One of our favorite teachers returns to the program to celebrate the release of two new books. Shannon Anderson believes that one of the best ways to teach kids is to empower them with a growth mindset. Her picture book Y if for Yet & Middle Grade book Mindset Power inspires kids from Kindergarten through middle school
September is World Dementia Awareness Month. We are marking this important month with a moving interview with Rene Schultz. Rene's A Million More Kisses is a touching story that can help families have important conversations about this most difficult topic.
Alysson Bourque has led a fascinating life. She graduated from college with a teaching degree. After a few years in the classroom Alysson became a lawyer. She practiced law for 6 years, before turning her sights on the World of Children's Books. Her award winning Alycat series is a fun way to teach kids important life lessons
Prepare to fall in love. Paula & Rosie Quinn are the mother / daughter team behind the adorable Children's Book My hair Wen On Vacation. Rosie is an absolutely amazing 9 year old who lost all of her hair at a very young age to Alopecia. You are going to love her positive spirit and outlook on life.
Meghan Christensen is a mom who tells folks that she has the perfect ratios to make the best PB & J sandwiches in the World. Her life long dream to be a Children's author has been realized with the publication of Wally & the Sweet Mountain Candy Factory. We have a great time celebrating family and this her debut book.
I had so much fun interviewing author & entrepreneur Yobe Qiu. Yobe is on the podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Our Moon Festival. This is a beautiful book that celebrates diverse Asian cultures & encourages us to respect & celebrate all cultures.
Author Becky Cummings returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Magic of Me series. This is a wonderful series that parents can use to inspire their kids to love themselves and make great choices.
Two great authors equals one fantastically colorful podcast. We first meet Prue McDonell, author of Stargazer, a Reading With Your Kids Certified Great Read. Prue tells us that living in the Australian Rain Forest provided inspiration for her beautiful book. We also welcome back Deb Gruelle, author of Sleepy Time Colors
Illustrator Melanie Hall is on the podcast to celebrate A Winter Walk In The City. This is a beautiful #PictureBook that introduces kids to the many holidays celebrated by different cultures during the Winter months. Melanie also gives some great tips to young illustrators
Author & educator Corey Wolff is on the podcast to celebrate his award winning #middleGrade #Novel Journey of an Acorn. This is a sweet story that can inspire family conversations about struggle, joy and loss.
Illustrator Yuliya Pankratova joins us from the United Kingdom to share her experience illustrating No Matter What, A Foster Care Tale. We recently spoke with the author Josh Shipp. Yuliya tells us what it was like turning his words into lovely illustrations.
Mary Morgan Ketchel is on the podcast to celebrate the passing of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote, and to celebrate her new Children's Book Camilla Can Vote. Mary Morgan wrote this book with her mom, Senator Marsha Blackburn
Hello Neighbor! That's the title of the latest book from our guest Matthew Cordell. Hello Neighbor is a picture book biography of the beloved Mr Rogers.
Powerful conversation with award winning author Josh Shipp. Josh was thrown into the foster care system at a young age. His new #PictureBook No Matter What is a mostly autobiographical tale about finding home.
Author Ann Gonzales is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate "Beloved and the Pepper Tree" - A picture book for ages 3 to 6 with the theme of helping kids cope with change and saying good-bye, whether that be a military move, change in family dynamics, or an economic change
Brian Wray returns to the podcast to celebrate his new #ChildrensBook Maia & the Very Tall Wall. This is a great story that will help kids find their voice and learn that their thoughts, opinions and questions matter, and that finding one's voice is life changing.
This podcast will give you hope. Linda Marshall celebrates The Polio Pioneer, Dr Jonas Salk. Just a few decades ago the World was terrified of Polio, a potentially deadly virus that left many kids paralyzed. Knowing that Dr Jonas Salk created a vaccine that has virtually eliminated Polio from most of the planet should give us hope.
Sade Fadipe takes us on a magical journey to Africa to celebrate "A Visit To Grandad, An African A, B, C. Sade reminds us that immersing ourselves in books that depict life old & new worlds can be a truly magical experience.
Author / school librarian Jolene Gutierrez is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her two new #Children'sBooks, Mac & Cheese & the Personal Space Invader and Bionic Beasts. We also talk about the reopening of in the age of Covid 19 and about how important a resource a school library, and a great school librarian, can be.
This podcast is going to make you smile. Author / educator Sheryl Smiley Oliphant celebrates her delightful new #KidLit My Daddy Doesn't Need A Cape. She also tells us how her superhero husband helped deliver her baby in a parking lot!
When Lydia Cohn was a young girl she loved hearing stories that came from the imagination of her mom, Joan Yingling. She made a promise to herself to one day share these stories with the world through picture books. The Story of the Can't That Could is the first in this series.
Mother - daughter team Amanda Lynch & Ava Holloway celebrate My Ancestors' Wildest Dream. Ava is a 14 year old ballerina. This book was inspired by a photograph of Ava and her friend Kennedy in their ballet tutus dancing in front of a statue of Robert E Lee. That picture went viral and serves as a beacon of hope for young people world wide.
Powerful interview with Micki Boas, author of One In Five; How We're Fighting for Our Dyslexic Kids in a System That's Failing Them. Micki shares inspiring tales of parents standing up to get their kids the specialized support they need to succeed in school.
Author & educator Andrew Katz is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his new #PictureBook I Just Want To be Super. We talk about how we can empower kids to be super. We also talk about what challenges schools in the US & Canada face due to the Covid 19 pandemic
One of our favorite guests is back on the #RWYK #Podcast. Leslea Wahl shares some of her favorite sports themed books we can read with our teens and tweens. We may not be able to compete on the field due to Covid 19 but nothing can stop us from reading great stories with our kids
Amanda Hauser is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her new holiday tradition Impish the Christmas Elf. Impish is not another version of Elf on the Shelf. Amanda has created a new Christmas problem solving tradition Amanda thinks your family will love.
This is a republication of a Solve For Kids Podcast. Shah Selbe is a busy guy. He is a Rocket Scientist, Conservation Technologist and a National Geographic Explorer! He is on the Solve It For Kids Podcast to tell us how he created his own job and, more importantly, let us know how technology can help us conserve the planet!
Author Candy Wellins is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate family, love & her brand new #KidLit Saurdays Are For Stella. This is a delightful story about the friendship between a young boy and his grandmother.
Stephanie Parwulski knows how difficult it is for adults & kids who are struggling with anxiety. She shares some of her own struggles and tells us how her new #PictureBook "Beatrice & The Sunflower Gift" can help kids deal with anxiety.
Tamara Hecht returns to the podcast to celebrate A Viral Message, the latest addition to her Monsterville Series. This new book is a wonderful way for families to continue to talk about the pandemic.
