Hold on to your hats everyone – I am sharing one of my very favorite middle grade series in this episode. I’m chatting with both my daughter Allison and someone who just might be my favorite living author, Jonathan Rogers. Jonathan is author of the fantastic Winderking series, which has been described as a cross continue reading
Here at the Read-Aloud Revival, we are BIG FANS of audio books, but we get asked all the time: “Do audio books count as real read alouds?” In today’s brand new episode of the podcast, I’m answering that question. You’ll also hear: whether or not audio books count as real reading where and how to listen (either continue reading
Do you make the best use of the resources available to you at your local library? Or do you even know all of what your library can do for you? You’re not alone if the answer to either of those questions is “no.” Today I’m talking to Amy Commers, a Youth Services Librarian in Minnesota, continue reading
In my earliest days of homeschooling, I had ideas about what our homeschool would actually look like. You know what I mean… right? kids who don’t squabble with one another kids who LOVE learning days that run smoothly, with lots of “free time” for our family members to pursue their interests And then we actually started homeschooling. continue reading
We’re going on a bug hunt! Want to come along? This month features books about bugs! (Don’t worry – the fun and interesting kind, not the creepy, call-the-exterminator types.) Just for good measure, we’ve added a few books about trees and nature and home, sweet, home – the place we all want to return to continue reading
Today you’re in for a treat… The next season of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast doesn’t begin until next month, but today I’ve got something you’re gonna love as a special edition while you wait. It’s an exclusive interview between New York Times bestselling author, Jeanne Birdsall (The Penderwicks series) and best-selling author, N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards, continue reading
Each year at RAR, we hold a 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge… it’s not a challenge for you- it’s for your kids! Kids are encouraged to read out loud (to their pets, their stuffed animals, their siblings, their grandma…) every day for at least 15 minutes during the month of January. What happens is inevitable: Kids who continue reading
Whether you’re hitting beach, going camping, or just taking advantage of the weather to spend a night looking up at the stars, these July picture books are going to help you embrace the summer outdoors. Some will take you to the ocean, others out on the lake in a boat, a few will take you camping and one will continue reading
We’ve got a great list of June picture books to share with you today – mostly farm and pond, with a few favorite fox books thrown in for good measure. These books are perfect if your kids are heading to camp this summer, if you’re planning a farm field trip, or even if you’re just excited to get outside continue reading
Before Laura Martin ever authored her amazing Edge of Extinction series, she was a middle school language arts teacher. And her specialty was helping kids resistant to reading fall in love with books. In this episode she shares: some of her favorite tips to get your kids not just reading more, but really loving books ideas continue reading
This past week marked the 3rd anniversary of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast. Can you believe it? When I first started the podcast, I never imagined where it would take us. At the time, I thought it would be a few episodes long and inspire a small circle of blog readers to read more with our continue reading
The first time Nancy Carpentier Brown read G.K. Chesterton’s work, she didn’t just hate it – she actually burned the book! But things certainly changed. Nancy now not only works with the American Chesterton Society, she is a leading expert on Frances Chesterton, and a much-requested speaker on both Gilbert and Frances Chesterton. She’s also continue reading