In episode 100 of the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast:
Ask us Anything
To celebrate our 100-episode milestone, Megan and Allison invited the community to ‘Ask Us Anything’ – listen to find out what they wanted to know. Plus, Allison shares details of a new online creative writing course for kids, and Megan has some roadtrip tips.
Top 5 Episodes to Date
Episode 39: books about families
Epidode 36: Should I teach my kid to read – and how?
Episode 35: Audio books for kids
Episode 66: Secrets of a school librarian
Books we mention
Click on the links to buy from Booktopia or shop all of the YKNR Podcast recommendations on our dedicated Booktopia page.
Bookmail and TBR pile
‘Poppy, The Queen and The Seat’ by Vikki Marmaras. Illustrated by Caterina Metti
‘The Sydney Harbour Fairy’ by Deborah Frenkel. Illustrated by Cate James
‘Stay for Dinner’ by Sandhya Parappukkaran. Illustrated by Michelle Pereira
‘Neil The Boring Amazing Sea Cucumber’ by Amelia McInerney. Illustrated by Lucinda Gifford
‘Game On! Shrinkle’ by Emily Snape
Creating a home library for kids and more
Episode 28: Bedtime Reading for Older Kids
Episode 63: Why Should I read?
Episode 80: Encouraging Holiday Reading
Episode 57: Making Reading Fun
Episode 72: Collection Development for Libraries
Episode 66: Secrets Of A School Librarian
Episode 52: Creating a Home Library
Creative Writing Books
‘Unleash Your Creative Monster: A Children’s Guide to writing’by Andy Jones. Illustrated by Olaf Falafel
‘Once Upon a Slime’ by Andy Griffiths. Illustrated by Terry Denton
‘Write Your Own Story Book’ by Louie Stowell
‘Story Writers Ideas Notebook’ by Louie Stowell
Quick tips
New online creative writing course from authors Tim Harris and Nat Amoore, ‘Writings Cool’. Self-paced, video-based content for home or school use. More information here.
Dymocks Children’s Charities Great Debate Gala
Connect with your show hosts
Facebook | Allison Tait | Megan Daley
Twitter | Allison Tait | Megan Daley
Instagram at Allison Tait | Megan Daley
The YKNR community on Facebook here.
Meet Allison Rushby, the third member of #teamyknr. Find out about Allison and her books here.
0 Comments