Reading With Your Kids Podcast

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Reading With Your Kids - Dear Moon Nov 03, 2020

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Today we welcome Stephen Wunderli to celebrate his #ChildrensBook Dear Moon. Stephen is the author of six books for children and young adults. He believes adventure is always the best medicine and that curiosity is the best teacher.

Reading With Your Kids - Seasons For Stones Nov 01, 2020

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Nikkii Bergstresser joins us to celebrate her new #ChildrensBook Seasons For Stones. This is a wonderful conversation about a book that reminds kids about the power of small acts of kindness.#Kindness #SmallActsOfKindness

Reading With Your Kids - Phantom Of The Ice Rink Oct 31, 2020

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This is a special republication of an episode that was first heard in December of 2018. Nine members of the Spooky Middle Grade Authors group come together to create and read an original short story just for the Reading With Your Kids audience. This was an especially fun experience for everyone involved. Check out www.spookymiddlegrade.com

Reading With Your Kids - I Grew Up In A Funeral Home! Oct 30, 2020

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Josh Roberts is a member of the Spooky Middle Grade authors group. His latest novel, The Witches of Willow Cove, was inspired by the Salem Witch trials. Josh also tells us what is was like growing up in a funeral home near the site of those witch trials.

Reading With Your Kids - The Stitchers Oct 29, 2020

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Lorien Lawrence is on the #Podcast to celebrate her debut middle grade novel "The Stitchers". Lorien is a member of the Spooky Middle Grade Authors group. In addition to writing Lorien is a middle school English teacher from Connecticut. She has creative writing degrees from Wheaton College and Bath Spa University. When she's not reading or writing, she can be found hunting ghosts with her family.

Reading With Your Kids - Hello Future Me Oct 28, 2020

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Kim Ventrella returns to the podcast to celebrate "Hello Future Me" & "The Secret Life of Sam." Kim tells us she has always been a little on the weird side. She tells us that she once ate part of a giant cockroach (not on purpose) and that she has held many different jobs, including working as a 'scare actor' in a haunted house.

Reading With Your Kids - Spooky Books Empower Kids! Oct 27, 2020

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Spooky Middle Grade author Jacqueline West helps us celebrate Halloween Week with a chat about her Books of Elsewhere series and so much more. Jacqueline tells us she believes reading spooky books can be empowering for kids!

Reading With Your Kids - Ghoulishly Cute Halloween Babies Oct 25, 2020

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We kick off our Halloween Week Celebration with two not so scary authors. Paige Lawrence celebrates Gobblin' Ghouls. And Erica D Allen celebrates Cairo's First Halloween, a book inspired by a series of social media posts that went viral!

Reading With Your Kids - Being Fluent In Language & Culture Oct 24, 2020

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Trevor Lai is an award-winning author, illustrator and entrepreneur who has published more than 15 books for readers of all ages. He is also the founder and CEO of UP Studios, which is dedicated to creating, developing and producing content and merchandise based on original properties for kids and families.Today he talks about creating his iconic character Boomi and the need for creators, and all of us, to be fluent in both languages and culture.

Reading With Your Kids - Red Ribbon Week Oct 23, 2020

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Mrs. Sapp is President and CEO of Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership, an agency she helped to create 37 years ago, transforming it from a six-volunteer organization into a multi-million dollar agency with state and national outreach to families, schools, and communities. The mission of Informed Families is "helping kids grow up safe, healthy and drug-free." Mrs. Sapp is a recognized leader in drug prevention through grassroots involvement and is the recipient of numerous honors and community service awards. She has served on the Advisory Councils of The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the Florida Governor's Drug Control Policy Council.