Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Educator & author Heather Fontaine Youngs is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PIctureBook "My Home". Heather tells us she has been a preschool educator in the New Yorks City schools for over two decades. She was inspired to write My Homes as a way to begin to have conversations with her students about the different places families call home, and that some families experience moments when they are without a home. She wants all kids to feel safe and be heard. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Helena Ku Rhee returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Rosa's Song. Helena tells us ROSA’S SONG is loosely based on Helena’s childhood, when she lived in an apartment building that was a place of transition for many people. Friendships were intense, even if short-lived, and the story is about two kids from very different backgrounds (as well as a parrot named Pollito!). It’s about how a simple act of kindness can be passed along to others. Click here to visit Helena's website - http://helenakrhee.com/about-faqs/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Gina Giordano is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook "Yet". Gina tells us in her book Yet is a superhero who battles the evil Not twins to beat negativity and teach children that mistakes are learning tools. Gina believes that it is vital that kids learn that positive attitudes are more helpful than negative ones. Click here to visit Gina's website - https://ginagiordano68.wixsite.com/yetisasuperhero Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Author Deborah Underwood and illustrator Sam Wedelich are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their delightful new #PictureBook Bearplane. With families returning to air travel for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, many children will be unfamiliar with or even nervous about flying. Bearplane! is a perfect, light-as-air introduction to all the sights, sounds, and experiences of air travel. Click here to visit Deborah's website - https://www.deborahunderwoodbooks.com/ Click here to visit Sam's website - https://samwedelich.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jason Broughton, the Director of the National Library Service For The Blind & Print Disabled, is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the many ways the library serves our nation. Our National Library Service (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical, perceptual, or reading disability that prevents them from using regular print materials. Jason is passionate about making sure that everyone has access to the reading materials that will enhance their lives. Click here toi visit the Nation Library Service website - https://www.loc.gov/nls/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Maureen Llewellen is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PicutreBook The Day The Holidays Got Blown Away. Interestingly, our interview is recorded minutes after a tornado swept through Maureen's area. We also have a great conversation about reading with kids who have special needs. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Dr Ambrose Pass-Turner is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #ChildrensBook Rex's Journey. Dr. Ambroes Pass-Turner is a Doctor of Counseling Psychology, owner of APT Counseling Services, LLC, professor, and author. She published the books Rex’s Journey: Helping Children Understand and Cope with Emotions, Childhood Sexual Abuse: Pathway to Mental Health Issues and Delinquent Behavior and the forthcoming ADHD Warrior: Helping Children Conquer ADHD Unwanted Behavior. She is the founder of Dr. Ambroes Kids Corner, a YouTube channel that addresses children’s behavior and mental health concerns. Click here to visit Dr Ambrose's Website - https://www.drambroespass-turner.com/author-profile Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Melanie Watt is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her beloved Scaredy Squirel picture books.  Melanie's books have received numerous starred reviews have won many state awards. We have a great time chatting about her books, Quebec and the benefits of reading graphic novels. Click here to visit Melanie's website - https://melaniewatt.blogspot.com/p/did-you-know_12.html Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com  

Dev Petty & Mike Boldt are on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate their new #PictureBook Don't Eat Bees (Life Lessons From Chip) Dev & Mike tell us the star of this hilarious book is Chip  the dog, a hilarious new character who’s got some “wisdom” to share. Are you a dog in need of advice? Fear not: Chip the dog is ON IT in this super-silly guide to living your best canine life. Click here to visit Dev's website - https://www.devpetty.com/ Click here to visit Mike's website - http://mikeboldt.ca/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Arlene Freeman is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #Childrens #PictureBook Cool Kids. Arlene is a delightful guest who shares some of the stories her father told her when she was a young girl. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

William Wilburforce III is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his debut #PictureBook Barry, Kari and the Power Boost. William tells us he knew that storytelling was in his future during a trip to Rome, a city with its own storied history. All of William’s stories are based on his own life lessons, people that he knows, and experiences that he’s collected, particularly the period of time that he spent in the hospital following two surgeries to save his life. Envisioning his children’s stories during some of the worst days of his life became therapeutic for him, enabling him to see the positive and the best days ahead and laying the foundation for his books. Click here to visit William's website - https://williamwilberforceiii.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Sandra V Feder is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook Angry Me! This book presents different situations in which a child might feel angry, creating a nuanced look at anger and its many underlying emotions. It is a great tool to help kids learn how to express their feelings. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Michelle Nelson Schmidt returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her latest #PictureBook "Herman", an adorable story about spreading love. She also talks to us about her reaction when she learned one of her books had been banned by a school district. Click here to visit Michelle's website - https://mnscreative.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Pat Zeitlow Miller, the  New York Times bestselling author of Be Kind, is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook "In Our Garden." This is an uplifting classroom tale about students who create a vegetable garden on their school's rooftop. In the process the kids learn about gardening, hard work and whaat it takes to feel at home. Click here to visit Pat's website - https://www.patzietlowmiller.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Pamela Leo is known throughout the Great State of Maine as the Book Fairy. She is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the amazing work her grass roots literacy campaign, the Book Fairy Pantry Project, is doing to get books to needy families, like making books available to families at food pantries! Click here to learn how you can support the Book Fairy Project - https://bookfairypantryproject.org/ Clikc here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Jamie L. Rotante is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to give us a peek into the World of Archie Comics. Jamie is an editor at Archie Comic Publications, Inc. and has also written a number of series for the legendary company, including their first-ever YA original graphic novel, Betty & Veronica: the Bond of Friendship. Click here to visit Jamie's website - http://www.jamieleerotante.net/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Francine Piriano Davila is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her #MiddleGrade #Novel Cloud Monsters. Francine tells us this book will keep your kids, and you, on the edge of your seat, trying to determine if the monsters that have morphed from the clouds are good, or evil! Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Yevgenia Nayberg is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her new #PictureBook I Hate Borsch. This is a fascinating conversation that touches on a lot of subjects, Yevgenia's unique illustration style, the invassion of Ukraine and how we can encourage kids to ponder how history, heritage, and food can shape our identities. Click here to visit Yevgenia's website - https://nayberg.org/work Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Two talented young creatives  join us on this episode of the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast. Aleksandra Tryniecka joins us from Poland to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Bunky and the Walms. Sharisse Zeroonian joins us from Cambridge, MA to celebrate her film One Plus One Is Two. Click here to visit Aleksandra's website - https://www.aleksandratryniecka.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Veteran Educator Gina Simm is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate "Heart to Heart". Gina tells us this is a book about books, a curriculum to support children in learning how to sustain their humanity and open hearts in a world that’s constantly telling them otherwise. Click here to visit Gina's website - http://www.teachingfromyourheart.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com