Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Helena Ku Rhee is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her beautiful #PictureBook The Paper Kingdom. The Paper Kingdom expresses the joy and spirit of a loving family who turn a routine and ordinary experience into something much grander.

YOU, you… God thinks about you. God was thinking of you long before your debut. Matthew Paul Turner is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his beautiful #PictureBook "When God Made You." This book inspires young readers to learn about their own special gifts and how they fit into God’s divine plan as they grow, explore, and begin to create for themselves.

Award winning artist, author & filmaker Alexis Marie Chute is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her 8th Island #YA #Trilogy. Alexis tells us how she is able to find joy after experiencing devastating loss.

Acclaimed Children's Author Buffy Silverman is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her new non fiction book "On A Snow Melting Day". We have a great time speaking with Buffy about ways to get our kids outside to experience nature. We also talk Pokemon!

Jared Woolf is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate his new #MiddleGrade #Novel Sword of Merlin. Jared tells us about the new novel and how he finds time to write while being a dad to 7 kids ages 1 to 16!

Today we speak to Mindy Willens, the only person in Hollywood not looking to be on TV or in the movies. Mindy may not want to be on the Big Screen, but she does want kids to know that small actions lead to big changes in the life of another. A Hero Named Nikki was inspired by the real-life Nikki who definitely changed the world!

Sara Devine is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate her debut picture book Jared's Last Carrot. Sara is the mom of two wonderful kids. She created Jarred's Last Carrot to share her love of food and friendship with kids all over the World..

Pamela C Rice loves to create beautiful pictures, with her paint brushes and her words. In her latest book we meet Dana, a young girl who loves to explore the ocean and ponds. Pam talks to us about Dana and about the choices she makes in creating her art.

We have spoken about bibliotherapy on past episodes of the podcast. Today we introduce you to an amazing woman who has taken that idea to the next level. Megan Emery Schadlich tells us about The Healing Library Project. The Healing Library is a series of kits designed to make a family's journey of healing following a trauma easier to navigate and personalize

Travel with us to the beautiful Village of Schaumburg, IL, just outside of Chicago, to experience our first recorded live episode of the podcast. You just never know who you will meet at Kids Expo! Listen as we speak with authors, educators, parents and some great kids about the power of reading together.

Shannon Anderson is an extraordinary teacher. We have been in her class, spoken with her kids, and we are proud to call Shannon one of our favorite teachers in the World. She returns to the podcast to tells us about her two new books for teachers, "Go Th Extar Smile" and "Be An Amazing Writing Teacher"

Our guest today is Patrick Arguin, creator of Tools Of The Heart. This is a powerful series of eight books that helps kids build confidence and self-esteem.

Bill Doyle loves to think outside the box. His escape this room series allows readers to have a new and different adventure every time they pick up his books! Bill invites readers to Doodle, decide, and demolish your way out of history. His new series is Choose Your Own Adventure meets I Survived meets doodling!

Sara Sherman is the driving force behind the successful Single Moms Ask Sara blog. She is on the #Podcast to encourage families to rethink the way we look at college.

Our dean of all things STEM & STEAM Jennifer Swanson is back to introduce us to SteamTeam 2020, a group of acclaimed STEAM authors who will be publishing new titles this year.