Reading With Your Kids Podcast

Our Dean of all things STEM and STEAM, Jennifer Swanson, is back on the RWYK Podcast to celebrate the release of her brand new book Save The Crash test Dummies. This entertaining book navigates readers through the history of car production and offers a front‐seat view of the science and engineering that makes the world’s most important vehicle safe for us to drive.

Powerful conversation with Lorenzo Gomez III, author of Tafolla Toro - Three Years of Fear. Lorenzo believes that the great lie of our society is that mental health and mental illness are the same. He is here to tell us how he began taking steps as an adult to improve his mental health.

Our friend author Leslea Wahl returns to the podcast to share some of her favorite Christmas reads. Listen and discover some great books you can read with your tweens and teens.

Our guest today is YA author Erin Stewart. Erin's new YA novel is Scars Like Wings. This is a powerful look at the reality of being a burn survivor and at the scars we all carry. We also meet the Good Kids Club cast at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair.

This is an encore presentation of our very first episode. Ronald Chapman is the author of a fantastic book called My Name Is Wonder. This inspirational fable, based on the life of an inquisitive goat named Wonder, brings joy and discovery to the reader. Wonder longs to expand his world beyond the barnyard, much to the dismay of his animal companions who are not as curious as he. During his first adventure, he is saved from a hungry owl by a wise crow who then becomes his friend and guide as he embarks on a series of excursions away from the farm. We also talk about the many benefits of reading with your kids.