RAR #145: The Importance of Reading at Whim and Developing Your Own Taste, Alan Jacobs Listen to the episode Transcript RAR Special Edition: The Woman Who Gave us Miss Rumphius Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #144: Take the 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #143: Kate DiCamillo is Back! Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #142: What We’re Reading This Winter ❄️ Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #141: Why Re-Reading is Possibly the Best Reading Listen to the episode RAR #140: How to Fold Poetry into Your Routine, with Sally Thomas Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #139: Kindness Over Curiosity: Favorite Books Featuring Differently Abled Characters Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!) Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #136: If You Want Your Kids to Love Reading, Try This Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #135: What We’re Reading This Fall (and an invitation 💌) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #134: Author Access with Sally Lloyd-Jones (author of The Jesus Storybook Bible) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #133: Books Take You Places (and some favorite seaside titles) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #132: Books for Teens, and Why YA is a Genre (not a reading level) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #131: Books About the Moon Landing Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #130: Reading Aloud as an Obstinate Act of Love, with Meghan Cox Gurdon Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #129: Jim Weiss: Storytime with Jim Weiss (and how to read aloud better!) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #128: Read with Us – The Secret Garden Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #127: More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy: Introverting (and Extroverting) as a Mom Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #126: Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (Part 2) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #125: Master Class, Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (part 1) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #124: Camille Andros on Being a Mom AND a Writer Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #123: A Family Story for Easter, with Special Guest: Arnold Ytreeide Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #122: Picture Book Biographies We Love Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #121: Kate DiCamillo on Reading Aloud for Connection Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet For Narnia and for Aslan! C.S. Lewis’s stepson, Douglas Gresham Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #120: Focus on What Matters Most (psst, that’s your relationships with your kids) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet Read with us: Snowflake Bentley Listen to the episode RAR #119: Delighting in Your Own Reading Life, with Anne Bogel Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet Announcing the 2019 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge Listen to the episode RAR #118: A’s to Your Q’s Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #117: Christmas Novels to Read Aloud with the Whole Family Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #116: Reading Aloud to Babies, Connection Parenting, and Getting Books into the Hands of Every Child Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet Audio Book Deals Not to Miss Listen to the episode RAR #115: Are you Making this Mistake When you Read Aloud With Your Kids? Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #114: Writing the Book You Needed as a Child, a conversation with Susan Tan Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #113: Why Reading Aloud to a Wide Range of Ages is Difficult (and How to Do It Without Losing Your Mind) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #112: How an Audio Book is Made, with audio book narrator and producer, Lyssa Browne Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #111: When You’re Constantly Interrupted during Read-Alouds Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #110: S.D. Smith Live Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #109: How to Take Your Kids Around the World through Picture Books Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #108: Favorite Picture Books for Ancient History Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #107: Dr. Michael Gurian on The Minds of Girls Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #106: Connection, Community, and Confidence: What your homeschool needs this fall Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR# 105: Favorite Early Reader Books (for kids who are learning to read) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #104: Put Those Books Face OUT! Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR # 103: Excellent Nonfiction Picture Books, Gail Gibbons Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #102: What Kids Really Need (and Want), with Dr. Meg Meeker Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #101: 3 Steps to Connecting with Your Kids this Summer Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #100: Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks, and over 4 Million Downloads Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #99: Meet Lola Dutch (she is just too much!) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #98: Introducing Kids to Foreign Language through Reading Aloud Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #97: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud with Teens Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #96: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 8 – 12 Year Olds Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #95: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 4-7 Year Olds Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #94: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 0-3 Year Olds Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #93: How to Create a Book Club Culture at Home Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #92: Books Boys Love (that aren’t just books for boys) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #91: Sharing A Wrinkle in Time with Your Family Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #90: Easter Basket Ideas for Young Readers Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #89: Andrew Pudewa is back! Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #88: Don’t Miss This Book: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #87: Books to Celebrate Your Adopted Child, Brooke Cooney Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #86: 5 Authors & Illustrators You Might Not Know About (But Probably Want To!) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #85: Reading “Messy” Books About Hard Topics with Kids Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #84: Books for Kids Who Don’t Love Reading (Yet) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #83: Why Read Picture Books with Older Kids? Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet Answers to Questions about the 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge Listen to the episode 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge Listen to the episode RAR #82: Why Fidgeting is a Good Sign (and what brain science has to say about reading aloud), Dr. Michael Gurian Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #81: Eavesdropping on the Soul, a conversation with Katherine Paterson Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #80: Fantastic Gifts for Young Readers Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #79: Qualities of Great Books for Kids, with Sarita Holzmann of Sonlight Curriculum Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #78: Favorite Picture Book Treasuries Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #77: What the Scholastic Reading Report Means for You, Andrea Pinkney Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #76: How to make reading aloud the best part of the day Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #75: Delightful, Simple Reading Journals for Kids Listen to the episode Transcript RAR # 74: One thing you won’t regret Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #73: What your kids can do while you read aloud (they’ll probably listen better than ever) Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #72: How to Save a Bad Day Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #71: The Research and Inspiration Behind Fascinating Historical Fiction, Caroline Starr Rose Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #70: How to Find Time to Read as a Busy Mom Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #69: Helen Oxenbury, Behind the Scenes with an Award-Winning Illustrator Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #68: 5 Books to Read Aloud with Teens Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #67: Reading for the Bigger Story, Jonathan Rogers Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #66: Do Audio Books Count as Read-Alouds? Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #65: How to Best Use and Support Your Local Library Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet Special Edition: An Exclusive Interview with Jeanne Birdsall & N.D. Wilson Listen to the episode Transcript RAR #64: Helping Resistant Readers Fall in Love with Books, Laura Martin Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #63: Introducing Kids to Chesterton, Nancy Carpentier Brown Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #62: Inspiring a Love of Nature Through Books, Greta Eskridge Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #61: Highlights from Read-Aloud Revival Author Access Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #60: Your Job is to Plant the Seed, a conversation with Sally Lloyd Jones Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #59: Books to Make the Whole Family Howl, Maryrose Wood Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #58: History, Heroes and Henty, with Jim Hodges Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #57: How Stories Shaped an Out-of-the-Box Kid, Sally & Nathan Clarkson Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR Bonus Episode: Some of the Best Books by Living Authors Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet How to Make Meaningful Connections with Your Kids in the Coming Year Listen to the episode RAR #56: What’s at Stake and Why Stories Matter, Jonathan Auxier Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #55: Best Thanksgiving Books – Cultivating a Spirit of Gratitude Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #54: Sharing Experiences through Stories, James Daniels Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #53: Can a Children’s Book Change the World? Linda Sue Park Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR Bonus Episode: Melissa Sweet on the One and Only E.B. White Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #52: Bonding Through Books, Tricia Goyer Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #51: The Golden Age of Children’s Books Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #50: How Books Spark Easy Projects & Play Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #49: Why We Should All Be Reading Aloud to Children Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet Announcing Season 9 :: RAR Podcast Listen to the episode The Most Important Part of Teaching Kids to Read Listen to the episode RAR #48: Give Your Child the World, Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time– Jamie Martin Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #47: How to Read the Classics with Kids (even if you’ve never read them before) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR # 46: Assigned Versus Free Reading Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #45: Our Favorite Picture Books Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #44: Magic and Fear in Children’s Books, N.D. Wilson Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #43: Raising Kids Who Read, Daniel Willingham Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #42: Inspiring Parents in Children’s Literature: A Conversation with Greta Eskridge Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR # 41: Navigating Fantasy: A Guide for Christian Parents, Carolyn Leiloglou Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #40 Behind the Scenes at the Read-Aloud Revival Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #39: Reading to Kids with Special Needs, Cheryl Swope Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #38: On Dads, Boys & the Importance of Building a Family Culture Around Books, Martin Cothran Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #37: Cultivating a Reading Life, Anne Bogel Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Jonathan Bean, plus… What’s Coming in 2016! Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #36: Christmas and Advent Read-Alouds with Elizabeth Foss Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #35: Reading Aloud with Toddlers (and other littles) underfoot Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #34: Reading Aloud around a Traditional School Schedule Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #33: The Research Behind Reading Aloud, Dr. Joseph Price Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #32: Q&A with Sarah and Kortney Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #31: Reading Aloud for History, Rea Berg Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #30: Reading Aloud with Boys, Cindy Rollins Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #29: Getting Back in the Saddle with Reading Aloud Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #27 Summer Reading: Making memories (& having fun) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #26: How Illustrations Nourish the Imagination, Zach Franzen Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #25: When Kids are Whiny (and other questions you’re asking) Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #24: From Picture Books to Chapter Books & Novels Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #22 Read Good Books. The End. -Carole Joy Seid Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #21: Finding Allies in Imagination: S.D. Smith & The Green Ember Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #19 Reading Aloud to Toddlers- the Why & How Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet On Living a Storyformed Life, RAR #17 Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #16: Start a Reading Streak! Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #15 Poetry Read-Alouds for Parents Who Are Intimidated by Poetry Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #14: For Parents Who Don’t Like Reading Aloud Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #13: Learning to Read- What to Do With Your Struggling Reader Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #12: The Reading Promise Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #11: Using the Library Without Losing Your Mind, Jamie Martin Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #10: The Art of Choosing Books (and starting a book club!) with Heidi Scovel Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #09: A University Professor’s Perspective on Reading Aloud, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #08: Every Book is a Mystery, Lawrence Goldstone Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #07: A Lifestyle of Reading Aloud, Melissa Wiley Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #06: How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, a Conversation with Ken Ludwig Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #05: The Importance of Reading Aloud Imperfectly Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #04: Tips & Tricks for Reading Aloud, a Conversation with Jim Weiss Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #03: “Reading Aloud is Like Comfort Food”- a Conversation with Tsh Oxenreider Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #02: Engaging Conversations- How to Talk to Your Kids About Books, a Conversation with Adam Andrews Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet RAR #01: Reading Aloud to Older Kids, a Conversation with Andrew Pudewa Listen to the episode Transcript Cheat Sheet For Narnia and for Aslan! 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