In this week's episode Courtney Adamo talks about her new book The Family Home, which explores how your home can help elevate family life and help you spend more quality time as a family including reading together.

What's in this episode?

• Ideas and tips for making your home a place where reading can happen comfortably and with ease
• Reading to children of different ages
• Courtney introduces us to some beautiful new children's books and also shares some old favourites that we think all children must read

Books and humans mentioned

• The Family Home: Inspiring Ideas for a Home Filled with Joy (2025) by Courtney and Michael Adamo
• And the Train Goes (2007) by William Bee
• A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2010) by Phillip Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead
• Ira Sleeps Over (1972) by Bernard Waber
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good Very Bad Day (1972) by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz
• The Tiger who Came to Tea (1968) by Judith Kerr
• The Bog Baby (2008) by Jeanne Willis and Gwen Millward
• Make Way for Ducklings (1941) by Robert McCloskey
• The Little House (1942) by Virginia Lee Burton
• We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
• The National Geographic Series
• Charlotte's Web (1952) by E.B White, illustrated by Garth Williams
• Julian is a Mermaid (2018) by Jessica Love
• Blueberries for Sal (1948) by Robert McCloskey
• The Paper Dolls (2012) by Julia Donaldson
• Who Sank the Boat (1982) by Pamela Allen
• Simplicity Parenting (2009) by Kim John Payne
• The Olivia Series by Ian Falconer
• Ira Says Goodbye (1988) by Bernard Waber
• Mem Fox (Author)
• Julia Donaldson (Author)
• Oliver Jeffers (Author/Illustrator)
• The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
• The Wings of Fire Series by Tui T Sutherland
• Beware of the Frog (2008) by William Bee

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