Jedlie's Magic Circus is a fun and exciting way for kids to learn how to be kind and respectful. Please visit www.jedlie.com to find out more. Jamie Dawuni is the author of Mimi's Fun Day, and boy did we have a fun day chatting about her wonderful book. Jamie Dawuni resides in Phoenix, Arizona with her family. She received her B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. and a certificate in Special Education from the Hudson County Schools of Technology in North Bergen, New Jersey. Mimi's Fun Day is a wonderful tool that parents can use to help their kids learn about shapes and colors and different languages. Click here to visit Jamie's Amazon Page

Jedlie's Magic Circus Is Fun & Inspiring - Visit www.jedlie.com to find out how to bring this inspirational show to your community Derek Taylor Kent is an author, screenwriter, performer and director based in Los Angeles. His first novel for an adult audience, KUBRICK'S GAME, was released in late 2016 through Evolved Publishing and quickly became an international bestseller and was one of the best reviewed books of the year. His award-winning book series SCARY SCHOOL (written under pen-name Derek the Ghost) has become one of the most popular new series for middle-readers ages 7 to 12. His new bi-lingual picture book EL PERRO CON SOMBRERO came out August 18, 2015 through Holt/Macmillan and was a #1 best-selling new release. Click here to visit Derek's web site

Jedlie's Magic Circus Has Brought A Smile To Over One Million Faces, Click Here To Find Out How We Can Bring The Magic To Your Community Ellen Jenny Watkins’ mission is to create ‘A million nuggets of happiness’. Because when we touch those around us with happiness, they take that forward to their circles and it helps heal the world. Her great new book, Caterpillar and Snail tells the tale of what happens when we discover that no adventure is too big or too small to undertake if it’s what you’re called to do. The underlying story of friendship serves as the backdrop for the larger message; there is much to be discovered about life and ourselves when we set out to follow our hearts — even when we don’t have all the answers or the perfect plan. Click Here To Visit Ellen's Website

Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's First Children's Book The Great Maritini Who wants to talk to their kids about death? No one. Unfortunately it is a reality, and we can not shield our kids from life. Today's guest Len Saunders is a veteran educator, and he is a survivor. His dad passed away before he was born. He has written a wonderful book that helps families talk about the ciircle of life, a very challenging subject. Click here to visit Len's website

Jedlie Inspires Kids To Be Kind & Inclusive - Learn How You Can Bring His Exciting Show To Your Community Denise Fleck has created a beautiful book that helps our kids learn that we should not judge animals, or people, by there outward appearances. Her book "Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover" tells a beautiful story of love between a girl who dreamed of having a fancy, pure bred dog and the shelter dog her family adopts. It is a powerful lesson that will help our kids learn not to judge an animal by its age, if it is found in a shelter, breed or other outward appearance. Towards the end of the interview we greet an unexpected guest, my shelter dog Auggie. Click Here To Find Don't Juedge A Book By Its Cover on Amazon

Looking For A Way To Inspire Kids To Be Kind - Check Out Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus Anne Slanina is not your typical children's author. (Not that we have been able to identify a typical children's author) She is a Professor at Slippery Rock University where she prepares young people to become teachers, especially teachers of gifted children. She tells us her lovable character Annie Mouse came to her in a dream, as did her first book, Annie Mouse Meets Her Guardian Angel. Being a children's author has been quite a rewarding experience for Anne as she tells us about a day when a parent stated that "reading Annie Mouse to her child was a healing moment for them." You are going to love getting to know Anne and the amazing Annie Mouse Click here to visit Anne's Amazon page

Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's Children's Book The Great Maritini Our associate producer Fatima Kahn joins us today to share her review of the book Foods of India by Christine VeLure Roholt. Foods of India is just one of the over 20,000 children's books you can find on Epic. In addition to telling us her review of the book Fatima and I talk about how we can use books like Food of India to help our kids develop a better understanding of people from other cultures. Click here to give your kids unlimited access to over 20,000 of the World's best children's books for free for two months

Jedlie's We Choose Respect Inspires Kids To Be Caring, Kind & Respectful Helping our kids learn to identify their feelings can be the best gift we give them. And Cat Blount has written the fabulous "Book About Feelings" that will help us teach that lesson. Cat began writing stories at a very early age but never was able to complete the stories she started. A beginning was as far as she could get. Then one day, many years and many, many crumpled papers later, while entertaining her small child and nephew, she wrote her first complete story from beginning to end in less than 18 minutes. That story became one of her first titles published and she has been writing complete stories ever since. Be Sure To Visit Cat's Web Page

Jedlie's Boss Of My Body! Uses Magic & Comedy To Inspire Kids To Make Healthy Choices On today's show we meet Maria Luchsinger, author of the Sammy the Cenitpede series of children's books. Maria Luchsinger is a teacher, speaker, and certified professional life coach. Using 30 years of work experience in the fields of education and business, she coaches women so they can transform their careers and find joy in balanced lives. She has written the Sammy the Centipede series of fun and educational books for kids addressing wellness issues. These books are a great tool that parents can use to teach kids healthy life style choices. Click here to visit Maria's Amazon Page

Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Be More Kind & Loving Our guest today is Sean Browne, author of the new children's book The Very Loving Caterpillar. Sean had no idea he would be a children's book writer - or did he? It was after a suggestion from the editor, and in thinking that he wanted to do a film about caterpillars and butterflies - since there don't seem to be any - that he decided to write this book. This book is to educate and inspire while fulfilling the mission of opening the consciousness of humanity through entertainment and science. Click here to get your copy of The Very Loving Caterpillar

Check Out The Great Maritini, Jedlie's New Children's Book Red Rohl is passionate about engaging kids and igniting their love of reading. Red is an author, educator and illustrator who has created the Heavy Sketches series to reach those kids who are bored with chapter books and are looking for something different. He wants to team up with parents who are tired of argueing with their kids about putting down their devices and read. If you want to get kids excited aabout reading, and who doesn't, you want to get to know red Rohl and Heavy Sketches. Click Here To Check Out Heavy Sketches

Check Out Jedlie's Wonderful New Kids Book The Great Maritini Dogs have been a part of my family forever. Often times you may hear our dog Auggie sniffing around the mic during one of our interviews. Today we welcome Suzanne Burke, author of Logan's Secret: A Retired Racing Greyhound's Amazing Survival Story. It is a wonderful story, and Suzanne is a wonderful guest. Click here to get your copy of Logan's Secret

Your Kids Will Love Jedlie's Totally Interactive Magic Circus - Click Here To Learn How You Can Bring This Exciting Program To Your Community The time we spend being totally present with our kids, reading with them, exercising with them and cooking with them is the greatest gift we can give to them. Our total presence with our kids is such a gift, it is the thing they want from us more than anything else. Today Francie Healey, the wuthor of Eat To Beat Alzheiner's. returns with a delicious recipe for granola that we can create with our kids. Discover More Great Recipes & Wisdom At Francie's Eat To Beat Alzheimer's Web Site

Internationally acclaimed magician Jedlie has been inspiring kids to discover the magic that lies within them. Check out his totally interactive school programs here. It is time to take a magical journey into the whimsical world of one of my favorite people in the World, Sheri Fink. Sheri is an author of best selling children's and adult books. She isa successful business women and a mentor to many aspiring authors. And I know she is going to inspire you. Today we talk about the book that started it all, The Little Rose. This is a wonderful story of a rose who believed all those things some mean weeds said to her, until she was able to discover her real beauty. This is a wonderful story that you can use to help your kids discover their unique beauty. Click Here To Visit Sheri's Web Site

Jedlie's Has Been Motivating Kids To Make Healthy Choices Since 1983, Check His Nationally Acclaimed School Assembly Program Oh what a show we have for you today! Our guest today is Lisa Maxbauer Price, the author of Squash, Boom, Beet. Lisa says "Stomp your feet. Squash the ground. It's time to explore all around. March to the garden. Listen to the beat. Get ready to find something wild to eat!" .... She believes that tasting new vegetables can be an exciting adventure, especially when trying foods like dragon tongue beans, dinosaur kale, fairy tale eggplant and candy cane beets. In Lisa's beautiful book she takes us on a journey from A to Z . You will love the beautiful photography of exciting farm foods-everything from awesome Asparagus to green tiger Zucchini! This is the book parents have been waiting for. Kids will want to be brave eaters if it means trying these fun veggies. Share this link and you could win a copy of Squash, Boom, Beet Click Here To Find Squash, Boom, Beet On Amazon  

Share Your Love Of Books & Have Greater Financial Security Has your child ever lost a balloon and wondered where it went? The Monkey Balloon takes children on an adventure of a young girl's quest to find her Monkey Balloon. Our guest today is Mindy Winebrenner, a special needs teacher and part of the creative team behind The Monkey Balloon. Mindy, along with speech and language therapist Rebecca Eisenberg and illustrator Yuki Osada have created a wonderfully engaging adventure in The Monkey Balloon. She is here with us today to tell us how we can engage our kids in books, even our very young children. She is also here to let us know about the kickstarter campaign to help make Tale of the Monkey Balloon, the exciting sequel, a reality. Be sure to visit TheMonkeyBalloon.Com

Jedlie's Magic Circus Encourages Kids To Read!!! Calee Lee is an author and founder of Xist publishing, and today she is a guest on this episode of the Reading With Your Kids Podcast. Calee is the author of some wonderful books for kids, including Women of Faith and I Love You. Her publishing company has recently launched an inovative effort to reignite interest in some classic literature. Taking advantage of the current popularity in adult coloring books, Xist has published a series of books featuring coloring quotes from classic works like Jane Austen. I had a great time speaking with Calee, and I am sure you will love to getting to know her too. Please click here to visit the Xist Publishing Website  

Jedlie's Magic Circus Helps Kids Work Together To Build Safe, Inclusive Schools As our title implies most of our shows feature conversations with authors of great books you can read with your kids. Today we take a bit of a detour as we welcome Janine Halloran, author of Coping Skills For Kids Workbook. anine Halloran is the Founder of Coping Skills for Kids where she provides products for parents to help their kids cope with stressful situations in healthy ways. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and has been working with children, adolescents and their families for over 15 years. Coping Skills For Kids Workbook is obviously not a story book to sit and read with your kids, but it does offer struggling families a loving way to support each other. Please click here to visit Janine's Web Site

Jedlie's Boss Of My Body Show Teaches Kids How To Make Healthy Choices Francie Healey, the author of Eat To Beat Alzheimer's, is back to help us help our kids to make healthy choices. Today we are learning how to make delicious, and nutritious, Pumpkin Molasses Muffins. You will just love creating these tasty treats with your kids, and you will cheerish the opportunity this recipe gives you to talk to your kids about making good choices. Get Your Copy Of Eat To Beat Alzheimer's Here

Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's Educational Magic Shows Today we are joined by the legendary motor sports correspondent and broadcaster Kay Presto. Kay Presto is an award-winning book author, television and radio producer and broadcaster, photo-journalist, public relations expert, and owner of her own motorsports website, www.carsandcompetition.com. She has covered motorsports for over thirty years, reporting on every type of racing from Formula One to motocross. She not only covers the competitive side of racing, but also is an expert on the technical side, covering such subjects as superchargers, downforce, and other items that make the race cars competitive. She is here to talk with us about her new book Chasing The Checkered Flag and about the benefits a family can experience by getting involved in the great sport of Go Carting. In Chasing The Checkered Flag we meet 12 year old Ryan Edwards who dreams of one day winning the Indy 500. He begins his chase for the Indy Championship as a Go Karter. But someone is detirmined to make sure Ryan does not win. Chasing the Checkered Flag is a fun mystery book that the whole family will enjoy. Get Your Copy Of Chasing The Checkered Flag

Jedlie's Magic Circus Inspires Kids To Do Their Best Every Day Inspiring. If I had to describe Mister Reggie, Reggie Walton, with one word it would be inspiring. He is the author of the just published and very inspiring children's book "My Daddy's Hat." On the surface this may just look like a picture book that talks about the different hats dad's wear to work, a chef's hat, a firefighter's helmet, a pilot's hat. But it is so much more. This book is a great way to talk to kids about different career paths, to empower them with the knowledge that they can dream and can acheive their dreams. There is also an important message for any dad who may be reading the book, a reminder of how important they are in the lives of their families. You absolutely want to get to know Mister Reggie and his new book "My Daddy's Hat" Be Sure To Check Out Mister Reggie's Web Site

Jedlie's Magic Circus Encourages Kids To Read, Imagine and Respect Today our ace associate producer Fatima Khan takes a look at the educational video series Box Yourself, one of the over 20,000 books and educational videos you can find at www.readingithyourkids.com/epic , Box Yourself is all about cardboard craft. They believe anyone can be an artist, all you need are some materials you can find around the house and an imagination. Imagine how wonderful it would be to give you kid unlimited access to over 20,000 books & educational videos anytime, anywhere. You can, and you can get two months free. Visit www.readingwithyourkids.com/epic and use the promo code jedlie to get a two month free trial.

Jedlie uses magic to encourage your kids to make their dreams come true Today we are joined by best selling author Angie Flores. Angie is the author of the beautiful new children's book "Cub's Wish". Making wishes for a wishing star is not always as easy as it seems, especially knowing the wish may be granted. Cub's Wish brings out the sweet moments of conversation between parent and child and the understanding that sometimes we all need a little guidance to achieve our dreams. Click here to get your copy of Angie's best selling book Cub's Wish

Be Sure To Visit Jedlie.com To Learn About Jedlie's Exciting Totally Interactive Motivational Magic Show Buy Your Copy Of The Totally Ninja Raccoons & Support The Reading With Your Kids Podcast What could be more fun and exciting than meeting Kevin Coolidge, author of the Totally Ninja Raccoons!!! In The Totally Ninja Raccoons meet Bigfoot, our furry friends discover they are not meant to be ordinary bandits, but rather carry the potential to be something extraordinary, ninjas!!! In this origin story, the Ninja Raccoons begin their ninja training, and meet their first potential employer--Gypsy the Cat. Gypsy sends the Raccoons on their first mission, to capture the elusive Bigfoot. During this adventure the Totally Ninja Raccoons learn that sometimes you have to choose your own path if you want to choose your destination.

Be Sure To Check Out Jarratts Create & Educate Jedlie Inspires Kids To Respect Themselves & Others Today our friends from New Zealand, Peter & Ellen Jarratt from Jarratt's Create & Educate are here with a fabulous & totally interactive creative activity you and your kids can work on. In a nut shell, your child interviews a member of the family and asks them to talk about a happy memory. The child then creates a piece of art memorializing that memory. A great way to promote creativity and a great way to promote conversations, real, meaningful, loving conversations between the generations in our family.

In this episode we meet author Jessica Robinson, also known as Pembroke Sinclair. Pembroke Sinclair is a literary jack of all trades, playing her hand at multiple genres. She has written an eclectic mix of fiction ranging from horror to sci-fi and even some westerns. Her fascination with the notions of good and evil, demons and angels, and how the lines blur have inspired her writing. Check Out Pembroke's Blog No Talk Of Zombies, But Jedlie's Live Magic Shows Teaches Kids How To Stomp Out Bullying

In this episode we meet Dr Kristin Struble, author of How To Be A Poop Detective. POOP... Everybody Does It! Grandpas, grandmas, moms and dads, big sisters and baby brothers, they all toot and poop. It sounds silly and will make you giggle. Your poop comes from what you eat and so do your toots! In How to Be a POOP Detective, you will learn five clues for healthy and "good" poop ... and when you do, your tummy will be happy. "Dr. Bubbles" delivers a funny and serious message for kids from the ages of 4 to 8 with the 5 S's --Shape, Soft, Sink, Shade and Shoot- what healthy young bodies do. Click Here To Purchase Your Copy Of How To Be A Poop Detective Click Here To Learn About Jedlie's Totally Interactive School Assembly Programs

Another tasty and totally interactive episode of Reading With Your Kids. That's right, we are all about reading with your kids, but we also want you to cook with your kids. And today our good friend VeegMama Stephanie Dreyer is here with her delicious Apple Walnut Dessert Pizza recipe. Stephanie is the author of the wonderful children's book Not A Nugget. Be sure to check out Not A Nugget, and be sure to get the whole family to help create this amazingly tasty treat. Check out VeegMama.com Be Sure To Check Out Jedlie's Totally Interactive School Assembly Programs  

We have a really fun guest on this episode of the podcast. Jared Stone is the author of Year of the Cow, How 420 Pounds of Beef Built a Better Life for One American Family. This is not a kids book, but it certainly is a book you may want to read simultaneously with your older kids. And you will certainly want to share many of the insights found in the book with your kids. You Can Get A Free Audio Version of Year of the Cow (And Support This Podcast) by Visiting Audibletrial.com/respect Learn More About Jared At His Web Site Check Out "Boss Of My Body!!!" Jedlie's Great School Assembly That Teaches How To Make Healthy Choices

What do your kids want to hear from you before you die? Where did you hide the money? What is your Facebook password? Internationally acclaimed educator Robin Booth says no, kids really want to hear you express your heartfelt emotions and love. Robin demonstrates what he is talking about by leading our host through the creation of an audio document expressing his feelings for his son. A powerful episode. Click Here To Visit Robin's Web Site Unlimited Access To Over 20,000 Of The Greatest Kids' Books - Use Promo Code Jedlie & Receive A Two Month Free Trial Jedlie's We Choose Respect Assembly Program Motivates Kids To Be Respectful