Karyn Parsons returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast for a far ranging conversation with guest host Justina Thompson. Karyn is best known as the character “Hilary Banks” on the long-running television show, “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” Karyn created the Sweet Blackberry foundation after being inspired by the true tale of a determined enslaved man and the remarkable lengths he traveled to find his freedom. Click here to visit Karyn's Sweet Blackberry Foundation - https://www.sweetblackber...
Aug 11, 2021•44 min
Author & Speech Therapist Payal Burnham is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her two Certified Great Reads, Silent Sally Speaks & Lily's Lost Smile. We have a fascinating conversation about how we can best support our kids' language development. Click here to visit Payal's website - https://www.teachtospeechbooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 10, 2021•28 min
Diane de Anda is Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Welfare at the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research.She is also an award winning children's author. She is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook 21 Cousins. This is a wonderful book that celebrates the beauty of family and diversity Click here to visit Diane's website - https://deandabookshop.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 09, 2021•29 min
Tiffany Obeng is a strong believer in asking kids "what do you want to be when you grow up?" She tells us she created her "Andrew Career Day" series to let kids know they can be anything they want to be. Tiffany also tells us her books are a great way to start helping our kids become more media literate. Click here to visit Tiffany's website - https://www.sugarcookiebooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 08, 2021•29 min
Two great authors are on this episode of the #Reading With Your Kids #Podcast. Michael Leannah inspires kids & adults to be kind with Goodnight Whispers. And we have a blast laughing with the author of Everyone's Sleepy But The Baby Click here to visit Tracy's Website - https://tracycgold.com/ Click here to visit Michael's website - https://www.michaelleannah.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 07, 2021•28 min
Tricia Springstubb is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to clebrate her new #MiddleGrade #Novel The Most Perfect Thing In The Universe. Jedlie & Tricia have a great conversation about family and helping kids deal with some of the choices families have to make. Click here to visit Tricia's website - http://www.triciaspringstubb.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 06, 2021•24 min
Michael Pellico is an acclaimed medical researcher, film producer and children's author. In his first visit to the #RWYK #Podcast he talks about his recent Netflix film Skater Girl and his series of children's books. He has a passion to use his art to empower girls all over the World. Click here to visit Michael's website - https://moonbowpublishing.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 05, 2021•29 min
Author, podcaster and developmental editor Jennifer Milius is on the show to celebrate her new non-fiction title "You Know It's A Verb, Right?" This book teaches great leadership principals we can apply to many aspects of our life. She also tells us how a developmental editor can help an author bring their work to a higher level Click here to visit Jennifer's website - https://www.jennifermilius.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 04, 2021•28 min
Author Kate Stoessel is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new YA title Elements Of Power. Kate and Jedlie have a great talk about the benefits of continue to co-read with your teenage kids and the importance of having an ongoing conversation with your kids about the media they consume. Click here to visit Kate's website - https://katestoessel.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 03, 2021•28 min
Bobby Lockhart is an educational game designer and silly guy. The creator of CodeMancer, a super fun fantasy game that teaches kids the magic of coding wants parents & kids to know that we are living in a "program or be programmed world". Produced by Chris Doherty Click here to visit Bobby's website - https://bobbylox.com/blog/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 02, 2021•31 min
Claerie Kavanugh is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her debut #MiddleGrade novel Wilds, Warning and Little Wolves. We are also joined by Amanda Malek Ahmadi who celebrates her wonderful #PictureBook Ten Little Dancers Click here to visit Claerie's website - https://www.claeriekavanaugh.com/books Click here to visit Amanda's website - https://authormamanda.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Aug 01, 2021•28 min
Shani King is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his children's book Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter. This book celebrates Black accomplishments in music, art, literature, journalism, politics, law, science, medicine, entertainment, and sports, Sarah Atherton also joins us to celebrate Bella's Butterflies, a wonderful book that helps kids deal with anxiety Click here to visit Shani's website - https://shanimking.com/ Click here to visit Sarah's website - https://sarahatherton.co.uk/ Clic...
Jul 31, 2021•26 min
Morenike Oyenusi is an attorney and author. She on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Chasing Butterflies In The Sunlight. Morenike tells us she fell in love with books when her mom would read her stories. She also tells us what it was like to grow up in England and Nigeria. Click here to visit Morenike's website - https://www.paradiserestoredpublishing.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Jul 30, 2021•25 min
Author Christa Avampato uses her business skills to create passion projects that build a better world. She has been called the happiest New Yorker, and tries hard to live up to that title every day. She returns to the podcast to share some great ideas on how we can Protect The Planet With Our Kids, including indoor farming! Click here to visit Christa's website - https://christaavampato.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Jul 29, 2021•34 min
Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his 37th novel Dead Wednesday. Jerry tells us how this book was inspired by a letter from a teacher. And can you believe that going to work "fried chicken less" changed the way he wrote which resulted in getting his first novel published. Jerry also shares great wisdom all authors will want to hear. Click here to visit Jerry's website - http://www.jerryspinelliauthor.com/newbery_002.htm Click here to visit o...
Jul 28, 2021•38 min
Dennis Matthew returns to the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate How Grizzly Found Gratitude. Dennis is a husband, father, elementary school speech pathologist, singer-songwriter and author. He began writing children's books in 2018 and since that time has visited hundreds of classrooms in person and virtually throughout the nation. He is passionate about helping kids be at peace with themselves and each other. Click here to visit Dennis' website - https://booksbydennis.com/ Click here to visit our web...
Jul 27, 2021•30 min
One of our favorite friends from New Zealand, Katie Pye, returns to celebrate Recipe For Disaster, the latest addition to her Fairy Tale Fraud series. Katie tells us she has a daft sense of humor and credits her ability to rhyme almost anything to being the daughter of a children's author. Click here to visit Katie's website - https://www.fairytalefraud.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Jul 26, 2021•29 min
Erika Deery is on the podcast to celebrate her Millie Bilingual picture book series. Her books are a fun way for families to experience stories in both English and Spanish. Erika also talks to us about the benefits of bilingualism. Click here to visit Erika's website - http://www.milliebooks.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com
Jul 25, 2021•27 min
Two great authors are on this episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. Antony Kolenc returns to celebrate the haunted Cathedral, the latest book in his Harwood Mysteries Series. And Shelia Mac tells us how she rebounded after suffering devastating life challenges. Click here to visit Antony's website - http://www.antonykolenc.com/ Click here to visit Shelia's website - https://www.sheilamac.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Jul 24, 2021•29 min
Our Dean of All Things STEM & STEAM Jennifer Swanson returns to the show to celebrate The Secret Science of Sports. This fun and informative book is a great way to help sports loving kids interested in the STEM fields, and to help STEM loving kids check out sports. Click here to visit Jennifer's website - https://jenniferswansonbooks.com/ Click here to visit the Solve It For Kids website - https://solveitforkids.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Jul 23, 2021•26 min
Two great guests on this episode of the #RWYK #Podcast. Gretchen Kadillak kicks things off with a fun chat about her debut #PictureBook Am I Your Favorite? What is a parent to do when one of their little ones asks this question? Gretchen has a fun response. We then travel to the UK to talk with Russ Franken. Russ tells us how writing his debut children’s book Fantastic Fun Facts About Cats is helping him recover from a devastating stroke. Click here to find Gretchen’s book on Amazon – https://am...
Jul 22, 2021•29 min
Dr Regine Muradian is on the show to answer listener questions on the best ways we can help our kids deal with the stress they may feel as the nation reopens. Dr. Regine Muradian is a licensed clinical psychologist, author of the Franky and the Worry Bees Children's Book series, speaker, consultant and mental health advocate. In her clinical practice, Dr. Muradian works with children, adolescents, and adults who present with a wide range of emotional stressors. She specializes in Anxiety and is ...
Jul 21, 2021•39 min
Two great friends of the show, Lori Orlinsky & Alysson Bourque, return to share great wisdom for the many author listening. Lori & Aly founded the Foreword Publicity Book Marketing & Public relations company. Today they tell us how we can increase sales by extending our book's shelf life. Click here to visit the Foreword Publicity website - https://forewordpublicity.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Jul 20, 2021•29 min
Colleen Brunetti returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Share A Little Kindness. She challenges us to ask who do we want our kids to grow up to be? She also encourages us to help our kids understand that they can choose how they react to stressors we encounter. Click here to visit Colleen's website - https://www.colleenbrunetti.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Jul 19, 2021•23 min
Alva Sachs, author & president of RIFSoCal returns to the show to celebrate The Pirate Princess. She also shares some disturbing news about the state of literacy in the US. Did you know that 3 out of 4 fourth graders can not read on grade level? Alva tells us how we can help. We are also joined by Karen Cushman, the author of War and Millie McGonigle. Click here to visit Alva's website - https://www.alvasachs.com/index.html Click here to visit Karen's website - https://www.karencushman.com/ ...
Jul 18, 2021•29 min
Annemarie Riley Guertin returns to the podcast to celebrate her wonderful new book A, B, C Rise Up And Be! We also meet Gabe Jensen. Gabe is the author of Neverwoof, a delightful book about a dog who never woofs. Gabe also tells us what is was like being raised by hippy parents on a commune. Click here to visit Gabe's website - https://gabejensenbooks.com/ Click here to visit Annemarie's website - https://www.annemarierileyguertin.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.co...
Jul 17, 2021•30 min
Abriana Johnson calls herself The Black Unicorn Creative. She loves animals, representation and farm life. She tells us that writing and illustrating Cowgirl Camryn books went from passion project to a full blown movement. Representation of Black girls in ag-literature is so much more than seeing themselves in books, it’s the first step to actualizing land ownership, self-sufficiency and sustainability. Click here to visit Abriana's Cowgirl Camryn website - https://cowgirlcamryn.com/ Click here ...
Jul 16, 2021•32 min
Adam Sidwell is a storyteller, technologist, and entrepreneur with expertise in multiple mediums, He is Founder and Creative Director at the Future House family of companies. He is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his #MiddleGrade #Fantasy series Evertaster Click here to visit Adam's website - https://www.futurehousepublishing.com/ Click here to visit our webside - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Jul 15, 2021•28 min
William A. Haseltine is an American scientist, businessman, author, and philanthropist. He is known for his groundbreaking work on HIV/AIDS and the human genome. Haseltine was a professor at Harvard Medical School where he founded two research departments on cancer and HIV/AIDS. He is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his new non fiction title Science As A Superpower Click here to visit Dr Bill's website - https://www.williamhaseltine.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourki...
Jul 14, 2021•33 min
Andrea Coke is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Molly Morningstar, A Doll For Me. Molly Morningstar is a problem-solving, spunky little girl with a problem. She needs a doll for an important party, and she can’t find one that looks like her! What does she do after searching EVERYWHERE, only to find that doll after doll, they ALL look the same?? Determined to not settle, Molly finds the solution to this big problem herself! Click here to visit Andrea's ...
Jul 13, 2021•28 min
