Scott Gibala Broxholm is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his delightful new #Children'sBook The Ele-Phone Book. Scott tells us this book was in some ways inspired by the old "telephone" game. In the book Mouse calls her friend Elephant to see if he can play. But he doesn't feel at all well. He may EVEN have . . . the dreaded ZOO FLU! So Mouse calls their friend Giraffe to tell her about Elephant. Giraffe calls another friend who calls another. But something is wrong with the ph...
Oct 05, 2022•29 min
Brian Wray and Chris Baier are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to let us know that OCD Awareness Week is coming, Oct 9 to 15, 2022. Brian and Chris both want us to know that It is estimated that OCD affects 1% - 2% of children. That comes to roughly half a million children in the United States alone, according to the International OCD Foundation. Children as young as six can be affected. Yet OCD is still widely misunderstood and largely considered something that only adults struggle with. C...
Oct 04, 2022•30 min
R U Ginns returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new #anthology of #MiddleGrade stories 1, 2, 3 Scream! Russell tells us that unless you want to be scared, do NOT read this book. These tales of terror are so horrible, so alarming, they had to be bound up between these pages forever! Kids love scary stories, and they will love this book. Click here to visit R U's Website - https://www.123scream.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Oct 03, 2022•29 min
Shawn Peters is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #MiddleGrade #Novel The Unforgetable Logan Foster. Shawn tells us that Logan is an undersized 12-year-old orphan with a photographic memory and zero filter. He has no expectations of ever being adopted and spends his spare time searching for the younger sibling he believes is still out there. But when he’s fostered by a kind, suburban couple who are clearly hiding something from him, Logan’s logical mind won’t stop until he un...
Oct 02, 2022•30 min
Lisi Harrison is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new ThrivesWell Drama Free Friend Movement. Lisi has been writing about tween/teen friend drama for 18 years (42 novels). She is now running workshops that help young girls manage it. She has partnered with Thriveswell.com to create FUN, interactive workshops designed to give children the tools, confidence, and emotional intelligence needed for a lifetime of Drama-Free Friendships. Click here to visit Lisi's website - https:/...
Oct 01, 2022•32 min
Misty Black is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Klutz the Cat Learns To Do Hard Things. Misty tells us that in addition to being a children's author, she is also a loving wife, a caring mother, a decent cook, and a terrible singer—who loves to belt out songs at the top of her lungs to annoy her teenagers. She also tells us her new book is an adorable growth mindset story focusing on the power of the word YET! Teaching our kids to add "Yet" to the end of an "...
Sep 30, 2022•28 min
Dr Michael Gurian is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #YA #Novel The Stone Boys. Michael tells us The Stone Boys involves two adolescent boys, Dave, 16, and Ben, 17, in the summer of 1975 who have experienced significant sexual abuse trauma in early boyhood. As the book’s thriller/suspense plot unfolds, the plot twists and character development reveal multiple, organic challenges to each boy’s relationships and resilience – and, indeed, their very lives. Click here to visit ...
Sep 29, 2022•38 min
TV News Anchor Michelle Li is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook A Very Asian Guide To Korean Food. Michelle tells us the book was inspired in part by a very angry response one of her news stories generated. She also tells us her adoption story and how we can help teach our kids how to be more media literate. Click here to visit Michelle's website - https://www.michellelitv.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Sep 28, 2022•32 min
Amanda Seibert is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Mama Sing My Song. Amanda is the founder of Mama, Sing My Song, the popular company that creates personalized songs for parents to gift to their children. Mama, Sing My Song is a celebration of all that is lovely and true about your child. Let your little ones know they are safe, loved, and cherished in your family. Click here to visit Amanda's website - https://mamasingmysong.com/ Click here to visit our ...
Sep 27, 2022•26 min
Molly Idle is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Witch Hazel. Molly tells us that in Witch Hazel something magical happens when Hazel and Hilda are together. As the seasons pass, Hazel’s broom whisks the dust off many years of joyful memories, and young Hilda watches them come to life. But is it magic making memories...or are memories making magic? Molly also tells us the book gently explores the passage of time and the transcendent power of sharing our ...
Sep 26, 2022•31 min
Amy Sarig King is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #MiddleGrade #Novel Attack Of The Black Rectangles. Amy tells us this is the book she was born to write. In the book we meet Mac. When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil’s Arithmetic and finds some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's outraged. Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from reading ...
Sep 25, 2022•33 min
Author, illustrator, actor and dad, Brady Smith returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his new #GraphicNovel Louie and Bear Bite Back. Brady tells us that Louie, Bear, and all their friends have settled into the good life in the Land of Anything Goes after their defeat of Hairy Larry. That is, until the villainous Panda Brain hits the scene and finds the Imaginator, a device that can create or transform anything the user imagines. Soon, wild things start happening: all the kid...
Sep 24, 2022•36 min
Florence Ann Romano is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to encourage us all to build our own essential village. Anyone who has followed Florence knows how much of an advocate she is for the village. Florence tells us that when she was growing up she was lucky enough to have so many amazing people supporting her. Between my grandparents, parents and family friends, she grew up learning that building your village is essential. We’ve all heard the phrase, “It takes a village.” When it comes to ...
Sep 23, 2022•28 min
Donna Washington returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her delightful #PictureBook Boo Stew. Our award winning guest tells us that Boo Stew is an imaginative twist on the classic story of Goldilocks. Donna also talks to us about the art of story telling and shares information about ways in which storytellers and other performing artists helped support each other through the pandemic. Click here to visit Donna's website - www.DLWStoryteller.com Click here to visit our website ...
Sep 22, 2022•48 min
Derrick Barnes is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #GraphicNovel Victory, Stand Raising My Fist For Justice. Derrick cowrote this ground breaking work with Olympic Gold Medlist Dr Tommie Smith, Derrick tells us this is a timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports―and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint,...
Sep 21, 2022•32 min
Reimena Yee is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel My Aunt Is A Monster. Reimena tells us that this story is all about discovering what you are truly capable of. Her main character Safia thought that being blind meant she would only get to go on adventures through her audiobooks. This all changes when she goes to live with a distant and mysterious aunt, Lady Whimsy, who takes Safia on the journey of a lifetime! Click here to visit Reimena's website - ...
Sep 20, 2022•25 min
Kashmira Sheth is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her Nina Soni series of #MiddleGrade #Novels. She tells us that Nina is an Indian American living in Madison, Wisconsin. Her brain is full of wonderful ideas that run on different tracks. It makes her a precocious 4th grader. Click here to visit Kashmira's website - https://www.kashmirasheth.com/books/ninasoni Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Sep 19, 2022•27 min
Pat Zieitlow Miller and e E Charlton Trujillo are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #PictureBook Lupe Lopez, Rock Star Rules. The authors tell us that Lupe Lopez is a sunglasses-wearing, drumstick-wielding kindergartener whose personal rules differ from school rules -- but who finds her way (and her fellow rock stars) with some hard work and creativity. We also talk about how they came together to collaborate on this book and how we can help our kids discover their inne...
Sep 18, 2022•27 min
Cynthia and Sanford Levinson are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their Non-fistion #MiddleGrade title Fault Lines In The Constitution. Sanford is a well respected law professor. Together with his wife Cynthia they have created a book to help kids, and their parents, understand some of the biggest issues facing our nation, and how a change in perspective could help us heal those divides. Click here to visit Cynthia's website - https://cynthialevinson.com/ Click here to visit our...
Sep 17, 2022•45 min
Susan Fletcher is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her non-fiction #PictureBook A Bear far From Home. Susan tells us the true story about a about a polar bear that was gifted to King Henry III. She hopes the book will teach kids the importance of respecting our natural world and its precious animals. Click here to visit Susan's website - https://www.susanfletcher.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com...
Sep 16, 2022•27 min
Award winning film Maker Denise Soler Cox is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us kickoff Hispanis Heritage Month and to celebrate her acclaimed film Being Eñye. Denise tells us that The Enye (ñ) Experience is an interactive, story-driven, multi-platform, documentary project featuring first-person narratives from 1st generation American-born Latinos, also known as Enyes (ñ)s. She feels that now more than ever, in our communities, schools, and corporations it is crucial that we activel...
Sep 15, 2022•34 min
#NYTimes #BestSelling Author Jen Calonita is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #MiddleGrade #Novel 12 to 22. Jen tells us in this smart and funny modern day 13 Going on 30 a tween girl finds out it is like to be 22 when she jumps in time with the help of a mysterious TikTok filter. Turning 12 1/2 shouldn’t be the most exciting birthday in the world. It’s a half birthday after all. But Harper is thrilled because she is getting the biggest gift of all: her parent’s approval...
Sep 14, 2022•30 min
Kimber Fox Morgan is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Embarrassing George. Kimber tells us that like a lot of kids her main character George is embarrassed by the members of his family. His mom can't cook, his sister is constantly making kissy faces to her phone, and his brother's wardrobe consists of nothing but costumes. To top it off, George's dad is known for going outdoors in his underwear! Kimber also tells us if the dad in the story is inspired by a...
Sep 13, 2022•27 min
Ryan Hogan is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his debut #PictureBook "Why Should I Climb This Tree?" Ryan tells us that Why Should I Climb This Tree? is a coming of age story about courage, hope, the undeniable power of nature, and believing in yourself in an unpredictable world. Ryan hopes families will be inspired by this book to put down their screens and fall in love with nature, and each other. Click here to visit Ryan's website - https://www.whyshouldiclimbthistree.com/ C...
Sep 12, 2022•29 min
Award winning author Glenda Armand is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celeebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Black Eyed Peas And Hog Head Cheese. Glenda tells us this is a celebration of the stories that connect us, this picture book urges us to think about the foods we eat and why we eat them. This book was inspired by Glenda's own childhood and includes her family's very own recipe for pralines in the back! Click here to visit Glenda's website - https://glenda-armand.com/black-eyed-peas...
Sep 11, 2022•27 min
Dr Susan Kumar and Spencer Walker are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the leatest title in their But Why series. BUT WHY books highlight the cross-cutting concepts of Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools and highlight the Patterns in the natural and human-designed world that can observe and used as evidence. This cross-cutting concept intersects between science and engineering ideas of analyzing and interpreting data with observed patterns. Click here...
Sep 10, 2022•27 min
Ashley Nowosielski (who goes by the Pen Name Ashley Mack) is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Frustrated Fred. As a behavior analyst and mom, Ashley has always been interested in helping children understand and work through their emotions. Working in the field of applied behavior analysis with children of all abilities for nearly twenty years, Ashley has seen the importance of getting children to not only feel their feelings, but to also know how to commun...
Sep 09, 2022•28 min
Tanisia Moore and Lyn Miller Lachmann are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new bookFilm Makers: 15 Groundbreaking Women Directors. the authors tell us that in Hollywood, women don’t have to be in front of the cameras to shine. Each of the 15 women profiled in Film Makers share a common trait: she is, as Shonda Rhimes says, “First. Only. Different.” These phenomenal women have entered into the film and television industry often being the first woman at a prestigious film sc...
Sep 08, 2022•29 min
Educator, author, illustrator and failed game show contestant Nichola Solis is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #POdcast to celebrate his #Bi-lingual #PictureBook My Town, Mi Pueblo. Nicholas tells us his inspiration in creating this book that celebrates the differences and similarities between a town in the US and a neighboring town in Mexico. Nicholas also talks about the benefits of being bi-lingual and how much fun he had failing to win $25,000. Click here to visit Nicholas' website - https://www...
Sep 07, 2022•33 min
Lisi Harrison and Daniel Krause are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to clebrate their new #MiddleGrade #Novel 1, 2, 3, 4 I Declare A Thumb War the latest title in their Graveyard Girls series. This story is set in a small Oregon town awaiting the 100th anniversary of the electrocution of the town’s most infamous killer, Silas Hoke. When a mysterious text message leads the girls to the cemetery—where Silas Hoke is buried!—life can’t get any creepier. Except, yes, it can thanks to the surpris...
Sep 06, 2022•27 min
