author of the beautiful new children's book "Cub's Wish". Making wishes for a wishing star is not always as easy as it seems, especially knowing the wish may be granted. Cub's Wish brings out the sweet moments of conversation between parent and child and the understanding that sometimes we all need a little guidance to achieve our dreams. Click here to get your copy of Angie's best selling book Cub's Wish

Mar 9, 201730 min

Reading With Your Kids - Totally Ninja Raccoons

Be Sure To Visit Jedlie.com To Learn About Jedlie's Exciting Totally Interactive Motivational Magic Show Buy Your Copy Of The Totally Ninja Raccoons & Support The Reading With Your Kids Podcast What could be more fun and exciting than meeting Kevin Coolidge, author of the Totally Ninja Raccoons!!! In The Totally Ninja Raccoons meet Bigfoot, our furry friends discover they are not meant to be ordinary bandits, but rather carry the potential to be something extraordinary, ninjas!!! In this origin story, the Ninja Raccoons begin their ninja training, and meet their first potential employer--Gypsy the Cat. Gypsy sends the Raccoons on their first mission, to capture the elusive Bigfoot. During this adventure the Totally Ninja Raccoons learn that sometimes you have to choose your own path if you want to choose your destination.

Mar 7, 201723 min

Reading With Yours Kids - Radical Recall

Be Sure To Check Out Jarratts Create & Educate Jedlie Inspires Kids To Respect Themselves & Others Today our friends from New Zealand, Peter & Ellen Jarratt from Jarratt's Create & Educate are here with a fabulous & totally interactive creative activity you and your kids can work on. In a nut shell, your child interviews a member of the family and asks them to talk about a happy memory. The child then creates a piece of art memorializing that memory. A great way to promote creativity and a great way to promote conversations, real, meaningful, loving conversations between the generations in our family.

Mar 4, 201719 min

Reading With Your Kids - How To Talk To Your Kids About Zombies

In this episode we meet author Jessica Robinson, also known as Pembroke Sinclair. Pembroke Sinclair is a literary jack of all trades, playing her hand at multiple genres. She has written an eclectic mix of fiction ranging from horror to sci-fi and even some westerns. Her fascination with the notions of good and evil, demons and angels, and how the lines blur have inspired her writing. Check Out Pembroke's Blog No Talk Of Zombies, But Jedlie's Live Magic Shows Teaches Kids How To Stomp Out Bullying

Mar 2, 201729 min

Reading With Your Kids - How To Be A Poop Detective

In this episode we meet Dr Kristin Struble, author of How To Be A Poop Detective. POOP... Everybody Does It! Grandpas, grandmas, moms and dads, big sisters and baby brothers, they all toot and poop. It sounds silly and will make you giggle. Your poop comes from what you eat and so do your toots! In How to Be a POOP Detective, you will learn five clues for healthy and "good" poop ... and when you do, your tummy will be happy. "Dr. Bubbles" delivers a funny and serious message for kids from the ages of 4 to 8 with the 5 S's --Shape, Soft, Sink, Shade and Shoot- what healthy young bodies do. Click Here To Purchase Your Copy Of How To Be A Poop Detective Click Here To Learn About Jedlie's Totally Interactive School Assembly Programs

Feb 28, 201728 min

Reading With Your Kids - Apple Walnut Dessert Pizza

Another tasty and totally interactive episode of Reading With Your Kids. That's right, we are all about reading with your kids, but we also want you to cook with your kids. And today our good friend VeegMama Stephanie Dreyer is here with her delicious Apple Walnut Dessert Pizza recipe. Stephanie is the author of the wonderful children's book Not A Nugget. Be sure to check out Not A Nugget, and be sure to get the whole family to help create this amazingly tasty treat. Check out VeegMama.com Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's Totally Interactive School Assembly Programs

Feb 25, 201714 min

Reading With Your Kids - Jared Stone, Year of the Cow

We have a really fun guest on this episode of the podcast. Jared Stone is the author of Year of the Cow, How 420 Pounds of Beef Built a Better Life for One American Family. This is not a kids book, but it certainly is a book you may want to read simultaneously with your older kids. And you will certainly want to share many of the insights found in the book with your kids. You Can Get A Free Audio Version of Year of the Cow (And Support This Podcast) by Visiting Audibletrial.com/respect Learn More About Jared At His Web Site Check Out "Boss Of My Body!!!" Jedlie's Great School Assembly That Teaches How To Make Healthy Choices

Feb 23, 201740 min

Reading With Your Kids - What Your Kids Want To Hear Before You Die

What do your kids want to hear from you before you die? Where did you hide the money? What is your Facebook password? Internationally acclaimed educator Robin Booth says no, kids really want to hear you express your heartfelt emotions and love. Robin demonstrates what he is talking about by leading our host through the creation of an audio document expressing his feelings for his son. A powerful episode. Click Here To Visit Robin's Web Site Unlimited Access To Over 20,000 Of The Greatest Kids' Books - Use Promo Code Jedlie & Receive A Two Month Free Trial Jedlie's We Choose Respect Assembly Program Motivates Kids To Be Respectful

Feb 21, 201759 min

Reading With Your Kids - Almond Baked Chicken

We want you to read with your kids, we also want you to hike, experience media and cook with your kids. Author of the book Eat To Beat Alzheimer's Francie Healey is here to share a delicious & totally interactive recipe we can create with our kids. Francie also tells us how we can use this time in the kitchen together to teach our kids about making healthy choices. Be Sure To Check Out www.eattobeatalzheimers.com Click Here & Use The Promo Code Jedlie To Give Your Kids Unlimted Access To 20,000 Kids Books For Free For Two Months Its Fun, Its Amazing, Its Jedlie's Magic Circus

Feb 18, 201718 min

Reading With Your Kids - Phyllis Wong Mysteries

In this episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast we meet Geoffrey McSkimming, author of the Phyllis Wong Mysteries. Phyllis Wong is a brave and very clever young magician. Her adventures are fun, full of great language, and teach readers a lot about true friendship and loyalty. Get Your Copy Of Phyllis Wong's Latest Adventure Here You Can Read The Phyllis Wong Mysteries, & More Than 20,000 Other Great Titles When You Join Epic. Use Promo Code Jedlie For A Two Month Free Trial Jedlie's New Show Discovering Your World One Book At A Time Is Fun, Amazing & Will Help Kids Develop A Love Of Reading

Feb 16, 201733 min

Reading With Your Kids - My Name Is Wonder

We are so thankful to have Ronald Chapman as our first guest on the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Please be sure to check out Ronald Chapman's great book "My Name Is Wonder." This inspirational fable, based on the life of an inquisitive goat named Wonder, brings joy and discovery to the reader. Wonder longs to expand his world beyond the barnyard, much to the dismay of his animal companions who are not as curious as he. He sets off on a series on amazing adventures that help him develop new insights. Wonder teaches us how to live life fully, without fear, as we follow our call into the Light. Get your copy of My Name Is Wonder & support our podcast by clicking here Check Out Ronald's Web Site Please Check Out Jedlie's Exciting School Assembly Program That Promotes Reading

Feb 14, 201737 min