Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Looking to inspire your girls to explore the #STEM fields? Kirsten Larsen introduces us to a super role model. Her new #Kidlit Wood, Wire, Wings tells the true story of Lillian Todd, the first woman to design her own airplane.

Becca Eisenberg is passionate about parenting, children's literature, supporting kids with special needs and sharing tips about reading with your kids. Her website, Language During Mealtime is a great resource for families.

Derek Taylor Kent returns to the podcast to celebrate his new #KidLit Dinosaur Derby. We love having Derek on the show, he is always a fun and funny guest. And kids love Dinosaurs.

We have an absolutely fascinating conversation with internationally recognized reading specialist Kathy Seeman. Kathy recently presented at the World Literacy Summit. She shares important insight into the challenges many children face and how we can help all children develop a love of reading.

Author & educator Michelle Person is on the podcast to celebrate her new #MiddleGrade #Novel Nathaniel English in Leaders of the Revolution. Michelle also talks about the importance of children seeing positive images of themselves in books.

Our friend author Leslea Wahl returns to share some great historical fiction we will love reading with our tweens and teens. Since we are all spending some much time at home together this would be a great time to start a family reading club.

What starts off as a simple celebration of Paolo Mazzucatu's new #Kidlit A Most Curious Winter's Night turns profound.We quickly realize that many of the feelings expressed in Paolo's new book are the same feelings of loss, fear and uncertainty kids, and parents, may be feeling during our Covid-19 quarantine

It is another fantastic STEM Tuesday episode of the podcast starring our Dean of all things #STEM & #STEAM Jennifer Swanson. Today we marvel at the science of transportation.

Antisemitism is an ugly reality. Violence and hatred towards Jewish people is on the rise in many parts of the World. Author Jonathan Rosen is on the podcast to share ways he believes Children's Literature can help to stop antisemitism and all hate.

Today we welcome author Maram Taibah to the podcast. Maram takes us on fascinating look at the World through the eyes of 11 year olds. Maram also tells us about her #novel Weathernose

You do not want to miss our conversation with Susan Lewis Solomont. Her new #KidLit Stella The Ambassadog follows the adventures of Stella Blu as she and her parents move to Spain, where her father will be the U.S. Ambassador.

Author and children's librarian A Kidd is on the podcast to celebrate her new debut middle grade novel The Healing Star. In this novel a feisty fourth grader must catch a falling star to save her beloved grandmother from falling victim to the disappearing disease. We have a great conversation about relationships. An especially timely conversation

Fun conversation with author Joe Spraga. Joe shares with us the inspiration for his new #KidLit Phrebbel The Phrongol. Joe created this colorful picture book to inspire children to think critically.

Happy Passover! We are celebrating the First Night of Passover with a conversation with Joy Wieder. Joy is the author of the wonderful #KidLit The Passover Mouse. This is a great conversation about the Passover holiday and traditions. Nadine Poper also shares some great resources for parents.

Laurie Wallmark returns to celebrate her latest #STEAM book "Numbers In Motion: Sophie Kowalevski, Queen of Mathematics. Laurie loves to inspire kids, especially girls, to explore the #STEAM fields by introducing us to amazingly talented women. Sophie's journey as the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics, which required original research, holding a university chair in mathematics, and becoming the editor of a major scientific journal.