Podcast: Read-Aloud Revival

RAR #68: 5 Books to Read Aloud with Teens

Are you unsure of what to read aloud with teens? Do you ever get a little overwhelmed looking through the YA section at your local bookstore or library? Not to worry. I’m here today with 5 (OK, plus one more!) books to read with your teens.

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RAR #67: Reading for the Bigger Story, Jonathan Rogers

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.

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RAR #66: Do Audio Books Count as Read-Alouds?

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. In this episode,

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RAR #65: How to Best Use and Support Your Local Library

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,

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Special Edition: An Exclusive Interview with Jeanne Birdsall & N.D. Wilson

Today you’re in for a treat… I’ve got an exclusive interview between New York Times bestselling author, Jeanne Birdsall (The Penderwicks series) and best-selling author, N.D. Wilson (100 Cupboards, Outlaws of Time, and others). Jeanne and N.D.

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RAR #64: Helping Resistant Readers Fall in Love with Books, Laura Martin

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,

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RAR #63: Introducing Kids to Chesterton, Nancy Carpentier Brown

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,

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RAR #62: Inspiring a Love of Nature Through Books, Greta Eskridge

Take a peek at Greta Eskridge’s Instagram account, and you might just see her shin-deep in a tide pool with her kids, or hanging out on top of a mountain. It’s clear that Greta adores nature. But as a child, believe it or not,

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RAR #61: Highlights from Read-Aloud Revival Author Access

I know this about you: you want to make meaningful and lasting connections with your kids. As a busy homeschooling mom of six, I completely understand that when the house is a mess and the laundry pile is overflowing and life feels just plain crazy,

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RAR #60: Your Job is to Plant the Seed, a conversation with Sally Lloyd Jones

So many of us know Sally Lloyd Jones best as the author of the beloved Jesus Storybook Bible. Now you’re going to just love hearing her insightful thoughts about sharing stories with our kids. This is a sweet,

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