RAR #27 Summer Reading: Making memories (& having fun)

For Mamas of Older Kids & Teens
bySarah Mackenzie

We all want our kids to read over the summer, right? But how can make that summer reading both memorable and fun – a treasured childhood memory rather than another thing to do and check off our lists?

For today’s show, I talked to one of my very favorite people on the whole planet–Pam Barnhill.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • ideas for how to motivate your kids to read
  • how to motivate yourself to read aloud to them
  • and which books are best for summertime

Just wait till you hear some of the reading party ideas!

Click the play button below:

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The Shadow of the Bear: A Fairy Tale Retold
Ball
I Want My Hat Back
Beezus and Ramona
The Prairie Thief
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings
Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
The Green Ember
The Gary Paulsen Collection: Dancing Carl; Dogsong; Hatchet; Woodsong
Doll Hospital #01: Tatiana Comes To America: An Ellis Island Story
Redwall
Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (4 Books)
Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (Mandie, Book 1)
Anne of Green Gables
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Good Wives (Puffin Classics Book 5)
Little Women
Hatchet
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)
My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)
Tuesdays at the Castle
Enchantress from the Stars
Caddie Woodlawn
The Perilous Gard
The Enormous Egg
The Book of Three
Henry And Mudge First Book
Thomas’ ABC Book (Thomas & Friends) (Pictureback(R))
The Sherwood Ring
The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Knickerbocker Classics)
The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton
The Bobbsey Twins MEGAPACK ®: 15 Classic Children’s Novels
Little Men
Jo’s Boys
The Usborne Internet-Linked First Encyclopedia of Animals (First Encyclopedias)
The Black Star of Kingston
Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet)
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
The River (A Hatchet Adventure)
Pride and Prejudice
Ogden Nash’s Zoo