Jedlie's Acclaimed School Assembly We Choose Respect inspires kids to build healthy friendships. Please visit www.jedlie.com for more information. Today we are joined by Dr. Diana Rangaves, pharmacist, ethics professor turned writer & philanthropist. She has work appearing in numerous venues, including children’s picture books, medical pharmaceutical books, scholastic books, and academic articles. Diana is the author of the Rosy Posy Papillion children’s series. One-hundred percent of the author’s royalties benefit PapHavenRescue.org. Please click here to find Rosy posy Papillion on Amazon

The Great Maritini is now available in a giant bilingual edition. Get a free magic kits and help to rebuild Puerto Rico when you purchse your copy at www.GreatMaritini.com Nutschell Anne Windsor tells us about the delightfully fun book Kayla Wayman, Junior Time Traveler. This middle grade book is unique in that it was written by twenty plus authors! Nutschell talks about the story of time travel and the experience working with so many authors. Click here to find Kayla Wayman, Junior Time Traveler on Amazon

Looking for an exciting and effective way to addres bullying in your school? Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn about Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly Program Bullying is a complex issue, with many causes and solutions. Farhan Khalid joins us today to talk about his book Balil and the Big Bully. Bilal and the Big Bully is an essential addition to any school library. Educators can utilize this book as a teaching tool when discussing lessons on bullying, diversity, and respect. The main character is a minority. The book also touches on bullying from the bully's perspective. Click here to find Balil and the Big Bully on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly helps schools build safe, caring, inclusive learning environments. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your school. Today we begin a two part look at the issue of bullying. Kids of all ages have to deal with bullying. Our guest today, Harry E Pacheco, was heart broken to learn that his daughter had to deal with kids being mean to her in Kindergarten. His response was to create a series of books that deals with all aspects of the issue. he is here to talk about the first book in that series Gladys Glasses. Click here to find Harry's book on Amazon

Get a free magic kit when you order your bilingual edition of Jedlie's Great Maritini at www.GreatMaritini.com Today's guest is children's author Miso Agogo. Miso has a great new book called Honey In The Woods. Honey in the Woods includes many educational tools for children. This book can be used to recognize shapes, practice counting, encourage creativity, reading, expansion of vocabulary, parent-child interaction, imagination and reasoning skills, while giving every child an introduction to foreign language and cursive writing at an early age (3-8 yrs. old). Click here to visit Miso's Web Site

Jedlie's School Assemblies help kids understand that books can take them on journeys back in time Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com Author KW Penndorf is here to talk about her exciting middle grade series heroine Freya. Vikings, time travel, adventure, the Freya series has it all. Freya's family is wonderful. Just not to her. After all, her older sister loves to talk about "pulling a Freya" - a term for any mistake she makes, her younger sister publicly reads from Freya's diary without ever getting reprimanded, and her parents hardly take notice of her. But that is all about to change when her father, Denmark's renowned Viking archaeologist, asks her to hide a precious artifact where no one will find it. Freya jumps at the chance to prove her worth and suddenly discovers herself transported to a magical forest where she comes face to face with not only real Vikings, but a clan of sprites and a Berserk as well. Click here to find the Freya series on Amazon

The Great Maritini is now available in a giant bilingual edition. Get a free magic kit when you order your copy from www.GreatMaritini.com Alison T Broderick is the author of Samuel Stanley Scotty Snight. Try saying that three times fast! Sam is a boy who loves to play, but will not brush his teeth. Alison talks about this fun book that lovingly reminds us all to make good, healthy choices Click here to find Alison's book on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect is an exciting school assembly that inspires kids to be kind, caring and respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more. Joining us from Devon in the UK is Dan Metcalf. Dan is here to tell us about his wonderful middle grade series The Lottie Lipton Adventures. Lottie is a nine year old investigator extraordinaire who lives in the British Museum and gets involved in all sorts of wonderful adventures. Please click here to find Dan's books on Amazon

Please visit www.GreatMaritini.com to order your giant bilingual edition of The Great Maritini. Get a free magic kit & help rebuild Puerto Rico. We continue our celebration of Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day with a conversation with Patricia Hruby Powell, author of the powerful book Virginia Vs Loving. This book chronicles the 1958 trail that led to the overturning of laws prohibiting inter racial marriage Please click here to find Virginia Vs Loving on Amazon

Are you looking to build a safe and bully free culture at your kids' school? Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how our nationally acclaimed school assembly We Choose Respect can help. Today we honor Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day with a visit from author Nic Stone. Nic's debut YA novel Dear Martin has taken the world by storm. Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning debut. Please click here to find Dear Martin on Amazon  

The Great Maritini is a fun book that teaches kids kindness. Get a free magic kit and help rebuild Puerto Rico when you buy the bilingual edition of The Great Maritini at www.Greatmaritini.com Talk about the fun, new look at Christmas. Erik Island joins us to talk about his hilarious book Jingles The Elephant Saves Christmas. This is a cute story about an elephant with big dreams to help Santa deliver his presents on Christmas Eve. Click here to find Jingles The Elephant on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect uses magic, comedy and storytelling to inspire students to be caring, respectful and to stand up for each other. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more. Today's guest is fifth grade teacher and middle grade author Jake Burt. Jake has recently released his hilarious and thought provoking novel Greetings From Witness Protection. Greetings from Witness Protection is a wonderfully told story with action, plot intrigues, lovable misfits and an underdog you can’t help but root for. Please click here to find Jake's book on Amazon

The Great Maritini has been called one of the top seven books that teach kids kindness by ChildrensPublishing.com You can read it for free via kindle unlimited Click here to learn more Today we are joined by photo editor and illustrator Karin Anderson. She is here to talk about her recently released book Impact, Asteroids and the Science of Saving The World. We also have a fascinating chat about Visual Literacy Click here to find Impact on Amazon

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly program inspires kids to be respectful & kind. To learn more please visit www.jedlie.com Our guest today is award winning author Laura Knight. She is here to tell us about Spot, A Seal Pup's Survival Guide. Laura's book has a simple but oh so important message, be kind to the planet, be kind to each other. Click here to visit Laura's web site

Be sure to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring Jedlie can inspire the kids in your community to be respectful, caring and inclusive. Deborah Baldwin is here to talk to us about her wonderful book Bumbling Bea. Beatrice thinks she has no acting talent but that doesn’t stop her from auditioning for the annual middle school play. Easy! Except Michiko, a new girl from Japan, shows up and ruins everything! So begins Beatrice’s diabolical and hilarious plan to scare away Michiko. But Michiko has goals of her own with no plans to leave soon. This is a great conversation that literally takes us all over the World. Click here to find Deborah's book on Amazon

The Great Maritini, Jedlie's award winning picture book, is now available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition. Get a free magic kit with each purchase when you visit www.GreatMaritini.com Today we are joined by the author of Hola, Let's Learn Spanish, (and Bonjour Let's Learn French) Judy Martialay. As you might guess Judy is a big advocate for kids learning new languages, the younger the better. We have a fun discussion about the benefits of being bilingual. Click here to find Judy's books on Amazon

The Great Maritini has been called one of the top 7 books that teach kids kindness by ChildrensPublishing.com You can receive a free magic kit, and help support the rebuilding of Puerto Rico, when you click here to purchase your bilingual edition of The Great Maritini Kendra Andrus joins us today to talk about her two wonderful picture books God Made Night and Chasing Sunsets. You will hear Kendra talk about her inspirations and how reading with her kids helped address challenges in life. Please click here to visit Kendra's WildWillowPress.com website

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly will inspire kids to make 2018 bully free! Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more. We have an All Star edition of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to end 2017. Lauren Dragon will be hear to talk about her Sally the Crab Picture book, Andy Klein talks about Oliver Phenomena and father and son team Tjaart and Daniel Lehmacher join us from South Africa to talk about The Moonling Click here to find Oliver Phenomena on Amazon Click here to find Sally the Crab on Amazon Click here to find The Moonling

Jedlie's Discover Your World One Book At A Time is an exciting School Assembly that inspires kids to read. Please click here to learn how to bring this program to your school Our guest today is award winning author D L Gardner. She joins us today to tell us about her YA title Thread of A Spider. Set in Ireland at the time of the famine, the books tells the tale of Ailis must rely on the magic of the forest folk. Click here to find Thread of A Spider on Amazon

Jedlie's award winning picture book The Great Maritini is now available in a beautiful bilingual English/Spanish edition. Get a free magic kit when you order your at www.GreatMaritini.com Great show today with our guest Debbie Manber Kupfer. Debbie grew up in the UK in the East London suburb of Barking. She has lived in Israel, New York and North Carolina and somehow ended up in St. Louis, where she works as a writer and freelance puzzle constructor of word puzzles and logic problems. She lives with her husband, two children and a very opinionated feline. She joins us today to tell us about her lovely picture book Cecilia's Tale. Click here to visit Debbie's web site

Jedlie's award winning #kidlit The Great Maritini is now available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com to order yours today & receive a free magic kit. Orli Zuravicky is here to tell us about her wonderfully fun Happily Ever After Life Series. This is a fun YA title that can spark lots of fun & important conversations in families. She also tells us about the exciting work she is doing as an editor for Scholastic. Click here to visit Orli's website

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assemblies are exciting and fun, and inspire kids to make healthy choices and build safe, caring school cultures. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com This is a delightful edition of the reading With Your Kids Podcast. Our guest, Gail Gritts, tells us about her fun picture book Messy Hair Games, the first in her Reba & Katherine series. The series is based on some of the mischief Gail and her sister got into growing up on a farm. Click here to get your copy of Messy Hair Games at Amazon

You will be helping rebuild Puerto Rico when you get your bilingual edition of The Great Maritini, along with Jedlie's Spectacular Magic Kit at www.GreatMaritini.com I am so excited. Our guest today is one of the top magicians in the world Sue-Anne Webster. She joins us from her home in Sydney, Australia to tell us about her new book Astounding. This is one of the best magic books I have ever read because it is so much more than just a book of how to do tricks. You are going to love to listen to Sue-Anne's views on performance and how to inspire kids. Please click here to visit www.Magicandstory.com

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assemblies empower kids with the understanding that everyone has the right to feel safe at school and tells them what to do if they feel afraid or left out. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more. Wow, what a show for you. Our guest today is the soon to be published author Jennieke Cohen. Jennieke's first novel is the YA title Dangerous Alliances. The book deals with issues of relationships and domestic abuse. In our interview Jennieke talks about how parents can use books to begin important conversations about difficult subjects. We also hear a letter of thanks written by a homeless man. Click here to visit Jennieke's web site

Jedlie's Discovering Your World One Book At A Time is an exciting school assembly that inspires kids to love reading & learning. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to bring this show to your community Today we are celebrating siblings with the author of the award winning Sophie & Scottie Adventure Series. This is a fun series that features twins who go on amazing adventures courtesy of a magical picture frame that takes them all over the World. Click here to find the Sophie & Scottie Series on Amazon

The Great Maritini by Jedlie has been named one of the top 7 books that teach kids kindness. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com to get your copy The Holiday Season is in full swing, and we thought we would invite one of our favorite guests Angie Flores, author of Cub's Wish, to share her family's favorite Christmas & Chanukah books with us. Angie Flores' Cub's Wish has also been named one of the top 7 books that teach kids kindness. Click here to get your copy on Amazon

Jedlie's We Choose Respect School Assembly is a powerful & effective way to build a safe, bully free school. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more. We are so excitied to welcome back one of our favorite guests Meadow Griffin to talk about her new book Cairan and the troll Bully. iaran is a happy little goblin who lives in the magical world and whose favorite food is sugar. But when he finds out he has to move away from everything he knows, he begins to worry about all the new things he has to try. When he gets to his brand new school, Ciaran discovers that he is the only goblin in a whole school of trolls. He feels out of place and is picked on for being different. How will he ever feel like he belongs if no one will even talk to him? Click here to get your copy of Cairan and the Troll Bully on Amazon

Jedlie's acclaimed school assembly Discovering Your World One Book At A Time inspires kids to develop a love of books and reading. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your school. I love Elephants! Kids love Elephants! And what is not to love? They are such majestic, elegant and awesome creatures. Cheryl Lawton Malone has written a touching book based on a real lifelong friendship between two very special elephants. Click here to get your copy of Elephants Walk Together on Amazon

Jedlie's acclaimed school assembly uses the power of positive words to inspire kids to be respectful & kind. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn more about this important program Brandon Walden is here to tell us about his family's kickstarter campaign to make their dream of publishing their children's books Seeds & Trees a reality. Seeds and Trees is a story about the power of words. But, also, it's a story to bring awareness to parents, peers, and counselors of how words truly affect young children. Click here to visit Brandon's Seeds & Trees Kickstarter Page

Jedlie's Boss of my Body! School Assembly inspires kids to say yes to exercise and no to drugs. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this exciting and effective program to your community I am super excited about this episode of the RWYK Podcast. Our guest is Becky Bensihek. She talks about her wonderful kidlit books and about the life changing work she is doing when not creating stories. We also have some very exciting news about some new listeners, and where they are listening from. Click here to visit Becky's web site

The Great Maritini is fun for the whole family. A modern retelling of the Story of the Good Samaritan. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com Let's get ready to go Into The Ocean with author Rebecca Lyndsey. Rebecca has created a wonderful book that will take families on a submarine voyage into our world's oceans with tour guide, GW. Discover some of the amazing marine animals that call the sea their home and other fantastic ocean facts during your tour. Tour guide, GW, will entertain you with all of his ocean knowledge and silly jokes. Click here to get your copy of Into The Ocean on Amazon

"Boss of My Body!" is a fun & totally interactive school assembly that inspires kids to make healthy choices. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this program to your school. Alane Adams is the author of the Legends of Orkney™ series for middle grade readers, and The Coal Thief and The Egg Thief, historical picture books set in the 1920s. When Alane is not writing she can be found talking to kids in schools about Reading Is A Superpower Click here to find Alane's books on Amazon

The Great Maritini is a fun and imaginative story that teaches kids the power of kindness & caring. Click here to get your copy at www.GreatMaritini.com We are delighted to welcome author - illustrator Richard Torrey to the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to talk about his brand new book Ally Saurus and the Very Bossy Monster. Super conversation about the power of imagination and being present with our kids. Click here to visit Richard Torrey's online Studio

Like to laugh? The Great Maritini is a fun & funny book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to visit www.GreatMaritini.com Why do people ask if girls can be funny? Of course they can be, of course they are! And just in case you needed ssome proof, Betsy Bird has created a wonderful collection of funny stories written by some of the funniest females around. And as it turns out Betsy is a pretty funny and fun guest. Click here to get your copy of Funny Girl on Amazon

The Great Maritini is the fun new picture book by Jedlie. Click here to get your copy at our brand new web page www.GreatMaritini.com Oh No! It's the night of the Living Cuddle Bunnies! Actually we should say "Oh Yes!" because this is a hilariously fun book by our equally hilarious & fun guest Jonathan Rosen Click here to get your copy of Jonathen Rosen's Night of the Living Cuddle Bunnies  

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to work together to build safe, caring, respectful schools. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community Flora Agbaje loves kids. She is here to tell us about her beautiful book Oh What Fun It Is To Share, the story of "Hugger boy", a boy who had to learn the value of sharing. Click here to get your copy of Flora's book

The Great Maritini is a fun picture book that teaches kids to be kind. Click here to get your copy at www.GreatMaritini.com Jessica Carnivale Forcier is an author & Lyricist. She joins us today to talk about her book The George Before Me that celebrates family. She tells us why she thinks it is so important for families to share stories of the family members who maybe gone but are still important to us. Click here to visit Jessica' web site

The real stars of Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly are the kids in the audience. Click here to visit www.jedlie.com to bring this program to your community It seems today that DIY projects are all the rage. Why? Because we think doing things together as a family is so much more fun! Our friend Francie Healey is here to teach us how to make some amazingly delicious & healthy granola with our kids. Click here to visit www.FrancieHealey.com

The Great Maritini is a fun picture book that teaches kids to be kind and caring. Click here to get your copy for as low as 99 cents on Amazon Calling all dog lovers! Danny Blitz is our guest today. Danny and her daughter Sheridan, collaborated to write a fun book that informs families of the many things they need to consider and prepare before they make the decision to welcome a dog, or any pet, into their family. Click here to find Danny's book on Amazon

Jedlie's Totally Interactive School Assembly inspires students to live gratefully. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this powerful program to your school. Happy Thanksgiving! We are celebrating by inviting one of our favorite guests, Carole Gordon Ekster, author of Before I Sleep I Say Thank You, back to the show. Carole is here to share with us the favorite books that teach kids to live gratefully. Click here to find Carol's books on Amazon

Jedlie inspires kids to be kind, caring & respectful. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community Jen Malone is a fun guest! She writes flirty young adult travel romances with HarperCollins and fun and humorous "girl power” middle grade adventures with Simon & Schuster. Jen’s published titles include Changes in Latitudes, Best Night Ever, The Sleepover, the You’re Invited series (with Gail Nall), At Your Service, Map to the Stars, Wanderlost, and Follow Your Art (a collaboration with Dreamworks Animation and Penguin Random House on a companion story to the animated film Trolls). She once spent a year traveling the world solo, met her husband on the highway (literally), and went into labor with her identical twins while on a rock star's tour bus. Click here to visit Jen's web site

Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus inspires kids to make healthy choices. Please click here to visit our web site to find out how to bring this exciting school assembly to your community. In a slight diversion from our usual format this week we meet the author of a book for adults, Fiona Maria Simon. She is a former journalist, travel writer, editor, and communications director of the Boulder, Colorado, Chamber of Commerce. She is passionate about developing healthy food products and inspiring and empowering others with her story. Lured by the adventures of entrepreneurship, she launched her own organic granola company and led it to success despite having no business background and simultaneously juggling the demands of being a single mom. Her book is a story of challenges, hardships, and triumphs, both personal and professional. Click here to visit Fiona' web site

Jedlie's The Great Maritini takes kids back in time to meet a magician who learns the greatest magic comes from kindness. Click here to get your copy for only 99 cents! Steve Altier, author who brought you "We Can't Move at Christmas!" Now brings you the first book in the Gabby and Maddox adventure series "Adventures in Italy!" Travel back in time with the siblings to the days of ancient Rome. Enjoy the Roman Chariot races and visit the Coliseum . See the fine paintings of Michael Angelo at the Sistine Chapel. Their journey also includes stops in Pisa & Venice. Click here ti find Steve's book on Amazon

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to build safe, respect filled, bully free schools. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community. Oh what a fun show this is. Our guest is G Brian Benson, author of the very fun picture book Steve The Alien. Bian is the founder of Reawaken Media, is an award-winning author, inspirational TEDX speaker, filmmaker, radio personality, consultant, and actor. His mission is to wake up the world with conscious, thought-provoking media that inspires. Click here to find Steve the Alien on Amazon

The Great Maritini discovers the greatest trick is turning feelings of caring into action to help others. Click here to get your copy of this wonderful picture book. Today we meet author Lindsay Barry. Born in Pennsylvania, Lindsay calls herself a MomTrepreneur, balancing her role as mom, author and business woman. Her brand new book Journey to Constellation Station. This wonderful book will whisk you and your children into a special part of space where you will gaze through a unique telescope of stars. Click here to visit Lindsay's web site

Jedlie's nationally acclaimed school assembly inspires kids to celebrate our differences and to make everyone feel welcome and included. Please click here to visit www.jedlie.com Helen Hipp is a positively wonderful author who is dedicated to helping kids celebrate the fact that they are positively different. She is here today to talk about her books A Different Kind of Safari & Rosie and Friends, Positively Different. This is an inspiring interview, filling with advice for all parents. Click here to find Helen's books on Amazon

Jedlie's Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly Boss Of My Body inspires kids to make healthy choices. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this powerful program to your community Today we are joined by multi talented artist, author and journalist Meaghan Meehan. Meaghan is passionate about expressing her visions and supporting other artists. This is a fascinating interview with an incredible artist. Please click here to connect with Meaghan on Twitter

Jedlie's Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly We Choose Respect inspires kids to build safe and caring school communities. Please visit www.jedlie.com to learn how to bring this program to your community One of our favorite guests, Devra Robaitelle, is back to tell us about her first YA title The Henge. "Away to the north of the Noble Village of the Arts there is, buried in a jade lake at the bottom of a quarry, a stone with magical properties—a stone that sings." Is it a surprise that a multi talented artist like Devra who toured singing with some of music's most legendary performers would create a world where a rock can sing? It also should come as no surprise that this is a wonderfully entertaining conversation. Click here to find your copy of The Henge on Amazon