Your Kid's Next Read With Allison Tait and Megan Daley

Allison chats to award-winning author Megan Jacobson about her new YA novel ‘The Waiting Place’, tapping into a 16-year-old voice, and why she wrote the epilogue first.

00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle
04:50 New Books For Kids and Teens
15:04 10 minutes with Megan Jacobson
37:11 What's on For Megan and Allison

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Allison Rushby reads from ‘The Mulberry Tree’, her spooky mystery novel for middle-grade readers.

00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters
01:50 Allison Rushby reads ‘The Mulberry Tree’

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Why are kids looking for scary books? Allison Rushby joins Allison Tait for an exploration of the trend towards ghosts, horror and scares in children’s literature – with recommendations from the gently gothic to the outright scary across different age groups.

00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle
06:52 Gothic, Spooky and Scary books for kids
36:40 What's on For Allison and Allison

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James Foley reads from ‘Amazing Astro Animals’,his non-fiction, encyclopedia-style book featuring more than 60 true stories of animals in space.

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01:51 James Foley reads 'Amazing Astro Animals'

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From ‘Paper Planes’ to horror novels for kids, award-winning writer Steve Worland creates stories across screens large and small and books for adults and children. He chats to Allison about his new middle-grade novel ‘Bloodsuckers’, trying to grab reluctant readers and why there are no swear words in ‘Swearwolves’.

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Stuart Wilson reads from 'Forbidden Pages', the third book in his bestselling middle-grade fantasy series 'The 113th Assistant Librarian'.

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How do you create an independent reader? Allison and Megan are joined by special guests Anita Heiss and Jane Godwin to celebrate the launch of the Your Next Read Gold series and to share tips and advice to turn kids aged 7-9 into lifelong readers.

00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle
03:26 New Books For Kids and Teens
07:38 First Steps Into Independent Reading With Anita Heiss and Jane Godwin
53:34 What's on For Megan and Allison

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Nic Gill reads from ‘Maya Follows Her Nose’, the first book in her new middle-grade series inspired by real-life working dogs, illustrated by Jake A Minton.

00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters
01:42 Nic Gill reads 'Maya Follows Her Nose'

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Allison chats to award-winning author Rhiannon Williams about her new middle-grade fantasy series The Dragon Snare, building big worlds within shorter novels, and managing shifting trust dynamics.

00:00 Life, Parenting, Quality Waffle
05:43 New Books For Kids and Teens
20:03 10 minutes with Rhiannon Williams
39:57 What's on For Megan and Allison

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Amelia Mellor reads from 'The Guinea Fowl Mystery', illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, one of four launch titles in the Your Next Read Gold series for readers 7+.

00:00 Settle in for Friday First Chapters
02:09 Amelia Mellor reads ‘The Guinea Fowl Mystery (Your Next Read Gold)’

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