Reading With Your Kids Podcast

In today's encore presentation we welcome Bollywood star and director Jugal Hansraj. Jugal burst onto the Bollywood scene as a child star. As he transitioned into adult roles he also became an acclaimed director, and directed the first Disney animated film in India. He joins us today to talk about his fabulous middle grade book Cross Connections.

We are proud to share an encore presentation of Bugs Don't Hug starring the Queen of Yucky Science Heather Montgomery. Heather masterfully employs yuck appeal to engage young minds. She delights in using snail poop, petrified animal parts, and tree guts to inspire reluctant readers and encourage scientific thinking. Heather joins us today to talk about her book Bugs Don't Hug

This is an encore presentation of one of my favorite interviews. Superstar magician turned author Ning Cai tells us about Misdirection. This is the first book in Ning's exciting new YA mystery trilogy about a teenage savant on the trail of her family's killer. Ning talks about her book, family and why she left magic at the height of her career.

Children's author Trudy Krisher is on the #RWYK #Podcast to celebrate the 25th anniversary & republication of her thought provoking novel Spite Fences. Trudy talks about the inspiration for the book and the benefits of reading aloud Spite Fences with your older kids

Kindness comes easy for some folks, but it can be very hard for others. Why? Sometimes it comes down to a person's story. Educator and kids author Jeff Kubiak is on the podcast to encourage kids to have empathy for others and to start a ripple of love with one drop of kindness.