Although Melissa Sweet didn’t grow up a reader, she has always had a love and passion for creating, which shows in the beautiful drawings, paintings and collages she has used to illustrate numerous picture books. She also an accomplished author, and her most recent book is about the one and only E.B. White- the ma continue reading
What do you give as gifts for young readers? (Besides books, of course!) Here’s a whole list of gift ideas for the young readers in your life. In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, you’ll hear: Great gift ideas for babies through teens Ideas beyond books – games, book accessories, puzzles, posters, shirts and continue reading
Looking for gifts for your young readers? You’ve come to the right place for bookish gifts for kids. We’ve got dozens of gift ideas for the bookworms in your life. This year’s holiday gift guide is divided into 2 sections: Gifts for young readers (to nurture and enrich their reading life) Gift ideas for the read-aloud shelf continue reading
Awoooooooo! Get ready for some pure delight in this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast. We’re joined by the wonderful and witty author of the spunky and endearing Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series. In this episode, Maryrose Wood joins us to discuss: where the idea of a governess caring for children raised by wolves came continue reading
What happens when you get three book-loving ladies together to chat gratitude and the best Thanksgiving books? there’s just a bit of excitement so Sarah orders a book on air! (We love it when she does that!) and then we end up with a big list of great books like the one below So join continue reading
In today’s episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, Kortney and I chat up the questions you’re asking most. We’re slinging around good stuff like: our favorite religious book recommendations how to keep your kids from getting distracted on your iPad when they’re “supposed” to be listening to an audio book what it’s like to be working and continue reading
Our list of February picture books is ready for you! I only have a handful of Valentine’s Day books to recommend to you. I love this holiday, but I haven’t found a lot of Valentine’s Day picture books to love. I’m pretty picky when it comes to the RAR booklists, so instead of filling your library continue reading
Back to the homeschooling grindstone already? Ay yi yi! Doesn’t it feel too soon? I’m not feeling quite as fly-by-the-seat as I often do after a break, though, because I’ve got a new system for keeping track of school assignments, and it’s rocking my world. I love finding ways to simplify homeschooling, and this method really takes the continue reading
Morning Time is the very first part of our school day- in a lot of ways, it’s the bread and butter of what we’re about. In this show, I’m chatting about what morning time looks like for us right now. This is the second in a series on How We Homeschool. I’m airing live on Periscope, continue reading
When we say we want to live out diligent and rigorous homeschooling, what do we really mean? What are we really setting out to do? When I set out to plan a restful year of homeschooling, it’s important to remember that rest is not ease. I am not planning for an easy year. Rest is trusting that continue reading
We’re a whole week early! We couldn’t hold onto this podcast episode for another day without sharing it with you. Jamie Martin’s brand new book, Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time releases today, and she came onto the show to talk about what it looks like to give continue reading
You know you’re going to be reading them over and over (and over!), so you’d do well to make sure they’re fairly enjoyable to read, right? :) By the time you have your first two-year-old, chances are good you’ve got a couple of these memorized line by line. Everybody’s taste varies, but these are my continue reading
