Read-Aloud Revival

By Sarah Mackenzie

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Build your family culture around books.

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RAR #139: Kindness Over Cur...

10.15.2019

Is there a better way to nurture empathy and compassion than through books? That's the question we address in this episode with special guest, Courtney Westlake. Courtney's daughter, Brenna, was born with a skin condition that makes her appear "different" ...

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10.15.2019 RAR #139: Kindness Over Curiosity: Favorite Books Featuring Differently Abled Characters Is there a better way to nurture empathy and compassion than through books? That's the question we address in this episode with special guest, Courtney Westlake. Courtney's daughter, Brenna, was born with a skin condition that makes her appear "different" ...
10.01.2019 RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids Your local library or bookshop (if you're lucky, both!) is likely filled with children's books. Many are simply marvelous—the kind of books you don't mind reading aloud over and over, and that you're delighted to hand to your kids. Others? ...
09.30.2019 RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids Your local library or bookshop (if you're lucky, both!) is likely filled with children's books. Many are simply marvelous—the kind of books you don't mind reading aloud over and over, and that you're delighted to hand to your kids. Others? ...
09.17.2019 RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!) Graphic novels ... they sometimes make us a little nervous, right? As parents, we worry if they have any value... In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, I'm joined by the RAR Team, and we're talking all things graphic ...
09.03.2019 RAR #136: If You Want Your Kids to Love Reading, Try This I'm willing to bet that if you're reading this, you're hoping to raise kids who love reading. Think back for a second. Were the books you were assigned in school the same books you stayed up reading under the covers, ...
08.19.2019 RAR #135: What We’re Reading This Fall (and an invitation Today, I've got a podcast episode and an invitation to RAR Premium for you. First: the podcast. In this newest episode, I"m sharing what we're reading this fall at Read-Aloud Revival. We've looked high and low and found what we ...
08.06.2019 RAR #134: Author Access with Sally Lloyd-Jones (author of The Jesus Storybook Bible) In this very special episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, we're sharing an Author Access with the wonderful Sally Lloyd Jones. This was an event celebrating her book Goldfish on Vacation, which we read together as a community in RAR Premium. ...
07.22.2019 RAR #133: Books Take You Places (and some favorite seaside titles) Today we're heading to the coast of Maine... at least in our imagination. I'm chatting with Amanda Dykes, author of the adult fiction novel, Whose Waves These Are, in a summer episode that celebrates seaside tales. In this episode, Amanda ...
07.08.2019 RAR #132: Books for Teens, and Why YA is a Genre (not a reading level) If you've got teens (or kids who will be teens before you know it), this episode is for you. We're talking about books for teens, and why the YA/teen section of your library or bookstore is not a reading level. ...
06.24.2019 RAR #131: Books About the Moon Landing 3, 2, 1 ... Blast off!
06.10.2019 RAR #130: Reading Aloud as an Obstinate Act of Love, with Meghan Cox Gurdon In our culture today, is reading aloud an 'obstinate act of love?' Meghan Cox Gurdon, this week's guest and author of The Enchanted Hour, believes so. Meghan is the Wall Street Journal's children's book reviewer and says her five kids ...
05.27.2019 RAR #129: Jim Weiss: Storytime with Jim Weiss (and how to read aloud better!) In this episode we welcome back Jim Weiss, master storyteller and a voice so many of us recognize. This is a fantastic episode to enjoy with your kids, because Jim tells us two stories during the show: Stone Soup and ...
05.06.2019 RAR #128: Read with Us – The Secret Garden Today I have a free gift for you. At Read-Aloud Revival Premium, we are reading The Secret Garden this summer, and we'd love for you to read along with us! Although our Family Book Club Guides are usually only for ...
04.23.2019 RAR #127: More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy: Introverting (and Extroverting) as a Mom Are you an introvert or an extrovert? On this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, Jamie Martin from Simple Homeschool is here to chat about being an introverted mom. I'm an extrovert, so we're comparing what fills us up, what ...
04.08.2019 RAR #126: Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (Part 2) You want your kids to read because they love to, not just because they have to. Here's how to make that happen...
03.25.2019 RAR #125: Master Class, Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (part 1) In today's episode of the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast, I'm sharing a master class straight out of Read-Aloud Revival Premium about how to create a book club culture in your home. For most of us, the books we read for school ...
03.12.2019 RAR #124: Camille Andros on Being a Mom AND a Writer Today I want to introduce you to the author of some of my new favorite picture books, Camille Andros. Camille is a writer, a traveler, a former EMT, and a mom of six. Yep, six. (So obviously, we're kindred spirits, ...
02.25.2019 RAR #123: A Family Story for Easter, with Special Guest: Arnold Ytreeide Today, I am excited to introduce you to my favorite read-aloud for Lent and Easter. Amon's Adventure is a wonderful adventure story that will leave your kids begging for just one more chapter. Amon is a 13 year-old boy during ...
02.12.2019 RAR #122: Picture Book Biographies We Love What's the best way to introduce your kids to the lives and ideas of those who've gone before? In this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, the RAR Team is talking about using picture book biographies with kids of all ...
01.29.2019 RAR #121: Kate DiCamillo on Reading Aloud for Connection I've got a new favorite episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast. It's no wonder, because in this episode, I'm having a conversation with Kate DiCamillo on reading aloud for connection. There is so much packed into this conversation. You'll hear... ...
01.23.2019 For Narnia and for Aslan! C.S. Lewis’s stepson, Douglas Gresham Today I've got a bonus episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast—a conversation with Douglas Gresham. Douglas is the stepson of C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia. In this episode, he shares... what C.S. Lewis was really trying to ...
01.15.2019 RAR #120: Focus on What Matters Most (psst, that’s your relationships with your kids) I'm willing to bet you're like me, and relationships with your kids matter more to you than just about anything else. But we're all pulled in a million directions. We're all short on time. You know what, though? I think ...
01.08.2019 Read with us: Snowflake Bentley Reading books together as a family is the best way to connect. We connect with each other, with the books we read, and with the big ideas we encounter there. In fact, there are four steps I like best when ...
12.31.2018 RAR #119: Delighting in Your Own Reading Life, with Anne Bogel Would you like to read more in the new year? I don't mean reading to your kids. I mean reading for you. Many of us want to read more, but we're not sure how to make that happen. We feel ...
12.17.2018 Announcing the 2019 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge January is one of the most exciting months of the year here at RAR. Why? Because it's time for our 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge, our most popular event of all. Participants tell us that this simple challenge transforms their kids' relationships ...
11.27.2018 RAR #118: A’s to Your Q’s In today's episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, I'm answering your questions. Tune in to hear: What to read after the Little House on the Prairie books My teen daughters' favorite books Whether re-reading/re-listening is OK How to make sure younger ...
11.20.2018 RAR #117: Christmas Novels to Read Aloud with the Whole Family You've been asking for one, and this year, we made it for you: a booklist of Christmas novels to read aloud. If you're looking for stories that will shape and form your Advent and Christmas season, you're in exactly the ...
11.13.2018 RAR #116: Reading Aloud to Babies, Connection Parenting, and Getting Books into the Hands of Every Child We say it often here at the Read-Aloud Revival: sharing books with our kids is all about connection. This is true for all ages, but today we're especially going to talk about the importance of reading aloud to babies. Our ...
11.11.2018 Audio Book Deals Not to Miss I wasn't planning on putting up a post today, but.. I had to! This weekend, I found over 100 fantastic audio book deals for kids. They're all under $5 and some are as low as 82 cents. We never know ...
11.06.2018 RAR #115: Are you Making this Mistake When you Read Aloud With Your Kids? There's a common mistake that most of us make while reading aloud. The good news is that it's actually pretty easy to fix! There's one very simple thing you can do right away that will make your read-alouds better. Not ...
10.30.2018 RAR #114: Writing the Book You Needed as a Child, a conversation with Susan Tan I met author, Susan Tan, face to face on my summer trip to Boston. Her middle-grade books about Cilla Lee-Jenkins have become favorites of mine to recommend, and she was every bit as fun as I thought she'd be! She's ...
10.20.2018 RAR #113: Why Reading Aloud to a Wide Range of Ages is Difficult (and How to Do It Without Losing Your Mind) We picture all of our darling children curled around us, listening happily as we share a story together ... BUT ... What if we have toddlers and teens? Or just lots of kids with strong opinions?! Is there ANYTHING we ...
10.13.2018 RAR #112: How an Audio Book is Made, with audio book narrator and producer, Lyssa Browne You might have heard us say this before, but here at The Read-Aloud Revival, we believe that audio books count. Today we're going behind the scenes to talk about how an audio book is made. In fact, we often prefer ...
10.09.2018 RAR #111: When You’re Constantly Interrupted during Read-Alouds Do your kids ever interrupt during read-aloud time? No? Just mine?
10.02.2018 RAR #110: S.D. Smith Live You might know S.D. Smith as the author of the Green Ember series of books. He also happens to be hilarious - which makes this episode so much fun! At all five Great Homeschool Conventions in 2018, Sarah Mackenzie interviewed ...
08.28.2018 RAR #109: How to Take Your Kids Around the World through Picture Books Most of us can't travel the world with our kids. But that shouldn't keep up us from traveling the world with them through books. Today on the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast, Rea Berg and I are talking about how to take ...
08.21.2018 RAR #108: Favorite Picture Books for Ancient History If you're looking to read books for ancient history studies with your kids this year, this booklist is for you. It's a short list of delightful picture book read-alouds for the whole family. Why only picture books? Well... because picture ...
08.14.2018 RAR #107: Dr. Michael Gurian on The Minds of Girls Dr. Michael Gurian is back! You may remember him from Episode 82 of the podcast, when he joined us to talk about the minds of boys (and why fidgeting is a good sign!). But today he is here to chat ...
08.08.2018 RAR #106: Connection, Community, and Confidence: What your homeschool needs this fall At the start of a new school year, we’re all full of hopes for a year that means something. We want our kids to encounter big ideas, learn new skills, read wonderful books, and come out the other side of ...
07.29.2018 RAR# 105: Favorite Early Reader Books (for kids who are learning to read) Do you remember struggling through early reader books back when you were learning to read? Was it all Dick and Jane? Was it ... boring? Think about this: nobody asks you now, as a grownup, how old you were when ...
07.17.2018 RAR #104: Put Those Books Face OUT! I'm coming to you today with a simple tip that could make a HUGE difference in how often your kids pick up books for fun. In fact, it may seem too simple at first, so you're going to have to ...
07.14.2018 RAR # 103: Excellent Nonfiction Picture Books, Gail Gibbons I'm willing to bet that you are familiar with Gail Gibbons's work. Not only is she incredibly prolific, she is just one of those authors who becomes our go-to when it comes to learning with our kids. Gail Gibbons is ...
07.09.2018 RAR #102: What Kids Really Need (and Want), with Dr. Meg Meeker When I talk to and meet with other moms, I get a sense that we all want the same thing. We all long to connect with our kids. And, of course, we also want to stay connected - even in ...
05.30.2018 RAR #101: 3 Steps to Connecting with Your Kids this Summer I don't know about you, but I want to make some really awesome memories with my kids this summer. I don't want the whole season to pass in a whirlwind of swimming lessons, camping trips, and sticky popsicle juice without ...
05.14.2018 RAR #100: Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks, and over 4 Million Downloads Can you believe it? It's Episode 100! And amazingly, we just crossed over a pretty huge milestone here at The Read-Aloud Revival: over 4 million downloads of the podcast. You know, I couldn't have picked a better guest for this ...
04.30.2018 RAR #99: Meet Lola Dutch (she is just too much!) Lola Dutch is a little bit ... much. And yet, she's also like so many of us. I think you're just going to love her! Today, I'm thrilled to be joined by Lola Dutch creators Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright. ...
04.23.2018 RAR #98: Introducing Kids to Foreign Language through Reading Aloud Many of us want to help our children learn a second language, but where do we start? And what if we only speak one language ourselves? Anne Guarnera of Language Learning at Home is joining us today to walk us ...
04.16.2018 RAR #97: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud with Teens Last week we talked about reading aloud to kids who can read on their own, but today we're taking that a step further and talking about reading aloud with teens. You know the most important thing about reading aloud with ...
04.09.2018 RAR #96: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 8 – 12 Year Olds If there is one thing I hope you take away from this episode - it's this: keep reading to your 8-12 year olds. Kids ages 8-12 are so fun to share books with, and you can have such wonderful conversations ...
04.02.2018 RAR #95: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 4-7 Year Olds Kids who are 4-7 years old often love stories and can even begin to enjoy chapter books. Reading aloud to kids this age can be such a delight! You're also able to have great conversations about what you're reading together. ...

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Read-Aloud Revival episodes:

RAR #139: Kindness Over Curiosity: Favorite Books Featuring Differently Abled Characters

RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids

RAR #138: How to Choose Books for Your Kids

RAR #137: Why Your Kids Love Graphic Novels (and which we like best!)

RAR #136: If You Want Your Kids to Love Reading, Try This

RAR #135: What We’re Reading This Fall (and an invitation

RAR #134: Author Access with Sally Lloyd-Jones (author of The Jesus Storybook Bible)

RAR #133: Books Take You Places (and some favorite seaside titles)

RAR #132: Books for Teens, and Why YA is a Genre (not a reading level)

RAR #131: Books About the Moon Landing

RAR #130: Reading Aloud as an Obstinate Act of Love, with Meghan Cox Gurdon

RAR #129: Jim Weiss: Storytime with Jim Weiss (and how to read aloud better!)

RAR #128: Read with Us – The Secret Garden

RAR #127: More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy: Introverting (and Extroverting) as a Mom

RAR #126: Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (Part 2)

RAR #125: Master Class, Creating a Book Club Culture at Home (part 1)

RAR #124: Camille Andros on Being a Mom AND a Writer

RAR #123: A Family Story for Easter, with Special Guest: Arnold Ytreeide

RAR #122: Picture Book Biographies We Love

RAR #121: Kate DiCamillo on Reading Aloud for Connection

For Narnia and for Aslan! C.S. Lewis’s stepson, Douglas Gresham

RAR #120: Focus on What Matters Most (psst, that’s your relationships with your kids)

Read with us: Snowflake Bentley

RAR #119: Delighting in Your Own Reading Life, with Anne Bogel

Announcing the 2019 31-Day Read-Aloud Challenge

RAR #118: A’s to Your Q’s

RAR #117: Christmas Novels to Read Aloud with the Whole Family

RAR #116: Reading Aloud to Babies, Connection Parenting, and Getting Books into the Hands of Every Child

Audio Book Deals Not to Miss

RAR #115: Are you Making this Mistake When you Read Aloud With Your Kids?

RAR #114: Writing the Book You Needed as a Child, a conversation with Susan Tan

RAR #113: Why Reading Aloud to a Wide Range of Ages is Difficult (and How to Do It Without Losing Your Mind)

RAR #112: How an Audio Book is Made, with audio book narrator and producer, Lyssa Browne

RAR #111: When You’re Constantly Interrupted during Read-Alouds

RAR #110: S.D. Smith Live

RAR #109: How to Take Your Kids Around the World through Picture Books

RAR #108: Favorite Picture Books for Ancient History

RAR #107: Dr. Michael Gurian on The Minds of Girls

RAR #106: Connection, Community, and Confidence: What your homeschool needs this fall

RAR# 105: Favorite Early Reader Books (for kids who are learning to read)

RAR #104: Put Those Books Face OUT!

RAR # 103: Excellent Nonfiction Picture Books, Gail Gibbons

RAR #102: What Kids Really Need (and Want), with Dr. Meg Meeker

RAR #101: 3 Steps to Connecting with Your Kids this Summer

RAR #100: Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks, and over 4 Million Downloads

RAR #99: Meet Lola Dutch (she is just too much!)

RAR #98: Introducing Kids to Foreign Language through Reading Aloud

RAR #97: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud with Teens

RAR #96: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 8 – 12 Year Olds

RAR #95: The Lowdown on Reading Aloud to 4-7 Year Olds

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