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

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

August 26, 2025 YKNR 217: 10 minutes with Cristy Burne
Allison chats to author and science communicator Cristy Burne about her role in the new book ‘‘A New World Rises: Tales Of A LEGO® Future’ by Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler. Plus, a discussion about the rising popularity of ‘choose a story path’-style books – and what kids can learn from them.
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41 min
August 19, 2025 YKNR 216: Creating Book Clubs That Work
Book Clubs are a great way to get (and keep) kids reading, but there are tricks to making them work – particularly for teens. Allison and Megan, along with special guest Trish Buckley, look at the ingredients for a successful book club for kids of any age.
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40 min
August 14, 2025 Megan Daley reads ‘Raising Readers’.
Megan Daley reads from the revised and updated edition of ‘Raising Readers How To Nurture A Child’s Love Of Books’.
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20 min
August 12, 2025 YKNR 215: 10 minutes with Joel McKerrow
Allison chats to Joel McKerrow about his latest middle-grade novel 'The Remarkable Robot Robbery' (Heist #2), balancing writing and speaking, and his number one tip for encouraging creativity in kids.
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38 min
August 05, 2025 YKNR 214: Encouraging reading at home
With the media full of reports about the decline of reading in young people, Megan and Allison look at strategies for encouraging reading at home, giving expert tips, advice and insights in how to keep kids in touch with books. Plus, our thoughts on whether books need age classifications...
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47 min
July 31, 2025 Helen Edwards reads ‘The Disappearing Circus’
Helen Edwards reads from 'The Disappearing Circus’, a magical, mysterious new middle-grade novel, co-authored with Kate Gordon.
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12 min
July 29, 2025 YKNR 213: 10 minutes with Gabrielle Wang
Allison chats to award-winning author Gabrielle Wang about her magical latest novel ‘The Silken Thread’, listening to the ghosts, and writing again after her term as the Australian Children’s Laureate.
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53 min
July 24, 2025 Amelia Mellor reads ‘Oceanforged: The Wicked Ship’
Amelia Mellor reads from ‘The Wicked Ship’’, the first book in the epic new ‘Oceanforged’ fantasy series for middle-grade readers.
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14 min
July 22, 2025 YKNR 212: Books about weddings
Wedding fever is in the air at YKNR, which makes it the perfect time for Megan and Allison to discuss books featuring weddings for kids of all ages – as well as THAT viral wedding bouquet.
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38 min
July 15, 2025 YKNR 211: 10 minutes with R. A. Spratt
Allison interviews bestselling author R. A. Spratt about the new Friday Barnes mystery 'In Plain Sight', her next book 'Romeo v Juliet', and creating her one-woman shows
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37 min

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

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Real talk about raising readers from author Allison Tait and educator-author Megan Daley, co-founders of Your Kid’s Next Read. With trusted advice and expert recommendations on books for children…