Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Jedlie's Acclaimed School Assembly We Choose Respect inspires kids to build healthy friendships. Please visit www.jedlie.com for more information. Today we are joined by Dr. Diana Rangaves, pharmacist, ethics professor turned writer & philanthropist. She has work appearing in numerous venues, including children’s picture books, medical pharmaceutical books, scholastic books, and academic articles. Diana is the author of the Rosy Posy Papillion children’s series. One-hundred percent of the author’s royalties benefit PapHavenRescue.org. Please click here to find Rosy posy Papillion on Amazon

The Great Maritini is now available in a giant bilingual edition. Get a free magic kits and help to rebuild Puerto Rico when you purchse your copy at www.GreatMaritini.com Nutschell Anne Windsor tells us about the delightfully fun book Kayla Wayman, Junior Time Traveler. This middle grade book is unique in that it was written by twenty plus authors! Nutschell talks about the story of time travel and the experience working with so many authors. Click here to find Kayla Wayman, Junior Time Traveler on Amazon

Looking for an exciting and effective way to addres bullying in your school? Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn about Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly Program Bullying is a complex issue, with many causes and solutions. Farhan Khalid joins us today to talk about his book Balil and the Big Bully. Bilal and the Big Bully is an essential addition to any school library. Educators can utilize this book as a teaching tool when discussing lessons on bullying, diversity, and respect. The main character is a minority. The book also touches on bullying from the bully's perspective. Click here to find Balil and the Big Bully on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly helps schools build safe, caring, inclusive learning environments. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your school. Today we begin a two part look at the issue of bullying. Kids of all ages have to deal with bullying. Our guest today, Harry E Pacheco, was heart broken to learn that his daughter had to deal with kids being mean to her in Kindergarten. His response was to create a series of books that deals with all aspects of the issue. he is here to talk about the first book in that series Gladys Glasses. Click here to find Harry's book on Amazon

Get a free magic kit when you order your bilingual edition of Jedlie's Great Maritini at www.GreatMaritini.com Today's guest is children's author Miso Agogo. Miso has a great new book called Honey In The Woods. Honey in the Woods includes many educational tools for children. This book can be used to recognize shapes, practice counting, encourage creativity, reading, expansion of vocabulary, parent-child interaction, imagination and reasoning skills, while giving every child an introduction to foreign language and cursive writing at an early age (3-8 yrs. old). Click here to visit Miso's Web Site

Jedlie's School Assemblies help kids understand that books can take them on journeys back in time Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com Author KW Penndorf is here to talk about her exciting middle grade series heroine Freya. Vikings, time travel, adventure, the Freya series has it all. Freya's family is wonderful. Just not to her. After all, her older sister loves to talk about "pulling a Freya" - a term for any mistake she makes, her younger sister publicly reads from Freya's diary without ever getting reprimanded, and her parents hardly take notice of her. But that is all about to change when her father, Denmark's renowned Viking archaeologist, asks her to hide a precious artifact where no one will find it. Freya jumps at the chance to prove her worth and suddenly discovers herself transported to a magical forest where she comes face to face with not only real Vikings, but a clan of sprites and a Berserk as well. Click here to find the Freya series on Amazon

The Great Maritini is now available in a giant bilingual edition. Get a free magic kit when you order your copy from www.GreatMaritini.com Alison T Broderick is the author of Samuel Stanley Scotty Snight. Try saying that three times fast! Sam is a boy who loves to play, but will not brush his teeth. Alison talks about this fun book that lovingly reminds us all to make good, healthy choices Click here to find Alison's book on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect is an exciting school assembly that inspires kids to be kind, caring and respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more. Joining us from Devon in the UK is Dan Metcalf. Dan is here to tell us about his wonderful middle grade series The Lottie Lipton Adventures. Lottie is a nine year old investigator extraordinaire who lives in the British Museum and gets involved in all sorts of wonderful adventures. Please click here to find Dan's books on Amazon

Please visit www.GreatMaritini.com to order your giant bilingual edition of The Great Maritini. Get a free magic kit & help rebuild Puerto Rico. We continue our celebration of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day with a conversation with Patricia Hruby Powell, author of the powerful book Virginia Vs Loving. This book chronicles the 1958 trail that led to the overturning of laws prohibiting inter racial marriage Please click here to find Virginia Vs Loving on Amazon

Are you looking to build a safe and bully free culture at your kids' school? Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how our nationally acclaimed school assembly We Choose Respect can help. Today we honor Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day with a visit from author Nic Stone. Nic's debut YA novel Dear Martin has taken the world by storm. Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning debut. Please click here to find Dear Martin on Amazon  

The Great Maritini is a fun book that teaches kids kindness. Get a free magic kit and help rebuild Puerto Rico when you buy the bilingual edition of The Great Maritini at www.Greatmaritini.com Talk about the fun, new look at Christmas. Erik Island joins us to talk about his hilarious book Jingles The Elephant Saves Christmas. This is a cute story about an elephant with big dreams to help Santa deliver his presents on Christmas Eve. Click here to find Jingles The Elephant on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect uses magic, comedy and storytelling to inspire students to be caring, respectful and to stand up for each other. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more. Today's guest is fifth grade teacher and middle grade author Jake Burt. Jake has recently released his hilarious and thought provoking novel Greetings From Witness Protection. Greetings from Witness Protection is a wonderfully told story with action, plot intrigues, lovable misfits and an underdog you can’t help but root for. Please click here to find Jake's book on Amazon

The Great Maritini has been called one of the top seven books that teach kids kindness by ChildrensPublishing.com You can read it for free via kindle unlimited Click here to learn more Today we are joined by photo editor and illustrator Karin Anderson. She is here to talk about her recently released book Impact, Asteroids and the Science of Saving The World. We also have a fascinating chat about Visual Literacy Click here to find Impact on Amazon

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly program inspires kids to be respectful & kind. To learn more please visit www.jedlie.com Our guest today is award winning author Laura Knight. She is here to tell us about Spot, A Seal Pup's Survival Guide. Laura's book has a simple but oh so important message, be kind to the planet, be kind to each other. Click here to visit Laura's web site

Be sure to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring Jedlie can inspire the kids in your community to be respectful, caring and inclusive. Deborah Baldwin is here to talk to us about her wonderful book Bumbling Bea. Beatrice thinks she has no acting talent but that doesn’t stop her from auditioning for the annual middle school play. Easy! Except Michiko, a new girl from Japan, shows up and ruins everything! So begins Beatrice’s diabolical and hilarious plan to scare away Michiko. But Michiko has goals of her own with no plans to leave soon. This is a great conversation that literally takes us all over the World. Click here to find Deborah's book on Amazon

The Great Maritini, Jedlie's award winning picture book, is now available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition. Get a free magic kit with each purchase when you visit www.GreatMaritini.com Today we are joined by the author of Hola, Let's Learn Spanish, (and Bonjour Let's Learn French) Judy Martialay. As you might guess Judy is a big advocate for kids learning new languages, the younger the better. We have a fun discussion about the benefits of being bilingual. Click here to find Judy's books on Amazon

The Great Maritini has been called one of the top 7 books that teach kids kindness by ChildrensPublishing.com You can receive a free magic kit, and help support the rebuilding of Puerto Rico, when you click here to purchase your bilingual edition of The Great Maritini Kendra Andrus joins us today to talk about her two wonderful picture books God Made Night and Chasing Sunsets. You will hear Kendra talk about her inspirations and how reading with her kids helped address challenges in life. Please click here to visit Kendra's WildWillowPress.com website

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly will inspire kids to make 2018 bully free! Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more. We have an All Star edition of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to end 2017. Lauren Dragon will be hear to talk about her Sally the Crab Picture book, Andy Klein talks about Oliver Phenomena and father and son team Tjaart and Daniel Lehmacher join us from South Africa to talk about The Moonling Click here to find Oliver Phenomena on Amazon Click here to find Sally the Crab on Amazon Click here to find The Moonling

Jedlie's Discover Your World One Book At A Time is an exciting School Assembly that inspires kids to read. Please click here to learn how to bring this program to your school Our guest today is award winning author D L Gardner. She joins us today to tell us about her YA title Thread of A Spider. Set in Ireland at the time of the famine, the books tells the tale of Ailis must rely on the magic of the forest folk. Click here to find Thread of A Spider on Amazon

Jedlie's award winning picture book The Great Maritini is now available in a beautiful bilingual English/Spanish edition. Get a free magic kit when you order your at www.GreatMaritini.com Great show today with our guest Debbie Manber Kupfer. Debbie grew up in the UK in the East London suburb of Barking. She has lived in Israel, New York and North Carolina and somehow ended up in St. Louis, where she works as a writer and freelance puzzle constructor of word puzzles and logic problems. She lives with her husband, two children and a very opinionated feline. She joins us today to tell us about her lovely picture book Cecilia's Tale. Click here to visit Debbie's web site