Nic Yulo is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate her debut #PictureBook Patch Of Sky. Nic tells us this is a delightfully unique friendship story about a fiercely determined girl will do anything to help her best pig friend finally see the sky. Nic is a versitile storyteller and we have a fascinating conversation about the differences and similarities between telling stories through film, picture books and video games Click here to visit Nic's website - https://www.nicyulo.com/books.html Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Corey Wolff returns to the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate his latest #ChildrensBook Mikey McMonsterson Goes To School. Corey tells us Mikey  is friendly to children, likes taking bubble baths, and enjoys smelling flowers. But this sweet little monster does not fit in the land of Monsterville. All of the other monsters make fun of him. So Mikey decides to run away from home. When a boy discovers that Mikey has been living under his bed, they become friends. Children will learn that monsters don't have to be scary, even the ones that might be hiding in their room. Click here to visit Corey's website - https://www.coreywolff.com/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

We are resharing our conversation with Scarlett Lewis. Scarlett is the mother of Jesse Lewis who was killed in his first grade classroom during the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012 along with 19 classmates and 6 teachers and administrators in one of the worst school shootings in US history. She founded of The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation in honor of Jesse and to spread a message he left on their kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died, Nurturing Healing Love, the formula for choosing love, and to promote social and emotional education in schools as well as a consistent message of compassion in our communities. Click here to visit the Choose Love website - https://chooselovemovement.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

Mika Song is on the #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast to celebrate the upcoming release of her latest #GraphicNovel for Young Kids Pizza My Heart, Mika Song writes and illustrates children's books about sweetly funny outsiders. She grew up in the Philippines and Hawaii and lives in Queens, New York. Her squirrel characters, Norma and Belly, appear every week in a comic strip on Sundayhaha.com, a free kids comics newsletter. She loves making comics with kids in schools and drawing on paper. Click here to visit Mika's website - https://mikasongdraws.com/about Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com

The #ReadingWithYourKids #Podcast took over the green at the Buttonwood Park Zoo to celebrate episode 1500! We entertained guests with our totally interactive magic show and lovely read alouds by Ruth Maille, Jacob Monroe and Lyn Dillies. Today's episode features interviews with Ruth and Lyn conducted by one of our amazing interns Mirabella Cue Click here to visit Ruth's website - https://www.ruthmaille-author.com/ Click here to visit Lyn's website - http://www.magicoflyn.com/ Click here to visit the Buttonwood Park Zoo website - https://www.bpzoo.org/ Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com