Reading With Your Kids Podcast

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Reading With Your Kids - How To Fight A Cold Nov 04, 2017

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Jedlie's We Choose Respect is a fun & funny, totally interactive school assembly that inspires kids to be respectful, caring and inclusive. To learn more please click here to visit www.jedlie.com

Adam T Newman is here and boy did we have a blast! Adam T. Newman is an award winning, children's book author whose childhood consisted of sports, reading comic books and playing with action figures. He loves to laugh, and he loves to share hilarious, heart warming stories about his kids. He is here today telling us about he hilaroius books The Girl Who Lost Her Voice, How To Catch a Cold and How to Fight a Cold.

Click here to visit Adam's website

Reading With Your Kids - Gerry Mouse Tackles Homelessness Nov 02, 2017

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Another great 5 star review for The Great Maritini "My 5 year old loved reading it with me and we both laughed out loud at some of the Great Maritini's exploits." Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents

In an ideal world our kids would never have to deal with issues like homelessness. But we don't live in an ideal world, and issues like homelessness are real. Too many kids in our world find themselves without a home. Charlotte Cooper, a veteran social worker in Edmunton, Alberta, Canada, has created the Gerry Mouse series. This picture book series addresses the issue of homelessness is a non threatening, respectful way, helping us help our kids develop empathy for those less fortunate than us.

Click here to find Gerry Mouse on Amazon

Reading With Your Kids - Scary Halloween Fun Oct 31, 2017

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The Great Maritini by Jedlie is a fun & funny picture book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to get your copy for as low as 99 cents!

Oh what a fun episode this is. One of our favorite guests, Pembroke Sinclair, (also known as Jessica Robinson) author of the oh so scary Life After The Undead, joins us to tell us about her favorite scary stories for kids of all ages. Who would have thunk that be scared could be so much fun!

Click here to find Pembroke's creepily fun books on Amazon

Reading With Your Kids - A World of Mystery & Courage Oct 29, 2017

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The Great Maritini by Jedlie is a fun & funny picture book that teaches kids to have the courage to help others. Click here to read the kindle version for free!

Christa Avampato joins us today to introduce us to her YA novel Emerson Page and Where The Light Enters. This is a fascinating story deftly told, a tale of courage and a gritty investigation. 13 year old Emerson Page wants to find out what happened to her mother, a world renowned anthropologits who died on the steps of a museum. Her journey to discover the answers about her mother's mysterious death takes her deep below the streets of New York City on a dangerous adventure into a magical world of books. There, she learns the stunning truth about her mother and her own destiny to continue her mother's legacy.

Click here to get your copy of Emerson Page & Where the Light Enters

Reading With Your Kids - Do It Together Quinoa Oct 28, 2017

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Looking for a fun school assembly that promotes respect? Please check out Jedlie's We Choose Respect at www.jedlie.com

One of our favorite guests Francie Healey returns with another super healthy, do it together recipe you and your kids will love - Quinoa Black Bean Salad. Francie not only shares the recipe but also helps us understand the benefits of the different ingredients and how to talk to our kids about making healthy choices.

Please click here to visit Francie's Web Site

Reading With Your Kids - Goodbye Days Oct 26, 2017

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Another great 5 star review for The Great Maritini - "I LOVE THIS BOOK! I think it is a beautiful story. The artwork IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT." Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents!

Our guest today is award winning author Jeff Zentner. Jeff is the author of the poignant YA title Goodbye Days. One day Carver Briggs had it all—three best friends, a supportive family, and a reputation as a talented writer at his high school. The next day he lost it all—when he sent a simple text to his friend Mars, right before he, Eli, and Blake were killed in a car crash. Now, Carver can't stop blaming himself for the accident and he's not the only one. This is a powerful book, and a thought provoking interview.

Click here to visit Jeff's web site

Reading With Your Kids - Stalking Seagulls Oct 24, 2017

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The Great Maritini just received another great 5 star review on Amazon - "What a wonderful little book about the magic that happens when we take time to care about others." Click here to get your copy.

Today's episode is a bit different. We will be talking to Michelle Vattula, a children's author who's first book will debut in the Spring of 2019. We will talk to Michelle about her soon to be released book Stalking Seagulls, the process of getting a children's book published, Finland and aggressive seagulls on the Revere Beach. Trust us, you will love getting to know Michelle.

Click here to visit Michelle's web site

Reading With Your Kids - Runaway Smile Oct 22, 2017

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Jedlie has inspired millions of smiles with his nationally acclaimed school assembly program We Choose Respect. Find out how to bring this program to your kids' school by visiting www.jedlie.com

In this episode we call from Boston, the Athens of American to the original Athens in Greece to speak with author Nicholas Rossis. Nicholas is a pprolific writer of many different genres. Today we are speaking about his wonderful kidlit. We begin by chatting about Runaway Smile - A little boy wakes up in the morning and realizes he has lost his smile. After spending the entire day trying to find it, he learns the truth behind smiles: the only real smiles are the shared ones. We also talk about Musiville, a fabulous story of a land where the musical instruments are animals, or are the animals musical instruments?

Click here to visit Nicholas' web site

Reading With Your Kids - Pepe the Penquin Deals With Bullies Oct 21, 2017

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Jedlie uses magic, music, comedy & illusions to inspire kids to build bully free schools. Find out how you can bring this important assembly to your kids' school by visiting www.jedlie.com

Talk about a fascinating guest. Theodore Jerome Cohen is an author, illustrator, scientist, explorer, private investigator, in fact he has had 4 island off of Antarctica named after him! He joins us today to talk about Pepe Builds A Nest. This is a wonderful story about making the right choices and dealing with bullies!

Pepe, the penguin, needs to build a nest for Miss Amber and him. But Otto, the bully, keeps stealing his stones. See how Pepe and others solve the problem, finally bringing Pepe and Otto together as friends.

Click here to find Pepe on Amazon - Available in English, French & Spanish

Reading With Your Kids - Elara STEM Girl Oct 19, 2017

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The Great Maritini is wonderful little book about the magic that happens when we take time to care about others. Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents!

Today our guest is 18 year old Leela Ayyar. She is here to talk about her Kickstarter campaign to launch her children's book Elara STEM Girl. Leela is committed to help inspire girls to overcome any obstacle they may encounter and follow their dreams to get into the science, technology, engineering and math fields. Leela talks passionately about her project and how she feels it will make a difference. We encourage you to listen and be inspired to help make Elara STEM Girl a reality.

Click here to visit the Elara Kickstarter page

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