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It’s hard to connect with our kids in today’s busy, noisy world, but reading aloud gives us a chance to be fully present. We equip and inspire you to make meaningful and lasting connections...
What would happen if you decided to be your child's mentor rather than their teacher? What if you awakened their wonder and curiosity so tha...
What is your calling in life? For poet, songwriter, and academic, Malcolm Guite, it’s unequivocally clear–to be a storyteller. Today on the...
Learning to read can be hard. And when our kids are still learning to read fluently and well, helping them fall in love with books can feel...
We all want to build those meaningful and lasting connections with our kids. Around here, we’re usually talking about doing that through boo...
Today, we’re revisiting a listener-favorite episode that has some advice and an activity that I think are perfect for this time of year in o...
We talk a lot around here about the incredible impact stories have on our kids. They build empathy and connection, letting us walk a mile in...
Why do we read aloud to our kids? Especially those who can read to themselves? This is a topic that comes up all the time at Read-Aloud Revi...
Today’s episode is a special treat featuring the return of a listener-favorite guest who happens to be one of my favorite people, too. 😉 Ba...
If I were to ask you if your life ever felt tranquil , you would probably do one of two things: bust out laughing or look at me like I was f...
What if I told you there’s an Icelandic Christmas tradition where the whole point is to spend an evening sitting around, sipping hot cocoa,...
We all know there is no shortage of Christmas picture books out there. But for a book to make it onto my kids’ Christmas stack or onto a Rea...
Hey hey, it's Sarah Mackenzie! I am here with a bonus episode. I host another podcast — it's called Circle with Sarah— and it's a short, wee...
Have you ever worried that you’re not meeting all of your child’s needs—academically, emotionally, spiritually, or even socially? Pretty muc...
Many of you will already know that I am a huge fan of The Chronicles of Narnia. Today, I want to introduce my fellow Narnia lovers to a new...
Astrid Sheckels continues the wit and whimsy of childhood through her marvelous and magnificent illustrations and storytelling. You might re...
Peace. It sounds lovely, right? It’s what so many of us want more than anything else in our homeschools. We long for peace, even if it often...
What does having a happy homeschool mean to you ? How would you describe it? What would you be doing? Our homeschools are all unique. We hav...
Today, I have a very special treat for you! This spring, our publishing imprint here at RAR, Waxwing Books, celebrated the release of Painti...
One of the all-time most useful things I’ve implemented in my homeschool is Quiet Reading Time. I did Quiet Reading Time with my three eldes...
Summer break . . . It’s often not much of a break, right? Even if you find yourself with a little less on your plate, anxiety and second-gue...
Have you ever read a book and thought, “Wow, how did the author do that?!” Or maybe you’d love to sit down with your favorite author and pic...
If you’ve been around the Read-Aloud Revival for a minute, you might know that C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters is one of my all-time fav...
On the last episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, we talked about why Shakespeare is not a school subject. I hope we were able to convince you!...
When most of us hear the name “Shakespeare,” we probably think back to a high school classroom, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, while w...
Why should we read the classics? So many of us want to read and enjoy them, but we don’t want to spend our precious free time feeling like w...
In this episode, RAR Community Manager Kelsey Murphy and I sat down to tackle some of your listener questions. We put our heads together to...
Today, one of my very favorite authors returns to Read-Aloud Revival. You know him as the author of Sweep, The Night Gardener, the Peter Nim...
One of my favorite reads of 2024 was The Myth Makers by John Hendrix. This gorgeous graphic novel tells the story of the remarkable friendsh...
What comes to mind when you think of C. S. Lewis’s Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings? There’s a good chance a lot of us are...
Today, I’m thrilled to share a peek at the riches inside RAR Premium, our online community that helps you make meaningful and lasting connec...
Have you ever read a book and felt like you’d actually been to that place? Me too. Once, while standing in line at an amusement park, I met...
Lately here at RAR we’ve been talking about reading for refreshment—reading for the pure joy of it—and how our own reading lives can be a so...
Dear Duck, Please Come! is the most fun I’ve ever had writing a book. But writing the words is only half the story for a picture book. Which...
At the start of a new year, we are overwhelmed with the phrase “New Year, new you!” And of course, we want to be better wives, better mother...
Gather your aspiring writers and littlest book lovers for this episode. I am so excited to welcome back author Millie Florence to talk about...
What if I told you there’s an Icelandic Christmas tradition where the whole point is to spend an evening sitting around, sipping hot cocoa,...
"Marley was dead, to begin with." That is one of the most famous first lines in English literature. It comes from A Christmas Carol by Charl...
As homeschooling moms, we often focus more on what we’re not doing than what we are doing. We fret about the lessons we should be teaching o...
How do you know a good book when you see it? I remember walking into the big, beautiful children’s section at the library with my oldest, wh...
A library should be a kind of paradise, don’t you agree? Author and illustrator Barbara Cooney certainly thought so. Barbara Cooney was an e...
Raising creative kids is a beautiful, worthwhile endeavor, but not one that is always neat and tidy! In today's episode, I’ve invited two of...
What if I told you that your homeschool could be relaxed, bookish, and ordinary? If you’re anything like me, that’s music to your ears. Our...
Which of these two activities would be easier for you? Describe the best life you could achieve over the next twenty years. Describe the bes...
Do you have a child who dreams of being a writer? Or maybe it’s your dream? How do you support those dreams and foster creativity while also...
We recently took a poll in RAR Premium about favorite reading genres, and it turns out that historical fiction isn’t just my favorite genre,...
If you’re a homeschooling mom, chances are good that you’re familiar with Sally Clarkson. She is one of the most beloved names in homeschool...
In the last couple of episodes, we’ve discussed the importance of fairy tales, especially in the development of the hearts and minds of our...
How can our families cultivate healthy relationships with technology? We’re all trying to impose limits on how, when, and why our kids inter...
Fairy tales are the stories that shape so many of our childhoods, but they are more than just whimsical tales for children. They can hold de...
A picture book is an art gallery for the lap. 📚 That’s something we say all the time here at Read-Aloud Revival, and today we’re going to i...