Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Celebrated #Author and #RecordingArtist Andrew Peterson is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the release of the #Paperback version of his Wingfeather Saga. Andrew tells us this is a series of four fantasy-adventure novels about the three Igiby children, Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli. They live in a world called Aerwiar, which is exactly like our world–except they don’t have electricity or gunpowder, and there are all sorts of creepy animals, like sea dragons and toothy cows. Janner, the eldest, is about to discover that the ordinary little town where they live is anything but ordinary. In fact, he and his family are at the center of a great mystery that will change their lives forever. Andrew also talks about how storytelling through song differs from novels. Click here to visit Andrew's website - https://www.andrew-peterson.com/the-wingfeather-saga  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Victoria J Coe is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate two Fenway series. Victoria tells us the World was first introduced to Fenway in the Fenway and Hattie Middle Grade series. She is delighted that younger kids can now enjoy Fenway's antics through her Make Way For Fenway Chapter book series. Victoria also tells us how thrilling it was to have her book named a Global Read Aloud and why she named the hero of her series after Boston's world famous baseball stadium.   Click here to visit Victoria's website - https://www.victoriajcoe.com/  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com   

#Author Becky Scharnhorst and #Illustrator Jaclyn Sinquett are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #PictureBook How To Get Your Octopus To School. Our guests tells us that this is a humorous back-to-school picture book that shows readers how to safely deliver their shy octopus to his first day of school, thwarting his camouflage, ink, and all eight tentacles along the way. The team also talk about the experience of working together for the first time and share great advice for all #AspiringAuthors and Illustrators   Click here to visit Becky’s website – https://beckyscharnhorst.com/ Click here to visit Jaclyn’s website – https://www.jaclynsinquett.com/ Click here to visit our website – www.readingwithyourkids.com  

NYTimes #BestSelling Author Kelly DiPucchio is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #Childrens #PictureBook Becoming Charley. Kelly tells us Becoming Charley is a modern-day take on The Very Hungry Caterpillar that celebrates staying true to oneself. Everyone is trying to teach Charley the right way to become a butterfly: Eat your milkweed! Think black! Think orange! But Charley's busy admiring the many beautiful things in the world. Like the swaying trees, and the tall mountains, and the turquoise sea. . . . Is there really a "right" way for Charley to become a butterfly? Young readers will see themselves in Charley--a little caterpillar with an emerging identity--in this dazzling picture book that beautifully explores the nature of self-love. Click here to visit Kelly's website - http://www.kellydipucchio.com/about.html  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com   

Steven Joseph returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his hilarious new #Childrens #PictureBook Snoodles in Space: A Snoodle, the Zoodle Kidoodles, and One Happy Schmoodle. In this fabulously funny follow up to his first snoodle book we learn that the Zoodle Kidoodles from the planet Zoodle abduct Norman Noodle and Sally Stroodle, the Zoodle Kidoodles threaten to take all of Earth’s noodles— unless they perform the necessary brain operation on their grand leader, Cloodle the Grand Roodle, and fix their spaceship’s failing engines. The one problem? Norman Noodle and Sally Stroodle are simple bakers. Sour Croodleman’s Prickly Peppered Purple Propulsion Powered Pickle invention is their only hope, but will he unite with Herbie Snoodleman to save the planet? The answer is here, in this Wackadoodle Tale from Outer Space! Click here to visit Steven's website - https://www.stevenjosephauthor.com/  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Yobe Qiu returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Yobe is the author of many books, including her latest, I Am A Bold, Asian Boy, that celebrate the beauty and diversity of Asian Culture. She shares with us some wonderful ways we can use #Childrensbooks to make awareness months more meaningful for our kids. Click here to visit Yobe's website - https://www.byyobeqiu.com/abouttheauthoryobeqiu  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Katrina Moore is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Hope Is A Hop. Katrina tells us that when her main character Eva’s hopes for a cheerful flower garden are dashed by a rascally—and hungry! —rabbit, she sinks into despair. But it’s from this new vantage point that she discovers something surprising and wonderful about her four-legged-nemesis that reminds Eva of her own growing family and inspires her to try again. Click here to visit Katrina's website - https://www.katrinamoorebooks.com/hope-is-a-hop.html  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Maria Castalucci Moore is on the #ReadingWithyourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #awardWinning #Childrens #PictureBook Vivienne in Paris. Maria tells us Vivienne in Paris follows a young Parisian girl on a journey through Paris to find what makes her tick. We follow  Vivienne as she discovers the sights, smells, tastes, and sounds of the city that make her feel alive.  This book tells a story of mindfulness and insight into how the surrounding world can really move you. It unites curiosity, wonder, and marvel to enlighten, surprise, and tickle your deepest spirit. Sometimes it’s the smallest things that bring you the greatest joy. Click here to visit Maria's website - https://mariacastelluccimooreauthor.com/  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Marie Tang is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to help us celebrate Asian American - Pacific islander Heritage Month and her debut #ChildrensBook Yuna's Cardboard Castles. Marie tells us she was born in Hong Kong, raised in New York City, and was a resident of Shanghai for over a decade. The unique characters and neon lights of the “Big City” are where she derives much of her inspiration. When she needs to escape, she retreats into nature where she ogles at trees, sings with birds, and talks back to chatty squirrels. Despite her conversations with creatures, Marie’s primary writing focus is not on animals but on her people and the deep power of their culture. She proudly tells tales of the grit, tenacity, and compassion of the Asian people. Click here to visit Marie's website - https://www.marie-tang.com/check-back-soon1612895656013#tmp_subheadline-83434  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Joining us from behind a Starbucks somewhere on Staten Island, Molly Webster is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Little Black Hole. The senior correspondent for NPR's Radio Lab tells us that there once was a little black hole who loved her universe, and especially her friends: the stars and the planets, the space rocks and the space fox, even the flying astronauts. She loved to play and laugh with them as they soared through the galaxy. That is, until they disappeared—which was always what happened. The little black hole felt all alone. But when she meets a big black hole and shares her worries, the big black hole knows just how to help! And the little black hole finds out that she has the power to find her friends, wherever she goes. With a quirky, playful story and sweet and silly art, this heartwarming story reminds us all that, no matter how lonely or anxious we might get, friendship is never more than a quick thought—and glow—away. And with back matter that gives r

Sebastián Santana Camargo y su libro "La historia del limón". Tuve el placer de compartir esta entrevista con Sebastián y decidimos mantener en secreto la historia del libro, pero esperamos que esta sorpresa sea del agrado de la audiencia. La manera en como Sebastián conecta la pasión por el dibujo desde la infancia y la escritura basándose en las experiencias vividas es admirable. También, la idea de abrir un juego como actividad lúdica a través de la interacción con el libro es una buena experiencia que el lector puede disfrutar. Los invitamos a conocer más sobre el trabajo de Sebastián en sus redes sociales: @sebastian_santana_camargo   Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Mother, author and advocate Valerie James Abbott is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #childrensbook Papadillo. Valerie tells us this book chronicles The Abbott Family’s True Story of Hope After Hearing Loss. When little Bridget’s speech and behavior changes no one seems to notice - except her older sister. She notices everything. When the rest of her family finally recognize that Bridget has been ignoring the world around her and inventing her own language, everyone begins a journey they never expected. Click here to visit Vallerie's website - https://www.valeriejamesabbott.com/  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

#NewYorkTimes #BestSelling #Author Elise Parsley is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook It's Tummy Time! Elise tells us that every member of the will want to recite this jaunty, infectious verse during pediatrician-recommended "tummy time," the minimum of three to five minutes two or three times per day that newborns should rest on their tummy to build neck, arm, and torso muscles. This fun exploration of babies' daily activities, accompanied by bright and witty illustrations of a diverse range of babies and families, is a must-have for all new parents and infants as they develop strong, healthy bodies. Click here to visit Elise's website - https://www.eliseparsley.com/  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Our guest host Jordan Sahley welcomes Ellen Oh and Linda Sue Park to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate You Are Here, Connecting Flights. Ellen and Linda Sue are two of twelve Asian American authors who collaborating on creating this powerful and engaging exploration of contemporary Asian American identity through interwoven stories set in a teeming Chicago airport, An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that impacts twelve young Asian Americans in a crowded and restless airport. As their disrupted journeys crisscross and collide, they encounter fellow travelers—some helpful, some hostile—as they discover the challenges of friendship, the power of courage, the importance of the right word at the right time, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Click here to visit Ellen's website - https://www.ellenoh.com/  Click here to visit Linda Sue's website - https://lindasuepark.com/  Click here to visit our website - www

Auriane Desombre is on the #readingwithyourkidspodcast to talk about her newest book The Sister Split! In this reverse Parent Trap, Autumn struggles with her mother moving her out of NYC to go live with her fiancé. When she realizes that she’s leaving her best friend behind in NYC, she will do anything to stay, even ending her mother’s relationship. In today’s episode, Auriane talks about found-family, first crushes, and the beauty in new beginnings. Click Here To Visit Auriane's website - https://www.aurianedesombre.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkdis.com

Kendare Blake returns to #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the release of her #YA sequel, One Girl in All the World with co-host Cassandra Maisonet. The novel returns to Sunnydale with Frankie, now a slayer-witch, and the new generation of the Scooby Gang. The gang notices dark energy manifesting in Hellmouth. Frankie and the gang will have to stop whoever is responsible for the evil entities escaping Hellmouth. Throughout the book, Frankie must balance her own stress of growing up and being a responsible slayer-watch all at once. Though she feels lonely at times, the Scooby Gang, her mother and a familiar face who becomes her watcher, guide her every step of the way   Click here to visit Kendare's website - https://www.kendareblake.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jamilah Tompkins Bigelow is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook Salat In Secret. Jamilah tells us that in this beautiful story of community, family, and acceptance, a boy named Muhammad receives a special salat rug on his seventh birthday. Seven is the age when Muslim children are encouraged to pray, and Muhammad is determined to do all five daily prayers on time. But one salat occurs during the school day--and he's worried about being seen praying at school. His father parks his truck to worship in public places, and people stare at and mock him. Will the same thing happen to Muhammad? In the end, with help from his teacher, he finds the perfect place to pray. Salat in Secret, by two highly acclaimed Muslim creators, is a poignant and empowering look at an important facet of Islam that many observant children cherish but might be scared to share. Click here to visit Jamilah's website - https://jamilahthewriter.com/  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyou

Children's Author Silvia Lopez and Broadway Producer Susan Rose are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their debut #ChildrensBook Jose Y El Perro.Our guests tell us that this is the perfect introduction for English-speaking children who have just begun learning Spanish. The inclusion of the Spanish/English translations at the end of the book also makes it an excellent teaching tool. Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent. Click here to visit Silvia's website - https://www.silvialopezbooks.com/books  Click here to visit Susan's website - https://www.susanroseauthor.com/  Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Bienvenidos a Reading with your Kids Podcast en Español. Hoy tenemos el placer de compartir espacio con Silvina Rocha y su maravillosa creación "La Red". La calidez, sencillez y buena energía de Silvina nos dejó con un mensaje en relación a sus libros ya que de acuerdo a ella son "Algo realizado con amor y cabeza." Silvina entre risas nos comentó cómo la historia se trata de la arana Carmela que teje su telaraña hasta que un día cae Roberto el moscardón, un artista de ojos verdes y voz de ángel, lo cual provoca que carmela no se lo quiera comer. Nota importante, el libro aun no esta a la venta, pero tan pronto ya salga, corran a su librería más cercana para descubrir qué pasará con Carmela y Roberto.     Click here to visit Silvini's website - http://www.silvinarocha.com.ar/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

David Delisle is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his #GraphicNovel The Golden Quest - Your Journey To A Richer Life And The Awesome Stuff. David is  an entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and – most importantly – a dad. When he was 11, he made his first investment and by age 20 he had begun investing in real estate. Learning the power of compound growth at such a young age enabled him to quickly become a self-proclaimed finance nerd and semi-retired by age 40. When he realized that he wanted to pass this knowledge on to his two young sons, he began compiling notes into what would eventually become a graphic novel called The Golden Quest, which was published in 2022. The book is centered around seemingly simple concepts (young children grasp these concepts with ease) that hold the power to transform your mindset and everyday habits. His goal is to offer us a new way to think about money by noticing the weight of our words, choices, actions and the world around us. Click here to visit David's web