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What YOU’RE Reading (and New Year Reading Goals!) Jan 04, 2021

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Ready to read more in 2021? We’ve got you covered with listener-recommended books for everyone in the family, toddler through adult! Join us as we welcome in a new year of reading by sharing what’s new and what’s motivating us in our own reading lives, and then present YOUR book suggestions through emails and voicemails we’ve collected recently. You’ll hear from kids and grownups from around the world as they share what books they’ve been loving lately.

Knitting, Beading, Paper Crafts & Sewing (And The YouTube Channels That Keep Us Making!) Dec 14, 2020

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With the holidays coming and winter upon us, crafting and making have taken over our house! Join us for a conversation full of recommendations for bringing maker arts into your home: we cover paper airplane making and origami, self-taught knitting, bead work, craft kits, and more. We also share resources for learning these handicrafts online, plus how our family organizes supplies for creative making. As always, we'll share what we're reading, too!

Our Family’s Favorites Lately (Books, Audiobooks, Movies, YouTube Channels, Apps & More!) Nov 30, 2020

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Today's episode is a BIG roundup of the books, movies, and other media our family has been loving lately. We cover everything from little kid tablet games to YouTube art tutorials, sci-fi books to documentary series. And, as always, we share what we've been reading AND what you've been reading.

Magazine Subscriptions For Kids & Teens Nov 16, 2020

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Magazine subscriptions make great holiday gifts (or anytime-gifts!), and we're here to round up our favorites for preschoolers on up through teens. Plus we share what we've been reading (or, in Sarah's case, not reading) and what YOU've been reading.

How Kids Get The News Nov 02, 2020

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This year, breaking news and current events have been hard to avoid--2020 just keeps on delivering unbelievable twists and turns. Join us for Episode 19 of Kidliterate, where we look at a few ways kids can stay informed without getting bored or overwhelmed, and how families can discuss the news together in a way that works for everyone.

Video Games & Virtual Reality (Featuring Guest Co-Host Reid) Oct 19, 2020

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For a family who doesn't do a ton of screen-based entertainment during the week, we have a lot to say about gaming! In Episode 18 of Kidliterate, Sarah and Allegra are joined by 10-year-old Reid for a look at video game console systems, the upsides to social gaming (especially in a pandemic!), and which games our family loves lately. We also talk about the virtual reality headset our family purchased in 2019, and where it fits into the gaming and entertainment picture. As always, we share what we're reading lately, and what you've been reading too.

Not-So-Scary Halloween Books, Movies & Games Oct 05, 2020

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It's October, and we're excited to celebrate Halloween all month long with books, movies, TV series, games, and activities. Join us in our post-hiatus return for an all-Halloween chat to get you inspired for the month ahead.

We’re Back! Oct 02, 2020

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It’s been a while, but we are BACK this fall with more new episodes of Kidliterate! A lot has changed since we wrapped up in the spring, and we’re excited to bring you new episodes every other Monday starting next week. We’re starting with an episode all about Halloween books, movies and ideas for celebrating …

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Summer Reading Jun 01, 2020

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It's time to talk summer reading! We discuss how we find books to read over the summer, how to motivate reluctant readers and whether our family uses reading challenges or incentives, and one special tradition that kicks off summer reading in our family every year. And, as always, we talk about what we're reading and what YOU all are reading.

Birthday Gifts For All Ages May 18, 2020

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Books and other media make for great gifts! In Episode 15 we offer 10 birthday gift ideas for kids from preschool through teen--most of them from the realms of learning and literacy. We also chat about quarantine birthdays and, of course, what we're reading lately.

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