Podcast: Read-Aloud Revival

RAR #124: Camille Andros on Being a Mom AND a Writer

Today I want to introduce you to the author of some of my new favorite picture books, Camille Andros. Camille is a writer, a traveler, a former EMT, and a mom of six. Yep, six. (So obviously, we’re kindred spirits, since I have six, too.

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RAR #123: A Family Story for Easter, with Special Guest: Arnold Ytreeide

Today, I am excited to introduce you to my favorite read-aloud for Lent and Easter. Amon’s Adventure is a wonderful adventure story that will leave your kids begging for just one more chapter. Amon is a 13 year-old boy during the time of Christ’s perse…

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RAR #122: Picture Book Biographies We Love

What’s the best way to introduce your kids to the lives and ideas of those who’ve gone before? In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, the RAR Team is talking about using picture book biographies with kids of all ages.

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RAR #121: Kate DiCamillo on Reading Aloud for Connection

I ‘ve got a new favorite episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast. It’s no wonder, because in this episode, I’m having a conversation with Kate DiCamillo on reading aloud for connection. There is so much packed into this conversation.

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For Narnia and for Aslan! C.S. Lewis’s stepson, Douglas Gresham

Today I’ve got a bonus episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast—a conversation with Douglas Gresham. Douglas is the stepson of C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia. In this episode, you’ll hear: what C.S.

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RAR #120: Focus on What Matters Most (psst, that’s your relationships with your kids)

I ‘m willing to bet you’re like me, and relationships with your kids matter more to you than just about anything else. But we’re all pulled in a million directions. We’re all short on time. You know what, though?

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Read with us: Snowflake Bentley

Reading books together as a family is the best way to connect. We connect with each other, with the books we read, and with the big ideas we encounter there. In fact, there are four steps I like best when it comes to sharing books with our kids: Read a…

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RAR #119: Delighting in Your Own Reading Life, with Anne Bogel

Would you like to read more in the new year? I don’t mean reading to your kids. I mean reading for you. Many of us want to read more, but we’re not sure how to make that happen. We feel like we can’t fit it in,

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Announcing the 2019 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge

January is one of the most exciting months of the year here at RAR. Why? Because it’s time for our 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge, our most popular event of all. Participants tell us that this simple challenge transforms their kids’ relationships with rea…

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RAR #118: A’s to Your Q’s

In today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, I’m answering your questions. In this episode, you’ll hear: What to read after the Little House on the Prairie books My teen daughters’ favorite books Whether re-reading/re-listening is OK How to make sure …

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